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Joe Kraus was our March 2005 presenter, and he told us about JotSpot. Here's the article, "Google Buys Wiki Startup JotSpot" in eWeek onliine. John Buck suggested this link to JotSpot's Joe Kraus' own blog on the Google purchase — "JotSpot is now part of Google (http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/spot-on.html)"
Submitted by Stan Hutchings
Here's an interesting digital clock with all the info, updated in real time -- home.tiscali.nl/annejan/swf/timeline.swf
Found on digg and submitted by Shorty
Read the reasoning and logic behind the conclusion "So, bottom line time, it will cost you $724 per PC to upgrade to Vista [suggested upgrade retail price for Windows Vista Business is $199; a new license is $299]. Or, you could pay $170 per PC to get [SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop) 10]. That's a savings of $554 per user desktop." (Note that is assuming your current computer has the oomph to run Vista.) The story is here - www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3179571720.html. Still want to upgrade to Vista? Read "Which Vista Is the Right Vista?" www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2036157,00.asp to decide which of the six versions will fit your requirements (surprise - the two cheapest upgrades are unsuitable, and the better choices may not run on your computer or run your software).
Submitted by Stan Hutchings
I have been receiving this free newsletter for several months and think it has alot of good articles. www.worldstart.com/comptips.htm. Computer Tips & Techniques will give you practical advice, great tips, a few tricks, and a cool web site every weekday. In addition to the "regular" advice and tips, each issue has a Computers 101 section that helps folks who are new to computing to understand and learn the basics. This newsletter is designed so that no matter what your current skill level, beginner or advanced, you'll get something useful out of every issue.
Submitted by Ginny Marley
On the weekend of November 4-5, at both Stanford and U.C. Berkeley, Wonderfest 2006 will feature:
• Free admission to all events
• Reduced intermission times
• science comedy by the Stanford Improvisors and science art by YLEM
• dialogues between pairs of outstanding researchers
• www.wonderfest.org
• Program for Stanford University Saturday, November 4; Hewlett Teaching Center
Wonderfest background information
Submitted by Stan Hutchings
Download faculty lectures, interviews, music and sports. Play audio on your iPod, Mac or PC, or burn a CD. Stay Connected anytime anywhere. Experience Stanford on iTunes U and continue learning with Stanford. itunes.stanford.edu/index.html. Stanford on iTunes U provides access to a wide range of Stanford-related digital audio content via the iTunes Music Store, a public site, targeted primarily at alumni, which includes Stanford faculty lectures, learning materials, music, sports, and more. Information about iTunes U at Apple's iTunes U site.
Submitted by Stan Hutchings
Digital pros show you how to make or take better pictures. • Learn to create web pages from Craig Powers. • Tame those pesky spreadsheets. • Activate your writing skills.
HOW DO ONLINE CLASSES WORK?
Courses run for six weeks. The twelve lessons include instruction, interactive quizzes, assignments, tutorials, email instructor support and online discussion areas. You have access to the online classroom over the Internet at any time of day or night. All courses require Internet access, email, Internet Explorer or Netscape or Firefox Web Browser. The online catalog lists any additional requirements.
It's Easy to Register!
• Register online (www.ed2go.com/paloalto), or by calling (650) 329-3752, or by faxing (650) 329-8515.
• Attend orientation for your course at www.ed2go.com/paloalto. Orientation is required before you can go to your online classroom. Once at the website, click on the link “orientation”.
• The day your course begins, return to www.ed2go.com/paloalto, click the “classroom” link then log in with the information you provided in online orientation.
• Browse the entire course catalog at www.ed2go.com/paloalto
• Classrooms open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Fall quarter classes begin: September 20, October 18, November 8 and December 13.
Some of the computer-related courses offered:
• Basic Computer Literacy $79
• Computer Applications $79
• Computer Programming and Data base Management $79
• Computer Troubleshooting and Networking $79
• Desktop Publishing and Imaging $79
• Digital Photography and Digital Video $79
• The Internet $79
• Web Graphics and Multimedia $79
• Web Page Design $79
• Web Programming $79
Submitted by Stan Hutchings
New earthquake map shows at-risk areas story by Will Oremus of the San Mateo Daily News shows areas in Santa Clara County subject to "liquifaction".
Submitted by Stan Hutchings
See what your commute, or your trip to the store, will be like at the County of Santa Clara Traffic Operations System Expressway Cams www.sccgov.org/portal/site/rda/menuitem.ebb6ee5988f8df5ffa11cd105a30a429/
Submitted by John Buck
Video and/or audio of a May 18, 2006 public lecture by Gravity Probe-B Principal Investigator, Professor Francis Everitt, is available online. You can view a streaming video of the lecture in your Web browser: http://einstein.stanford.edu/highlights/hl_video_everitt051806.html. You can also download either a video or audio only copy of the lecture to an iPod from the Stanford University iTunes U Web site: http://itunes.stanford.edu, This Web page automatically launches the Apple iTunes program on both Macintosh and Windows computers, with a special Stanford on iTunes U "music store," containing free downloads of Stanford lectures, performances, and events. Francis Everitt's "Testing Einstein in Space" lecture is located in the Faculty Lectures section. People with audio-only iPods can download the version under the Audio tab; people with 5th generation (video) iPodfs can download the version under the Video tab.
Much more information about Gravity Probe-B can be found at Stanford's GP-B Web site, http://einstein.stanford.edu with information about the Gravity Probe B experiment, general relativity, and the amazing technologies that were developed to carry out this experiment.
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center also has a series of Web pages devoted to GP-B: www.gravityprobeb.com
Submitted by Stan Hutchings
LivePCs™ are virtual PCs that you can create and share just as you can share the rest of your digital life (photos, music, videos, etc..) A LivePC contains everything needed to run a virtual computer — an operating system and a bunch of applications. You can create and share your own LivePCs, or use the public LivePCs created by others in our BetaGarage™. You can use LivePCs on your desktop, or you can take them with you everywhere on a portable USB drive.
With LivePCs a family can maintain separate computer personalities (work,
home, kids) on a single PC. Software developers can make it easy for users to try out their latest suite of applications. Professionals can go on vacation and take their LivePCs with them on a USB stick to use "just in case".
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Submitted by Stan Hutchings