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Archive for May, 2006

An Engadget Article

Posted by itac on 25th May 2006

The people at Engadget have made a career out of finding new hardware, or new uses for hardware. They have discovered the iPods use in education.

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Homework Help Form a World Away

Posted by itac on 15th May 2006

There are now real time tutoring available form India, which makes studying at 3 AM easier. Apparently the student I have spoken with has said that if the price is right, this type of assitance, particularly for the sciences, would be useful. Of course, it would be useful for grammer as well.

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Network Throttle

Posted by itac on 4th May 2006

When Napster became an uncontrollable force, CIMS installed a network throttle to give priority to certain types of network traffic. This prevents Napster files from taking over the network and bringing it to a stop.

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Theft of Technology At KU

Posted by itac on 4th May 2006

Kansas University suffers from theft, not unlike any University. We here at Fordham have similar problems with missing video projectors being a special target, which explanins why more and more of them are locked in cages suspended from the ceiling.

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No More iPods for Duke Students

Posted by itac on 1st May 2006

Duke has changed the policy and now students can borrow or buy at a discount.

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