The K-12 Open Source Classroom – 2011

Dell’s 10″ Offering…

Published on August 17, 2011, by admin in hardware, open source, OSS Applications.

So according to the picture, a 10″ model of the Streak will soon come out. Almost a little late with the success of the Samsung, Asus, and others. One thing I really hope they figured out is battery life. The Streak 7″s we bought have very weak battery life, to the point where we would

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Tags: android, dell, education, google, internet, linux, open source, schools, tablet

Password Security

Published on August 14, 2011, by admin in Productivity, Professional Development.

Yeah, we run into issues all the time with people complaining about the need for complex passwords. We will definitely share this with them in the future… – Imaged used under Creative Commons license from website http://xkcd.com/936/

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Google Body

Published on August 12, 2011, by admin in OSS Applications, Productivity.

You want an app to show someone why you need a tablet? Then just go to Google Body. Of course you need Honeycomb, Android 3.0 or higher, but boy, what an awesome app. You can actually see it on a browser in Google Labs (http://bodybrowser.googlelabs.com/), where you have a little more flexibility, but it does

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Tags: android, browser, education, google, internet, linux, schools, tablet

I’ve Done It…Reverted Back to Ubuntu 10.10

Published on August 10, 2011, by admin in hardware, open source.

Yes, I tried and tried to like the new Unity desktop interface on Ubuntu 11.04. I really tried. But issue after issue, and now a recent upgrade pretty much left my screen unusable with shadowing and blur. I did not want to attempt a long fix, so I went back to 10.10. Pretty sad. I

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Tags: education, linux, media, open source, schools, ubuntu

PC Monitor

Published on August 8, 2011, by admin in hardware, open source, OSS Applications.

Oh how I love Android’s flexibility. With its open sourceyness, we can expect all kinds of creative apps that you probably will not find on a locked down OS. One in point, PC Monitor, is a hugely useful tool for a school system, tech department, or even for a user at home. PC Monitor allows

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Tags: android, education, evo, google, internet, linux, open source, tablet, windows

Dell’s 10″ Offering…

Password Security

Google Body

I’ve Done It…Reverted Back to Ubuntu 10.10

PC Monitor

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