Author name: Khalid Hosein

How teachers complete with phones, laptops for kids’ attention

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from New York Times News Service

Now that computers are a staple in schools around the country, perhaps the machines should come with a warning label for teachers: “Beware: Students may no longer hear a word you say.” Today 80 percent of public schools have high-speed Internet access in at least one classroom, according to Market Data Retrieval, an education research company. Among colleges, 69 percent have classroom Internet access and 70 percent have wireless networks. Students start tapping away behind laptop lids with no way for teachers to know if they are taking notes or checking Hotmail.

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Recreational Sports sees more use of GPS

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by Beth Healy, NY Times

GPS is invading recreational sports. Under clear skies, those signals beaming to earth from satellites can find you on a hilly running trail, in a kayak on the ocean, or on a green fairway where you’re trying to fade a 230-yard drive into the wind. In the four years since the Defense Department loosened its grip on the Global Positioning System, the technology has migrated from military missiles and luxury cars to the wristbands and back pockets of people who normally revel in getting away from it all. For many athletes and outdoor adventurers, those space signals are taking the place of the speedometer, the compass, the map, and all manner of guesswork.

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Unprotected PCs can expect infection in minutes

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By William Jackson, Government Computer News (GCN) Staff

The average survival time for an unprotected networked computer dropped from 40 minutes to 20 minutes over the last year, according to the SANS Institute of Bethesda, Md. That means that an unprotected PC can expect to become infected by a worm within 20 minutes of being connected to an unprotected network.

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“Playlist”: A New Digital Music Magazine

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SAN FRANCISCO –(Business Wire)– Aug. 16, 2004

IDG’s Mac Publishing, LLC is debuting Playlist, a digital music magazine for Windows and Mac users, on August 24, 2004. Created by the editors of Macworld magazine, the newsstand-only issue will spotlight digital music technology, the digital lifestyle, and music artists. Playlist is designed for everyone from the novice music consumer and fan to the digital-entertainment professional.

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Squeezebox Wireless Network Music Player

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Squeezebox Wireless Network Music Player

You’ve taken the time to rip all of your CDs to your home computer, so you can do whatever you’d like with them digitally. But I’ll bet your computer speakers aren’t as big or sound as good as your regular stereo system does. The Squuezebox will let you stream your music wirelessly (or via Ethernet) from your PC to your stereo.

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