THE Journal — Hardware
Review: Google Mini 2.2
"Deploy and forget." That's the phrase that comes to mind to describe the Google Mini, the 1U rackmount appliance from Google. Now at version 2.2, the Google Mini provides key intranet and Internet search functionality, coupled with Google Analytics and document security integration, that make it, essentially, a complete "Google in a box," tailored just for you. And it's so simple and worry-free to operate and maintain that you might just forget you ever deployed it in the first place.
(5/23/2007)
Apple Rolls Out Upgraded MacBooks
Apple's entry-level series of notebook computers--the MacBook--today received performance improvements across the board, including processor speed, memory, hard drive capacity, and networking. The new models are shipping now, with education pricing set below $1,000 on the low end.
(5/15/2007)
130 Schools Receive HP Grants
HP this week announced the recipients of its 2007 HP Technology for Teaching grant program. Forty-two colleges and universities and 130 K-12 schools will be receiving more than $7 million in cash, gear, and professional development.
(5/3/2007)
California District To Roll Out Laptops for Teachers and Students
This summer Hacienda La Puente Unified School District in California will begin the first phase of a new program supplying laptop computers to students in fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and ninth grades. These students will be given Dell Latitude D620 notebooks for use for four years in classrooms and at home.
(4/4/2007)
Apple Ships 8-Core Mac Workstations
Apple Wednesday formally released a new high-end Mac Pro workstation that sports two quad-core Intel Xeon "Clovertown" processors. The rest of the Mac Pro workstation lineup remains at four processor cores, ranging from two 2.0 GHz dual-core "Woodcrest" Xeons to two 3.0 GHz dual-core "Woodcrest" Xeons.
(4/4/2007)
Windsor USD Deploys Wyse Thin Clients
Following a pilot project that began in 2006, Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) in California will convert to Wyse thin clients across its enterprise over the next two to three years.
(3/20/2007)
Seattle Public School System Flexing Fiber Muscle
The Seattle Public School System is in the middle of deploying an advanced fiber optic broadband network to support the district's advanced application requirements, as well as to reduce the costs it incurs by leasing network facilities.
(3/15/2007)
Massive Illinois High School District To Move Back Office from IMS to SQL
To reduce IT costs and improve productivity, the Township High School District 211 in Illinois has migrated its student information, payroll, personnel and security database systems from a mainframe IMS environment to a Microsoft SQL Server platform.
(3/14/2007)
Tangent Debuts All in One Touchscreen Systems
Tangent earlier this month unveiled new models in two of its line of desktop computers, including two Mini Pro models and a line of all in one VITA touchscreen systems, all running on Microsoft Vista.
(2/15/2007)
Data Protection: Make a Wise Decision
It's not unusual for school district staff members to emulate Lewis Carroll's Mad Hatter, wearing six or eight hats simultaneously in their everyday efforts. Sometimes, the hat hardest to wear is IT management, which is important and challenging at the same time.
(2/15/2007)
Extreme Makeover: Computer Edition
(2/1/2006)
Creating a Rich Learning Environment
(1/1/2006)
Camera Ready
(1/1/2006)
A World Without Wires
Whether helping to resurrect the Katrina-devastated South or upgrading educational access in districts far and wide, more affordable wireless mesh and voice networks are changing the learning environment across the nation.
(1/1/2006)
Game On!
Now educators can translate their students' love of video games into the use of a valuable, multifaceted learning tool.
(1/1/2006)
Plasmas: A New Angle on Learning
(12/1/2005)
Podcasting: Transforming Middle Schoolers Into ‘Middle Scholars’
(12/1/2005)
Keeping Tech Support In Step With Technology
(12/1/2005)
Seiko Smart Label Printers
(12/1/2005)
Fly Pentop
(12/1/2005)
Industry News
(12/1/2005)
ALLEVIATING ENERGY WASTE
(11/1/2005)
Is the Pen Mightier Than the Mouse?
(11/1/2005)
Industry News
(11/1/2005)
A Digital Doorway to the World
(11/1/2005)
