Yahoo! News – Ted Nugent to Fellow NRAers: Get Hardcore Speaking at the NRA convention–I guess as an invited guest–rock singer Ted Nugent drew the biggest cheers when he told the assembled crowd that they shouldn’t be restricted from using their weapons to protect themselves: “Remember the Alamo! Shoot ’em!” he screamed to applause. “To…
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Thinkpad 43 Review
IBM ThinkPad T43 First Thoughts Review (pics, specs) The IBM ThinkPad continues to get excellent reviews. As noted here, the T43 is virtually the same as the T42. Upon a quick glance the only thing that would differentiate the T42 from the T43 is the model number engraving on the lower right hand side of…
Laptops Make Math More Stimulating
Laptops Make Math Stimulating One of the drivers for the myNotebook initiative has been to help be sure that we’re ready to respond to a generation of students who will be entering William and Mary with much different experiences with computers than those of the past. One of the most interesting parts of the article…
Security Awareness Test at West Point
Fostering E-Mail Security Awareness: The West Point Carronade Over the last several months, the logisitics committee for the myNotebook initiative has been involved in a spirited debate about the effectiveness of group training exercises in helping to build safe computing practices. An article in the spring Educause Quarterly describes an experiment in which a bogus…
Marketing the Liberal Arts
University Business: Editor’s Note University Business reported the results of a survey conducted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) as part of a project to help bridge the “disconnect among the business community, IHE’s, students, and parents over the meaning–and value–of a liberal arts education.” Wheaton College (Mass.) President Ronald Crutcher noted…
Back to Blogging
I lost my momentum and enthusiasm for blogging after losing my domain in the great Bloghosts fiasco, but recently I have been inspired to post about some of the things that are going on in my professional life. Like Gardner Campbell, another Bloghosts refugee, I’ve registered a new .net domain and have set up this…
