Filed under: Enterprise, Software, EducationGo on, I dare you -- name an individual who has done more to improve the lot of Mac OS X system administrators than Mr. Mike Bombich. Over the course of the past six years, while working both at educational institutions and as an Apple SE, Mike has given of his time and energy in an effort to deliver some deeply useful tools: Carbon Copy Cloner, BootPicker, NetRestore and more. CCC was one of the first effective & free drive cloning tools for Mac OS X; NetRestore set the standard for deployment frameworks and led the...
Filed under: Multimedia, Software We had a little teaser for BoinxTV during WWDC this summer. If you missed it, it's a joint project between Boinx Software and The Coding Monkeys, aimed at smaller producers of video (video podcasters, school TV shows, anyone who doesn't have their own production studio ... ), with the goal of improving presentation and removing the need for any post-production. BoinxTV 1.0 was released today after months of beta testing and nightly builds. It's stable, powerful and, most of all, fun. The easy-to-use system of layers, (which can consist of on-screen graphics, video sources, lower thirds,...
Microsoft is hosting a webinar tomorrow for teachers on how they can incorporate Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 in the classroom. Anyone can view this Microsoft OneNote webcast but if you are a teacher or faculty member at any of the educational institutions in US, you’ll also get a free copy of Microsoft OneNote 2007. The process is simple – watch the webinar, send a proof that you are a teacher to teachtec@microsoft.com and Microsoft will ship you the OneNote 2007 box. Sign-up at Teach Tech Tuesdays. The webinar will be presented by Mike Tholfsen of the OneNote team at Microsoft....
It was exactly two years ago at the EDUCAUSE conference that we first announced our free Google Apps offering for educational institutions. We've kept pretty busy in that time, working closely with thousands of schools to reach 2.5 million students, staff, and faculty actively using Google Apps on campuses across the globe. As part of this mission, we also recently drove our eco-friendly bus (think bio-fuel and solar panels) to universities across the country to hear directly from people using Google Apps. Here's what some of them had to say:One thing hasn't changed in the last two years: Google Apps...
I'm a great fan of Mike Masnick's Techdirt, except I do think they have an Achilles heel in their oft voiced views that all content can be free forever sustainably - this post on the recent Google Books Copyright settlement being typical. However, a more sanguine analysis (in my view) was posted by one of the commentators there (Techdirt is one of those great sites where the commentators are often as good as the writers) - its by a commentator called Lost Sailor, here it is in full: For all the wailing and gnashing of teeth, and even though it's...
Google has been scanning somewhere around 3,000 books per day for its Google Book Search program. The only problem was that they never got permission from The Authors Guild or the Association of American Publishers. Today the three organizations reached an agreement that involved Google paying $125 million in licensing fees. But the flip side is that libraries will be able to access Google's online books in full for free, and individuals will have the opportunity to purchase selected texts in the future (including out-of-print books). Here are the full details: Preview — Allows users to freely preview a...
Remember Google Book Search? It’s the project that’s supposed to offer millions of books, papers and other written materials. Google began archiving these materials a while ago, but they’ve stumbled upon a nasty obstacle: a class action lawsuit from book authors and the Authors Guild, plus another lawsuit from five major book publishers on behalf of the Association of American Publishers. Now, the parties involved have reached an agreement, which acknowledges the rights of copyright holders, enabling them to control how their intellectual property is accessed and used online, and at the same time enabling Google to go forth with...
Given yesterday's cloud computing announcements from Microsoft, it only seems reasonable for Yahoo to make at least some announcements about cloud computing as well. Today, Yahoo announced that it will offer the Zimbra collaboration suite as a hosted solution for educational institutions. According to Yahoo, over 400 schools are already using Zimbra at this time. While this hosted solution is currently only available to educational institutions, chances are that Yahoo is testing the waters with this release and will soon offer a similar solution to small businesses. Sponsor Before Yahoo offered this hosted solution, users had to either deploy Zimbra...
Zimbra, the Web-based e-mail and collaboration application, has given educational institutions access to its Zimbra Collaboration Suite software. Institutions will be able to choose whether they want on-site hosting, Zimbra’s hosting, or hosting through Zimbra’s local partners, depending on their needs. Those who choose Zimbra’s hosting solution will enjoy the benefits of Yahoo’s (Zimbra’s owner) infrastructure which should mean 99.9% uptime, 24/7 support, and disaster recovery. The fact that it’s all hosted in the cloud means that schools and colleges who choose this option won’t have to worry about upgrading the software, hardware, or even maintenance. Satish Dharmaraj, Zimbra...
Yahoo's Zimbra email product offering has announced this morning that their Collaboration Suite is now available to educational institutions using the Zimbra Hosted platform. Basically the Zimbra Hosted platform puts the Collaboration Suite into the cloud and removes the need for local server hosting. Zimbra Hosted utilizes Yahoo!’s worldwide infrastructure and provides customers with 99.9 percent guaranteed uptime, 24/7 support and built-in disaster recovery service level agreements (SLA). Pricing is still based on number of mailboxes and selected features. The company says they offer discounts for educational institutions. Zimbra already has 400+ educational institutions using their Collaboration Suite locally....
Zimbra is stepping up its fight for e-mail dominance with a new cloud-based solution for colleges. Zimbra Hosted is set to be revealed for educational institutions this morning. The service will offer Zimbra’s entire Collaboration Suite package to schools without the need for any actual on-site hardware or software. It’s a clear tactic for Zimbra to gain more ground in the battle with Google and Microsoft for educational e-mail adoption. The Yahoo-acquired creation already got one big boost when Stanford University, alma mater of Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, selected it over Gmail in July. Zimbra now boasts...
Apparently, Adobe's Creative Suite 4 was launched the other day, and I am absolutely astounded by the significant price of the software. I have always thought that Adobe's products were severely over-priced, but I don't even remember CS3 costing nearly as much as the retail price of CS4. Has the company lost its mind? Are people and businesses, especially in today's economy, really going to pay $2,500 for the master suite, $1,800 for the Design Premium suite or $1,700 for the Web Premium or the Production Premium suites? Will people actually pay more for Adobe's software suites than most...
