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A recent study by Leeds University has found evidence of a link between excessive internet use and depression. The information was collated from a questionnaire-based study of 1,319 young people and adults, used data compiled from respondents to…
March 6 2010, 7:58pm | Comment
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In the UK there is a new grant scheme available for low-income families with children aged 3-9, to get access to a computer and the internet to get online at home. If you are a low income family…
February 11 2010, 8:14am | Comment
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Invasion Day and Australia Day 2010
Yesterday was both Invasion Day and Australia Day. What does this mean? Some say its all about white guys that BBQ cows and drink beer all day in the sun with their mates while others call it the…
January 27 2010, 3:56pm | Comment
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Winners in the Top 10 Tools for Learning 2009
As usual I was reading planet TALO aka superuser network and read the post “Top Tools for Learning 2009” by Kerrie Smith. It’s interesting to see that “educators” on the web are doing most of their computing using…
November 18 2009, 11:55pm | Comment
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How to install Tux Paint stamps
I’ve talked about Tux Paint on this blog over the years and produced an informative and slightly humorous Tux Paint demonstration video back in 2006. The video has been downloaded 1,066 times from internet archive.org and viewed 31500…
November 17 2009, 6:08pm | Comment
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Don’t Worry About Validation Being afraid to ask questions to your online community will only hinder your progress. Get your validation from offline sources of your life, like work, sport or hobbies. Have a Vested Interest Like a…
November 4 2009, 9:51pm | Comment
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These days everyone is a ’social media guru’, but what does that actually mean and how does it actually help anyone? If you’re a business looking to generate sales or leads via the internet SEO or search marketing…
November 2 2009, 8:29pm | Comment
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Mobilize This09 brings together those pursuing the active use of mobile technologies and associated digital literacy in their daily lives, teaching and work related duties. The event will be held at Charles Darwin University, Australia – Google map,…
October 27 2009, 8:29am | Comment
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96% of public sector in France is using open source
Unixmen.com report that almost the entire public sector in France, 96 percent, is using open source, says a market survey. The most used applications are database management systems and content management systems. A research firm, Markness, presented a summary…
October 12 2009, 8:03am | Comment
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I am pleased to see that the community of Jokaydia have embraced and developed a new outpost on Reaction Grid, which is run on the OpenSimulator platform. Jo Kay reports on her blog that the community of educators…
October 11 2009, 2:13am | Comment
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Software is owned not licensed
The software company Autodesk has failed in its bid to prevent the second-hand sale of its software. In a long-running legal battle it has not been able to convince a court that its software is merely licensed and…
October 8 2009, 12:36am | Comment
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Sign petition for open Internet in Europe
An interesting link from fsdaily, apologies for the blatant copy and paste, but I am tired… If you believe Europe merits an Internet that is free and open according to the following principles, please sign this petition and…
September 24 2009, 6:26am | Comment
