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Universities With the Best Free Online Courses No tuition money? No problem! There are many top universities that offer free courses online. This list ranks several of the best free university courses available for people who want to enhance their personal knowledge or advance in their current field. . . . keep reading Ten Things You Should Know Before Buying A High Def DVR With the recent launch of CableCARD Vista Media Centers, many people are reconsidering buying (or upgrading to) a high definition DVR. But with all the different choices and various benefits and drawbacks of each, it's hard to choose the one that's right for you. . . . keep reading Bill Gates Speaks At Harvard June 7, 2007 The following is a speech made by Bill Gates at Harvard on June 7, 2007. Thought provoking stuff.... . . . keep reading The Myth about Techies "IT Is for the Techies." The authors discuss the importance of university CIOs and other senior executives having basic IT knowledge to make IT investment decisions. . . . keep reading Exploring The Future Of Learning If someone from a century ago were suddenly transported into today's home, they would be confounded by the way that technology has transformed it. The teen-ager IMing friends, a college student visiting the online world Second Life or dad checking his work e-mail would all seem bizarre and alien. But they'd probably feel pretty much at home in a school classroom: The teacher's still up front, talking to students in desks who are writing notes with pencil and paper. Bridging the gap between those two worlds -- the dynamic, changing technology children use at home and the relatively unchanged classroom -- is the subject of a conference at Duke this weekend called "The Future of Learning." . . . keep reading More

The Myth about Techies "IT Is for the Techies." The authors discuss the importance of university CIOs and other senior executives having basic IT knowledge to make IT investment decisions. . . . keep reading Entering the Interaction Age With directed effort, some ingenuity, and a future-focused vision, colleges and universities should be able to identify and leverage existing technologies with which to build aspects of "future" campus learning spaces--today. . . . keep reading Think Small! A beginner's Guide to Using Technology to Promote Learning. Incremental steps toward integrating technology in teaching can pay big dividends. . . . keep reading

10 ways to get a grip on your e-mail Here is a startling bit of arithmetic: If you get and send 100 e-mails a day, that adds up to 24,000 messages annually, on which you probably spend an average of 100 workdays. If you could manage to reduce the amount of e-mail you send and receive by 20%, you'd free up 20 workdays a year to use for other things, like thinking up new ideas that could help further your career or, heck, taking a longer vacation. . . . keep reading 101 Blogging Resources Good Information. . . . keep reading Top 10 Ubuntu Applications Ubuntu 7.04 has quickly become the operating system of choice for millions of people around the world - whether they're Linux newcomers, Windows and Mac defectors or pony-tailed system administrators who wear watches displaying the time in binary. While Ubuntu comes jacked with useful applications out of the box, there's a big selection of free, thriving Linux desktop software which matches or betters their Windows and Mac counterparts in terms of features. . . . keep reading 20 Tips for More Efficient Google Searches For millions of people, Google is an indispensable search tool that they use every day, in all facets of their lives. From work or school, research, to looking up movies and celebrities to news and gossip, Google is the go-to search engine. . . . keep reading Windows Vista: Under The Hood In what follows, we look at three remaining areas of major improvement for Vista: security, networking, and storage. At the end, we present the first round of our criticisms of the new OS. In the coming weeks, we will unveil our performance-oriented examination of the OS. Without further ado... . . . keep reading