Saturday, January 24, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard - NYTimes.com
At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard - NYTimes.com: "emphasize hands-on, interactive, collaborative learning."
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Speed up Vista shut down
How to speed up Vista shutdown time
Does it sometimes feel as if it takes forever for your Vista computer to shut down? You can speed it up a bit by editing the registry. As always, back up the registry key first and be careful:
1. Open your registry editor and navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control
2. In the right pane, right click the value WaitToKillServiceTimeout
3. Select Modify
4. Change the value (default is 20000) to a lower number, such as 5000
5. Close the registry editori
NOTE: If you set the timeout value too low (such as 1000 or 3000), some programs may not be able to close in tim
Does it sometimes feel as if it takes forever for your Vista computer to shut down? You can speed it up a bit by editing the registry. As always, back up the registry key first and be careful:
1. Open your registry editor and navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control
2. In the right pane, right click the value WaitToKillServiceTimeout
3. Select Modify
4. Change the value (default is 20000) to a lower number, such as 5000
5. Close the registry editori
NOTE: If you set the timeout value too low (such as 1000 or 3000), some programs may not be able to close in tim
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
The Raw Story | Obama: 'Science is key to our survival'
The Raw Story | Obama: 'Science is key to our survival': "Obama: 'Science is key to our survival'
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Published: Saturday December 20, 2008
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President-elect promises new focus on technology hand-in-hand with efforts to curb global warming.
President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday signaled climate change and genetic research will be among his top priorities when he takes office as he named White House science and technology advisers.
'Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation,' Obama said in a weekly radio and video address.
'It's time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and worked to restore America's place as the world leader in science and technology.'"
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Published: Saturday December 20, 2008
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President-elect promises new focus on technology hand-in-hand with efforts to curb global warming.
President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday signaled climate change and genetic research will be among his top priorities when he takes office as he named White House science and technology advisers.
'Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation,' Obama said in a weekly radio and video address.
'It's time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and worked to restore America's place as the world leader in science and technology.'"
Friday, December 12, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
How about an OPEN SOURCE GOVERNMENT??
Open question to the Obama crew...
T. Pitre,
10 November, 2008
T. Pitre,
10 November, 2008
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Sunday, November 9, 2008
Coal...Clean...no cleaner...Green? No....
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/06/is-it-green-clean-coal/?rss
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