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A Window on Homeschooling by Stacy A. Teicher

For those of us who have never dipped a toe into the world of “homeschooling,” it carries a certain mystique.

AT&T and Internet2 Establish Research Labs for Network Security

Washington, DC–October 10, 2000—AT&T and Internet2(R) today announced Dartmouth College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be sites for the Internet2 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Labs. These newly created research laboratories will help develop and deploy interoperable technologies to make the Internet more secure, more reliable and easier to use. AT&T is providing initial funding […]

Carnegie Mellon Works to Make Computers Invisible and Pervasive

Carnegie Mellon University’s wireless network does more than just permit students to check their e-mail wherever they happen to be.

Online Teaching And Broadband Technology

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The greatest obstacle to the widespread adoption of broadband technology in China’s burgeoning telecommunications market is the lack of content, a Cisco Systems executive (NasdaqNM:CSCO – news) said on Thursday.

FirstClass Systems Closes Acquisition of MindQ eLearning Properties from KnowledgePlanet.com

“The MindQ Certified Java Developer courseware we have acquired today continues to be the eLearning industry’s best set of courses serving the needs of Java programmers,” said Mr. Stewart. “Java has become the most popular language for new application development in the past year. Our clients have been demanding increasing amounts of both basic and […]

Microsoft Office:mac 2001

This month, Office:mac 2001 hits store shelves across the United States. Rebranded, repackaged, and updated with new Mac-only features, this is a powerful suite of applications designed specifically for anyone with a PowerPC-enabled Mac.

GeoLearning.com Sponsors TechLearn 2000 Conference

WEST DES MOINES, IA, October 12 ˆ For the second consecutive year, GeoLearning.com, a leading developer and provider of e-learning systems and Web-based training solutions, will sponsor the TechLearn Conference in Orlando, Florida, November 12 through 15. TechLearn is a unique educational conference hosted by Elliot Masie. The goal of the conference is to explore […]

Microsoft launches Office 2001 for Mac

Executives from Microsoft, Apple Computer and FileMaker were on hand Wednesday at the downtown San Francisco CompUSA store as Microsoft officially launched Office 2001 for Mac, the latest version of the company’s productivity suite. About 100 Mac users crowded CompUSA’s Apple Store–a white, vaulted area otherwise known as “the Cathedral.”

Universities Find Wireless Systems Bring Them Convenience and Savings

Ask administrators about the benefits of wireless technology, and they’ll tell you about “ubiquitous computing,” about students who …

Apple Exec Talks Up QuickTime 5

Frank Casanova touted the forthcoming upgrade’s extensibility thanks to a new Component Download feature. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Version 5.0 of QuickTime will take the multimedia technology to the “next level,” Frank Casanova II, Apple Computer Inc. director of QuickTime marketing, told MacCentral at this week’s QuickTime Live! show here.