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This page last updated on Monday, April 28, 2008 09:08:58
Other resources used in the class and assorted stuff
It won't be long before wintry weather threatens the Omaha area. If poor weather conditions force the University to close for all or part of a day, your most reliable source for accurate information is the Creighton University weather hotline at 280-5800.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Class meets at 3:30pm!
The Victorian-era supercomputer and the genius who created it
PC makers find ways to extend XP's life
Someone actually got a Psystar computer!
Monday, April 21, 2008
Suspicions arise over mac clone maker
Monday, April 14, 2008
Happy Tax Day tomorrow!
Psystar claims to be selling a $399 Macintosh clone
Monday, April 7, 2008
Jack Winslade is coming today to speak #1 and #2
Today in 1964, IBM bets it big on the new 360 model
Monday, March 31, 2008
Apple releases Security Update 2008-002
Windows XP's days are numbered
Fingerprint scanners track workers
Seven lessons learned from the decade's deadliest disasters
Monday, March 24, 2008
Reminder: No class today due to Easter Break
Monday, March 17, 2008
The MP3 player is ten years old this month!
GoDaddy silences police watchdog site
Apple updates their Airport with 802.11n
Ladies: You will need to spend about 2 to 2.5 hours before Monday installing Windows 2003 server on a computer in BA110 (or I can move them to the Wade Lab). Please contact me soon about this!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Gaffes keeping geeks out of the boardroom
Texas University is giving their students iPhones and iTouches
iPhone enterprise features coming in June
When used servers cost more than new
Can virtualization resolve the IT/end-user disconnect? and Rethinking the security of virtual machines
How much battery back-up should cellphone towers have
Just a reminder on class dates: We will NOT have class on Monday, March 24th, as that is Easter Monday and all daytime classes are cancelled. We will have a guest speaker on Monday, April 7th. I am arranging a tour of the switchroom and data center for either the 17th or 31st (waiting on the person to respond back).
Monday, March 3, 2008
No class - Spring Break!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Apple slashes iPod shuffle price, introduces a 2GB model available later this month. Flash memory prices are falling, are further price cuts coming?
Two weeks with the MacBook Air
Review of the 9-core MacPro (top of the line model)
Getting faculty, staff and students to sign up for campus alerts
OSI Model and another OSI Model
TCP/IP Primer and another TCP/IP Primer
Monday, February 18, 2008
I have an appointment at 1:30, so class will start at 3:00pm today, instead of 2:00. See you then!
Is your lost laptop worth $54 million? Raelyn Campbell thinks so!
Toshiba to halt HD-DVD production
Who is watching TV on the job?
Monday, February 11, 2008
Apple introduces a 16GB iPhone and a 32GB iPod Touch
Link #1 and
Link #2
New MacBook Pro models coming down the line?
Rumors say so!
Windows XP SP3 release candidate arrives
Vista SP1 RTM available to select customers - but do you have to pirate it to test it out?
Smackdown! Linus Torvalds pans the Mac file system. Torvalds says "utter crap" and the Apple fanbois say "your OS is a pipedream"
Why you have to pay for some Apple upgrades, and not others
Are you ready for "consumption-based billing" on your cable Internet connection?
Usage rates for various desktop OS
Cracking open a vintage 50 megabyte Seagate ST-250R MFM drive!
What to do with 1500 spare hard drives... (somewhat NSFW due to ads)
Top 25 things that only happen in the movies...
Jericho returns tomorrow night!
Monday, February 4, 2008
Windows start-up sounds through the different versions
Conspiracy theories emerge after Internet cables cut
The five users you will meet in hell!
OK, so I updated Parallels to the latest build to fix the problem with cut-and-paste. Man, I want my last hour back! {rant}
Monday, January 28, 2008
After using the Mac's Terminal window, this will be funny!
Let's talk about email etiquette (Slashdot question) See Tip #1 and Tip #2 Oh, and HTML in email is a bad thing!
Class today: Mac Mini, Commands to Know, Parallels installation and not much else! I am behind the curve due to the funeral.
Rev. Paul J. Begley Jr.
BEGLEY-Rev. Paul J. Jr., age 82. Ordained Priest of 53 years for the
Archdiocese of Omaha. Preceded in death by parents, Paul J., Sr. and Mary E.
Begley; brother, Robert Aloysius Begley. Survived by brothers and spouses,
Patrick E. and Dorothy A. , Donald J. and Rosalie, William A. and Norma J.;
sisters, Regina A. Begley, Rosemary R. and husband, Keith Weide, all of
Omaha; many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews. Longtime sports
guru, Dr. Monday. Rev. Paul was a veteran of WWII and a Radio Operator of
USS Nassau CVE16. Served in the South Pacific and involved in the Battle of
the Coral Sea. Member of Knights of Columbus 6192 Bellevue, American Legion
Post No. 331, Oldtimers Baseball Assoc, USS Nassau Association, Old Seadogs
Aircraft Carrier Assoc of Omaha. President and Founder of CPL, Inc. Father
Paul was the official, self appointed, Prognosticator of the Archdiocese of
Omaha Clergy appointments.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to Masses, Priest Retirement Fund, or
memorials may be sent to 5108 F St., Omaha 68117, in care of Father Begley.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Perception trumps reality - Apple's stock takes a loss when they introduce new products, but not interesting or exciting enough products. Shades of the Osborne effect?
Microsoft to force out IE 7 via updates next month on Patch Tuesday
Monday, January 14, 2008
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Macworld is tomorrow - I wonder what new things will be introduced? (MacBook Air?)
It was a good year at the range! #1, #2, #3
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Check out this mess that my phone-tech friend sent me. This is a connection point in downtown Valley.
You can't go home again, unless you set $HOME (ha ha)
Linux Quick Reference Card (PDF)
A few comments about email etiquette: (#1 and #2) I would add that you should always use a subject line (and for email with your faculty, put in the course number) and NEVER, never, never use text-messaging slang like "ur" for "you are." Using text slang is inappropriate unless you are texting to that person.
You should be more like these guys!
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