| Handhelds: The Essential Buying Guide
Don't underbuy or overbuy. If all you want is something to handle your contacts and calendar, go with a low-end device. If you see yourself playing MP3s or watching videos on the road, get a handheld with lots of memory and processor power.
Both Palm OS and Pocket PC handhelds will sync with your desktop computer, keep your personal information and read common document formats like Microsoft Word. If simplicity and long battery life matter to you, get a Palm OS device. If compatibility with corporate IT systems and multimedia features like video players are paramount, go for a Pocket PC.
Invest in extra batteries and a second charger, especially if you'll be traveling frequently.
Test the screen both indoors and outdoors.
Screen damage is common, so check into insurance and buy a decent case.
Texas steps up security to prevent cheating on TAKS tests
Testing officials in the Duncanville, Garland and Richardson districts say some of their schools began keeping seating charts in the last year or two. Some educators and testing coordinators see the extra scrutiny as a chance to prove they're following the rules. "Our philosophy is we're doing everything right, so let them come in," said Jeremy Resnick, Richardson's assessment director. Still, not everyone's convinced every new measure will work. Take the pledge not to cheat, which earned mixed reviews from students at W.T. White High School in Dallas. Junior Jessica Sanchez said the pledge – which will be voluntary and given only to high school students – will remind students to take the test seriously. But junior Renee French said anyone who wants to cheat won't be deterred by signing a piece of paper.
Overlooking Seattle? Pistons must deal with Sonics before facing ...
The 6-foot-8 Green ranks among the top six among rookies in scoring (nine points, sixth), rebounds (4.9, sixth), assists (1.3, fourth), free throw percentage (69.7, fourth) and minutes played (25.6, fifth). While the Pistons are aware of the potential pitfalls that exist with playing a hungry Sonics squad the day before they face Boston, Billups wouldn't want the Pistons' current plight to be any different. "I'm happy where we're at, and what the future hopefully holds for this team," Billups said. "It feels good to be where we're sitting at right now." Dixon fitting in Juan Dixon, acquired by Detroit from Toronto just before the trading deadline, is the latest player to join the Pistons and praise team's close-knit locker room atmosphere. "It's a big difference," Dixon said when asked about the Pistons locker room compared to others.
Linux Blog Safari: Waxing Philosophic on a New Linux Year
"When asked what I fervently wish for Linux, I realize how full-featured a system it has finally become," said Slashdot blogger yagu. "I'm writing this reply in Firefox, on a Linux machine which has been my exclusive working environment for the last year. I have a full office suite of software (Open Office); a powerful, standards-compliant browser (Firefox); a full e-mail client (Thunderbird); and thousands of free programs." Better Email Security Just Got A Whole Lot Easier. And Cheaper. Introducing Security Software As A Service From Webroot. Free 14-Day Trial. .
A geek’s trip to Capitol Hill on Network Management
Melvin Ammori, General Counsel, Free Press David Burstein, Editor, DSLPrime George Ou, Editor at Large, ZDNet Haruka Saito, Counselor for Telecom, Embassy of Japan Christopher S. Yoo, Professor of Law and Communications, University of Pennsylvania Christopher Yoo - After a brief introduction by Scott Wallsten who explained that the order of the presentations will be reverse alphabetical order, Christopher S. Yoo kicked off his presentation. Professor Yoo explained that networks, like roads, aren't built for everyone to use them at the same time. Yoo gave the example that if a person wants to know how fast he can travel on a freeway, he wouldn't know until he got there because we can't predict exactly how many other people will be on the road at the same time. Yoo explained the difficulty in projecting network capacity and that we can't always be right when determining whether more capacity or network management was the answer.
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