July 25th, 2011Posted by admin
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Sean MacEnteeNew details have emerged about Wikileaks which are raising serious questions about the integrity of its journalism. People close to the Wikileaks political drama have opened up about what happened in the months leading up to the arrest of Bradley Manning for leaking US diplomatic secrets and in the months following.
The new documentary WikiSecrets offers a compelling look at Wikileaks' questionable behavior, although there are many supporters who may dismiss the claims as conspiracy. While Wikileaks has held itself up as a paragon of journalistic integrity, with founder Julian Assange preaching that it is a new model for journalism, questions are being raised about whether Wikileaks is truly whistle-blowing or rather a form of international espionage. There are also accusations that Mr. Assange pushed for the publication of potentially deadly secrets.
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July 14th, 2011Posted by admin
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Andrew FeinbergRugged notebook computers that can serve as a real replacement for a desktop are the latest trend in business computing. These computers tend to be on the large and clunky side as they are mostly meant to sit on your desk but can easily be carried if the need arises.
A good analogy would be that desktop replacement laptops are like the minivans of the notebook world, yet they have certain features which small businesses can really appreciate. They compromise on the weight to achieve their high performance, with some of these monsters weighing in at over 7 pounds including their cords and other accessories. Yet they can support a range of sophisticated features and programs that most notebooks would have trouble with, including hardware like a USB/eSata connector and full size keyboards. Such larger notebooks are suitable for large and complex business software such as project management and engineering plans.
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June 30th, 2011Posted by admin
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szekeResearchers have found different ways of using wiki. In classroom students, have been using wiki to create classroom valuables. A number of specialized wikis have been put to use keeping the needs of students in mind like Note Mesh, stud.icio.us and PB Wiki. Such ways of using wiki offers students among other things legibility, durability, links, collaboration, affordability etc.
Another way of using wiki is to make connections between topics in one class and another. In this way, one is using wiki to build up a rich source of ideas and can revert to them for reference.
Other ways of using wiki is in businesses. Even though Wiki has been around since the nineties, their actual popularity in the business world has only occurred over the past couple of years. Thus Wiki has its uses both in business and in the classroom.
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