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Deploying Dual-Stack IPv4 and IPv6 Networks

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:27:22 -0800
Doing an IPv6 implementation project does not involve tearing down an aging IPv4 network and replacing it with a new IPv6-enabled network. Instead, the IPv4 and IPv6 networks will run in parallel in what the industry calls a "dual-stack" network. But IPv4 and IPv6 are so significantly different in design that network management tools designed for an IPv4 network may not work the same in an IPv6 ...
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What does it mean to be literate in 2012?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:59:47 -0800
Teachers need to meet students half way and embrace the changing literacies of a digital age As it currently stands, the school ICT and computing curriculum does little, if anything, to stimulate an interest in these key subject areas. From key stage 3 upwards, the focus tends to be on spreadsheets and databases, and an overuse of Word and PowerPoint, geared as it is to enabling pupils to pass ...
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You'll Download Physical Objects Sooner Than You Think, Thanks to Kids Like These

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:03:46 -0800
File-sharing site The Pirate Bay caused an Internet stir last week when it introduced a new content category called "Physibles," essentially designed to allow people to pass one another physical objects for download. The term refers to data files that are actually able to become physical objects via 3D printing technology.
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Flight of the Commodore: How the iconic computer led to a golden age of geeks

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:34:08 -0800
Back in 1982, home computers didn't come with soothing start-up chimes, welcoming splash screens and airbrushed icons. Operating an 8-bit machine was a voyage of discovery, characterised by repeated stabs in the dark and precious little hand-holding. The Commodore 64, arguably the best-selling computer model of all time and 30 years old this month, presented you with a blue screen featuring the ...
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Blind Quantum Computer for Cloud Security

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:50:43 -0800
Two coming forces in the computing world are cloud computing and quantum computing. Cloud computing, for those few of you who do not know already, uses a network or Internet connection to have some process done not on a local machine or terminal, but by a different more powerful computer or server. Assuming there is a stable connection, this could allow an underpowered netbook to "play" a game ...
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The mighty Commodore 64 turns 30

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:23:04 -0800
Back in 1982, home computers didn't come with soothing start-up chimes, welcoming splash screens and airbrushed icons. Operating an 8-bit machine was a voyage of discovery, characterised by repeated stabs in the dark and precious...
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NIKSUN's Dr. Parag Pruthi is Honored by IEEE 2011 Region 1 Award for Managerial Excellence in Cybersecurity

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:00:00 -0800
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The IEEE Region 1 announced earlier that Dr. Parag Pruthi, NIKSUN's Founder, Chairman, and CEO, has been honored by the 2011 IEEE Region 1 Award for Managerial ...
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Can Science Be Done Without Secrecy?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:22:52 -0800
In his book, Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science , Physicist Michael Nielsen discusses why scientists jealously guard their data and are slow to adopt online tools for collaboration. Nielsen talks about why attempts to create science wikipedias have failed.
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John M. Eger: The Art and Design Legacy of the Apple CEO

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:39:01 -0800
There is now more talk, more awareness of the importance of art and design. And there is a greater recognition that our schools, our communities, our attitudes must change.
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