28 pieces of computing advice that stand the test of time | PCWorld

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Oct 042012
 

By Mark Sullivan at PCWorld.com…

Technology never stops moving foward. Hardware gets faster, and operating systems gain new features and (we hope) finesse. This is natural computing law.

But just because computers are one big exercise in evolutionary progress, that doesn’t mean certain computing maxims ever go out of style. Take, for example, the nuggets of wisdom in the following list. All of these things are as true today as they were 2, 5, and in some cases even 10 or 20 years ago.

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Dr. Brian C. Mitchell: The Other Side to Technology in Higher Education

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Sep 292012
 

By Dr. Brian C. Mitchell at HuffingtonPost.com…

There has been substantial discussion in the past few years about how technology is beginning to move beyond older concepts of distance learning and technology-assisted education to new arrangements like Coursera and the MOOC innovations and experimentations at institutions like Harvard and MIT. These approaches bear watching. Collectively, they signal that the delivery methods, learning approaches and increasingly global scale of products produced from new thinking are likely to reshape 21st century education in ways not yet

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10 iOS 6 ‘How-to’ Tips You Need to Know For Your iPhone, iPad, Or iPod Touch

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Sep 282012
 

By Bakari Chavanu at MakeUseOf.com…

When you install iOS 6 on your iPhone or other iOS device, you won’t see any changes to the user interface, but there are a few new apps and several new features under the hood that will make your device a lot more handy to use.

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6 Surprising Uses For The Windows Hosts File

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Sep 232012
 

By Chris Hoffman at MakeUseOf.com…

The Windows Hosts file allows you to define which domain names (websites) are linked to which IP addresses. It takes precedence over your DNS servers, so your DNS servers may say facebook.com is linked to a specific IP address, but you can have facebook.com go anywhere you want.

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MOOC Brigade: Will Massive, Open Online Courses Revolutionize Higher Education? | TIME.com

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Sep 072012
 

By Kayla Webley at Time.com…

MOOC may be a silly-sounding acronym, but this new breed of online classes is shaking up the higher education world in ways that could be good for cash-strapped students and terrible for cash-strapped colleges. Taking a class online might not sound revolutionary—after all, in the fall of 2010, 6.1 million students were enrolled in at least one online course

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Learn To Code: 10 Free And Fantastic Online Resources To Hone Your Skills

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Aug 232012
 

By Aaron Couch at MakeUseOf.com…

Coding. A topic that is avoided by many. Why? Probably because it seems like an impossible and unreachable goal to attain. It is a difficult skill, but if you have the purpose to learn to code, there’s no better time than now. There are an abundance of free resources and tools, all of which are available online. Sure you could take some courses on the topic at a nearby community college, and you might still want to. However, if you’re on a budget, have limited time or just simply want an additional source of quality education, these websites can be a tremendous help.

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10 Awesome OneNote Tips You Should Be Using All The Time [Windows]

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Aug 222012
 

By Saikat Basu at MakeUseOf.com…

I am going to ruffle a few feathers here by saying that Microsoft OneNote is just as good as Evernote. Evernote is probably more barebones and easier to handle, while OneNote is the digital equivalent of a binder, giving you more organizational control.

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