Comment I'm impressed (Score 5, Funny) 315
It must have been hard to build an industry changing motion sensing controller with spare GameCube parts and duct tape. Nintendo must have hired MacGyver!
Journal Journal: IE7, a virus? 15
Recently I sent a rant to an on-line photo printer because their free downloadable software insisted on firing up IE7 on my computer, even though Foxfire is my default browser (translation in my book: I don't want IE running on my computer. Ever, if possible.
To verify their gaffe, I downloaded their software on my other computer with similar results. Bummer.
Submission + - Are College Students Techno Idiots?
ict_geek writes: "Are college students techno idiots? Despite the inflammatory headline, Inside Higher Ed at http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/11/15/info lit asks an interesting question. The article refers to a recent study by ETS, which analyzed results from 6,300 students who took its ICT Literacy Assessment. Check out the demo: http://www.ets.org/ictliteracy/demo.html. The findings, at http://www.ets.org/ictliteracy/prelimfindings.html , show that students don't know how to judge the authoritativeness or objectivity of web sites, can't narrow down an overly broad search, and can't tailor a message to a particular audience. Yikes.
According to the article, "when asked to select a research statement for a class assignment, only 44 percent identified a statement that captured the assignment's demands. And when asked to evaluate several Web sites, 52 percent correctly assessed the objectivity of the sites, 65 percent correctly judged for authority, and 72 percent for timeliness. Overall, 49 percent correctly identified the site that satisfied all three criteria.""
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