| Do you know where your kids are?
KEEPING TABS ON KIDS FSPro Lab's "Access Boss" software helps parents regulate their children's use of the home computer. Parents can set daily time limits for use of the computer and block its use during specified times of the day. The program's interface (shown below) is visual and straightforward. However, a bit more complexity -- such as the ability to set different time limits of use for a number of applications -- would be a welcome addition. KEEPING TABS ON KIDS, PART II Here are other ways parents are using technology to monitor their kids' activities. What do you use? Visit the Technobabble blog (www.startribune.com/blogs/technobabble) to share your comments. School lunches: MealpayPlus (www.mealpayplus.com) lets parents manage their kids' school-lunch spending, see what they're buying and even block certain food purchases.
UW plans grand expansion of Canada's largest mathematics and computer ...
WATERLOO, ON, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Waterloo will greatly expand Canada's largest youth outreach program in mathematics and computer science - currently reaching close to half-a-million young people - because of a gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The US$12.5-million donation is a "visionary gift," says David Johnston, president of the University of Waterloo. "It will allow our Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) to expand its world-class outreach program to reach hundreds of thousands more youth and educators around the world." UW and the foundation share a common goal to give young people the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in an ever-changing world. "The University of Waterloo has established a record of academic excellence, fostering intellectual growth in the fields of math and computer science," said Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Trial Over Raid on Tribal Smoke Shop Begins Friday
The trial of seven Narragansett Indians arrested for scuffling with police who raided a tribal smoke shop will begin Friday, potentially reopening a painful period between Rhode Island and its only federally recognized American Indian tribe. Lawyers selected sixteen jurors on Thursday who must decide whether Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas, the tribe's leader, and six other defendants are guilty of misdemeanor crimes ranging from disorderly conduct to assault. Each charge carries a maximum one-year prison sentence, although lawyers think it is unlikely any of the defendants would face jail time if convicted. The arrests happened on July 14, 2003, when state police raided a tribal smoke shop in Charlestown that was not collecting state taxes. Jurors were bused to that now-vacant shop Thursday afternoon so they could view the area before testimony begins.
Worth waiting for? Cars for 2007
Why you should want one: The name M3 is a symbol of unique performance on the road and track and the latest E92 M3 boasts a new 400 bhp V8. It might be a derivative of the new 3-Series coupe, but just the rear lights, two doors and bootlid are carried over from the standard car. After a change? Search for a NEW car now Need car insurance? Get insured here Like the look of the C-Class? Go back to the road test here .
Carnal Knowledge: Why is it so hard to let go of bad love?
To me, it's obvious when my friends should cut their losses and break up with boyfriends who ignore them or insult them or otherwise drain the happiness from their lives. And yet I've held onto more than my share of losing hands in the game of love. Can science tell us anything about why we stay involved with people we should jettison? A surprising source of insight came to me from The Mind of the Market, a book by Michael Shermer. He describes all sorts of ways we make irrational choices - choices that don't serve our best interests or those of anyone else. "We hang onto losing stocks, unprofitable investments, failing business, and unsuccessful relationships," he wrote. And why? The human brain has an affinity for the status quo, says Shermer, who came through Philadelphia last month on a book tour.
McAfee throws some FUD at the GPL
Nice article man! It almost made me cry there! Wow, yea, I agree totally, these big corporations re just evil. It takes too much effort to be creative, too much money to spend which would lower the profit, so why not take what's already done and proven solid - open source. Why not, after all, who cares about all the geeks sweating over their keyboards and offering the fruits of their effort to the world to benefit.
It's expensive to be M$, or any big corporation. All those private jets and waste on luxury, leave very little left to invest in actual coding effort. So why not take what you need from where it's free, get the job done. Who's gonna ever know? Not like anybody will have access to the source code to reveal the profanity. In the end you can smile from above the silly crowd and call yourself innovative.
Govt urged to take up turban ban issue with France
These promotions have been made on the basis of five member scrutiny committee comprising Mr Suba Singh, Mr Baldev Singh M.A., Mr Shingara Singh Lohian, Mr Sukhwinder Singh Jhabal and Mr Santokh Singh Samra. The committee was formed following the decision of the SGPC Executive. The committee was authorised to recommend promotions in the SGPC on the basis of their seniority. Though Mr Raghbir Singh had joined on Friday, the orders of other five employees were kept secret as the SGPC wanted to test the waters. It is learnt that the employees would be given the formal orders shortly. .
Alicia Keys - 'Like You'll Never See Me Again'
And if anything, it's probably just laziness on the part of whichever artist directors were responsible for their album cover shoots. Maybe even the same person did both. In which case never mind, eh? I realise that opening paragraph was rambling, but in my defence, I find it a struggle to find anything all that interesting to say about Alicia Keys or her music. I've never been that convinced by her. Obviously I believe that she exists, but I've never been sold on her as a concept. For all the fanfare and flag-waving, I tend to find her songs a little on the hollow side - dressed up nice and pretty, but with next to nothing on the inside - and this one really hasn't made me think otherwise. She has a knack of crafting a very pleasant sounding melody, don't get me wrong - the backing here is an acoustic waterwheel that trickles gently and inoffensively through your head.
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