THE Journal — Hardware

Apple 13-Inch MacBook Benchmark Results

We recently posted our review of Apple's latest generation of entry-level notebook computers--the 13-inch MacBook. In it, I promised we'd provide a more detailed look at the machine's performance in a battery of CPU-intensive benchmark tests. We now have those benchmarks ready to go, and the results should surprise you.
(6/22/2007)

Review: Apple 13-Inch MacBook (Generation 3)

After a little more than a year, Apple's entry-level MacBook line of notebook computers is now in its third generation. Sporting upgrades to wireless networking, CPU performance, and storage capacity, the new models bring near-workstation-class performance to the low end of Apple's lineup while continuing to offer a comprehensive suite of hardware and software features that make it ideal for a wide range of applications, from school and home use all the way up to pro-level content creation.
(6/20/2007)

Apple Upgrades MacBook Pro Notebooks

Apple has released three upgraded models in its MacBook Pro line of notebook computers. The new models get processor speed boosts across the entire base line. The three new models are available with either 15- or 17-inch screens and now come stock with 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 4 GB.
(6/5/2007)

Review: Google Mini 2.2

"Deploy and forget." That's the phrase that comes to mind to describe the Google Mini, the 1U rackmount appliance from Google. Now at version 2.2, the Google Mini provides key intranet and Internet search functionality, coupled with Google Analytics and document security integration, that make it, essentially, a complete "Google in a box," tailored just for you. And it's so simple and worry-free to operate and maintain that you might just forget you ever deployed it in the first place.
(5/23/2007)

Apple Rolls Out Upgraded MacBooks

Apple's entry-level series of notebook computers--the MacBook--today received performance improvements across the board, including processor speed, memory, hard drive capacity, and networking. The new models are shipping now, with education pricing set below $1,000 on the low end.
(5/15/2007)

130 Schools Receive HP Grants

HP this week announced the recipients of its 2007 HP Technology for Teaching grant program. Forty-two colleges and universities and 130 K-12 schools will be receiving more than $7 million in cash, gear, and professional development.
(5/3/2007)

California District To Roll Out Laptops for Teachers and Students

This summer Hacienda La Puente Unified School District in California will begin the first phase of a new program supplying laptop computers to students in fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and ninth grades. These students will be given Dell Latitude D620 notebooks for use for four years in classrooms and at home.
(4/4/2007)

Apple Ships 8-Core Mac Workstations

Apple Wednesday formally released a new high-end Mac Pro workstation that sports two quad-core Intel Xeon "Clovertown" processors. The rest of the Mac Pro workstation lineup remains at four processor cores, ranging from two 2.0 GHz dual-core "Woodcrest" Xeons to two 3.0 GHz dual-core "Woodcrest" Xeons.
(4/4/2007)

Windsor USD Deploys Wyse Thin Clients

Following a pilot project that began in 2006, Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) in California will convert to Wyse thin clients across its enterprise over the next two to three years.
(3/20/2007)

Seattle Public School System Flexing Fiber Muscle

The Seattle Public School System is in the middle of deploying an advanced fiber optic broadband network to support the district's advanced application requirements, as well as to reduce the costs it incurs by leasing network facilities.
(3/15/2007)

Massive Illinois High School District To Move Back Office from IMS to SQL

To reduce IT costs and improve productivity, the Township High School District 211 in Illinois has migrated its student information, payroll, personnel and security database systems from a mainframe IMS environment to a Microsoft SQL Server platform.
(3/14/2007)

Tangent Debuts All in One Touchscreen Systems

Tangent earlier this month unveiled new models in two of its line of desktop computers, including two Mini Pro models and a line of all in one VITA touchscreen systems, all running on Microsoft Vista.
(2/15/2007)

Data Protection: Make a Wise Decision

It's not unusual for school district staff members to emulate Lewis Carroll's Mad Hatter, wearing six or eight hats simultaneously in their everyday efforts. Sometimes, the hat hardest to wear is IT management, which is important and challenging at the same time.
(2/15/2007)

Extreme Makeover: Computer Edition

(2/1/2006)

Creating a Rich Learning Environment

(1/1/2006)

Camera Ready

(1/1/2006)

A World Without Wires

Whether helping to resurrect the Katrina-devastated South or upgrading educational access in districts far and wide, more affordable wireless mesh and voice networks are changing the learning environment across the nation.
(1/1/2006)

Game On!

Now educators can translate their students' love of video games into the use of a valuable, multifaceted learning tool.
(1/1/2006)

Plasmas: A New Angle on Learning

(12/1/2005)

Podcasting: Transforming Middle Schoolers Into ‘Middle Scholars’

(12/1/2005)

Keeping Tech Support In Step With Technology

(12/1/2005)

Seiko Smart Label Printers

(12/1/2005)

Fly Pentop

(12/1/2005)

Industry News

(12/1/2005)

ALLEVIATING ENERGY WASTE

(11/1/2005)