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From GoMediaZine…

If you’re freelancing or just starting your own design company, you may be in jeopardy of being a whore. That’s right. Some seemingly sweet client may come along, wine and dine you, bend you over the back of the couch, have their way with you – then dump you like last week’s trash without paying you. You may be getting pimped right now and don’t even realize it. If you haven’t been stiffed by a client yet – just wait five minutes.

Read full story at http://www.gomediazine.com/design-tip/whore/.

A recent ala article discusses some of the problems associated with post-secondary web programs. Jason responded by sharing some of the trials and tribulations that we’ve experienced as instructors.

Want to speed up your favorite browser? The following articles offer great tips and advice:

• http://www.ubuntugeek.com/speed-up-firefox-web-browser.html
• http://howto.helpero.com/howto/Speed-Up-Firefox_31.html
• http://codebetter.com/blogs/darrell.norton/archive/2005/01/28/48720.aspx

I did some tweaking myself and was amazed at the difference.

From Gizmodo…

U.K. firm Jade Integration has unveiled a computer so small, it fits into a wall socket and is powered via Ethernet. The Jack PC, a rival to the smallest PC in the world, can hook up to a standard monitor, keyboard, and mouse, and runs Windows CE, the stripped-down version of Windows often used in portable devices. It comes with up to 64 MB of flash memory and 128 megs of RAM, so don’t expect to play Half-Life 2 on it, but it should be able to handle basic Internet functions decently. There’s no word on pricing yet, but the device gets its official release on June 15th at the IT Works Show in Newcastle.

Read full story at http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/pcs/jack-pc-the-wall-socket-pc-177564.php

Community College Week, V19-9

My students and I are mentioned in the Bits & Bytes section of Community College Week – VOLUME 19, No. 9. Look for us at the bottom of page 15 (print version, page 14) in the issue download (3.17mb PDF).