Main Menu
Recent Headlines
Book Review: Making the Grades by Todd Farley Washington Post Higher Education
As college application season hits a fever pitch and standardized tests become the fixation of high school seniors and admissions boards everywhere, Todd Farley's memoir, "Making the Grades," argues for taking the results of these and other ballyhooed exams with a heavy dose of skepticism.


U. of Nebraska Defeats Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research NYT Higher Education
The effort had been seen by opponents as a possible new front in the national debate over the matter.
RFID Fingerprints To Fight Tag Cloning Slashdot
Bourdain writes with news out of the University of Arkansas, where researchers are looking for ways to combat counterfeit RFID tags. Passive tags typically wait for a reader to transmit a signal of the appropriate strength and frequency before sending their own transmission. The scientists found that the amount of power required to trigger this varies quite a bit from one tag to the next, especially when many different frequencies are sampled. This and other physical characteristics give the tag its own "fingerprint" that is independent of the signal information stored in its memory, which the researchers say will facilitate the detection of cloned tags.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Tips for the Admissions Test ... to Kindergarten NYT Higher Education
Test preparation companies are now catering to a new demographic: 3- and 4-year-olds.
Troj/FakeAV-AIE Sophos Virus Alerts
Troj/JSRedir-AG Sophos Virus Alerts
W32/Autorun-AVK Sophos Virus Alerts
W32/MarioF-Gen Sophos Virus Alerts
Mal/Clickr-B Sophos Virus Alerts
Try Out Chrome OS In a Virtual Machine Slashdot
itwbennett writes "Some very generous Alpha OS geeks have snagged the Chrome OS source code and compiled a version to share with the rest of us, writes blogger Peter Smith. 'The build comes in the form of a virtual machine, which means you'll need VMWare or VirtualBox running, and of course the image of Chrome OS itself. The folks at gdgt are distributing the latter, and they've set up a page with all the links you'll need. You'll need to create a gdgt account if you don't have one yet. The Chrome OS image is only a bit over 300 megs, so it's a fast download. If you need a little more handholding, TechCrunch has a step-by-step guide to getting Chrome OS installed and running using VirtualBox, and a Chrome OS torrent they link to.'"

Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Stakeholders Talk Future of SSDs at VLAB Roundtable eWEEK Technology News
Vanish! How Wired Readers Caught Our Fugitive Writer Wired
Shaggy to Bald: Evan's Daily Costume Change Wired
Stories From the Hunt for Evan Ratliff Wired
Wired Tests Writer With Series of Bold Challenges Wired
Large Hadron Collider up and running again CNET News.com (20 most recent)
SQL Server 2008 - from semi-relational to sublime The Register
iPhone Game Piracy "the Rule Rather Than the Exception" Slashdot
Oracle, SpringSource Launch OSGi-Based Eclipse Project eWEEK Technology News
Blogger outs back-end Google tech The Register
Seize Seesmic Twitter app on BlackBerry, Android CNET News.com (20 most recent)
New Microsoft Silverlight Features Have Windows Bias Slashdot
Mal/Qbot-B Sophos Virus Alerts
Troj/Zbot-KA Sophos Virus Alerts
Troj/PDFJs-ET Sophos Virus Alerts
FDA takes aim at illegal net pharmacies The Register
Delete Browser Cookies, Clean Up Your Trail of Crumbs Wired
Oman cuffs 212 for selling VoIP calls The Register
Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: Tech biz turkeys CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Game developer cuts back on Android in favor of iPhone CNET News.com (20 most recent)
YouTube Blocks Non-Partner Device Syabas as Allegations Fly Wired
How Heavy Is the Internet? Slashdot
Prosecutors Drop Plans to Appeal Lori Drew Cyberbullying Case Wired
The Story Behind the FAA Flight-Plan System Crash eWEEK Technology News
MPAA Says Copyright-Treaty Critics Hate Hollywood Wired
World's Largest Earthquake-Safe Building Wired
Can Facebook group change World Cup game result? CNET News.com (20 most recent)
IBM chase HP (and Sun) with tiny mem prices The Register
Anti-Smoking Vaccine Is Nearing the Market Slashdot
Hackers free Snow Leopard from Jobsian cage The Register
New RIM BlackBerry, Sony Phones Offer Big Cameras, Bigger App Stores eWEEK Technology News
Adobe Updates Acrobat.com, Releases Flash 10.1, AIR 2.0 Betas eWEEK Technology News
Techmeme Mobile launches for iPhone, Pre, Droid CNET News.com (20 most recent)
IBM, Brown Build Largest Supercomputer in R.I. eWEEK Technology News
How smoking can ruin your Mac CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Shocker: Ars, Hollywood agree on need for ACTA openness ars technica
Review: Angst-and-Fangs Formula Lacks Bite in 'New Moon' Wired
Pixelated or fuzzy icons in Snow Leopard MacFixIt
iPhone Owners Demand To See Apple Source Code Slashdot
JS/PDFLd-Gen Sophos Virus Alerts
Mal/TinyDL-AA Sophos Virus Alerts
Proton Beams Sent Around the LHC Slashdot
Windows 8 in 2012? CNET News.com (20 most recent)
CNET News Daily Podcast: Nokia's layoffs and Skype's eBay adieu CNET News.com (20 most recent)
A Retro Design and Thoughtful Shots for Artsy Photographers Wired
Microsoft's Lack of Nightly Builds For IE Slashdot
Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Make an Independent Movie on the Cheap Wired
Why Google Should Cool It With Chrome OS Wired
District's unemployment rate reaches record high Washington Post Higher Education
Sony planning new online store CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Nook sold out for the holidays CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Listen to 'World's First Twitter Album' Wired
Some Claim Android App Store Worse Than iPhone's Slashdot
LABS GALLERY: Eclipse Plug-in Taps into Force.com eWEEK Technology News
Computerized medicine: good for quality, but not costs ars technica
Bedside vital signs monitor goes mobile CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Snow Leopard: iChat restricting minimum chat window width MacFixIt
Microsoft Countering Google Chrome OS Release with Windows 7 eWEEK Technology News
Brin: Google's OSes likely to converge CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Malaria Gaining Resistance to Best Available Treatment Wired
Climatic Research Unit Hacked, Files Leaked Slashdot
Calif. system votes to raise undergraduate fees by 32 percent Washington Post Higher Education
MySpace makes peace with Indies The Register
Week in review: Browser breakthroughs CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Spain mandates affordable broadband for all CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Nvidia previews next-gen Fermi GPUs The Register
10 Things We Want to See in Internet Explorer 9 eWEEK Technology News
VW Builds the World's Coolest SUV Wired
Hacked E-Mails Fuel Global Warming Debate Wired
Potty-mouths charged for Comcast hijack The Register
Sushi DNA Tests Reveal Fraud Wired
Aging Nuclear Stockpile Good For Decades To Come Slashdot
Microsoft's embrace of MySQL could kill it CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Hack enables 10.6.2 on Atom processors MacFixIt
Google Automates Captions in YouTube for Accessibility eWEEK Technology News
Arrests made in massive, $390/hour Video Relay Service scam ars technica
Microsoft settles with employee accused of stealing docs ars technica
Aircell Wi-Fi Launches on Air Canada eWEEK Technology News
Palm Pixi Now with Tinier Price: $25 eWEEK Technology News
Netbooks Have Higher Failure Rate Than Laptops Slashdot
Wired Backs Internet for Nobel Peace Prize Wired
Sinofsky's Windows plan: More data, less testosterone CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Microsoft Silverlight - now with hidden Windows bias The Register
Apple cult leader emails outside world The Register
Sony demos monster 3D TV The Register
IR Image Shows Ghostly Bones of Galactic Feast Wired
Dell Mini 3 Smartphone Strategy Aims High eWEEK Technology News
Xbox Live Class Action Being Investigated Slashdot
Students get discounts on Exchange-compatible Office for Mac ars technica
FCC outlines seven biggest barriers to broadband adoption ars technica
Teachers at Some Low-Performing Schools Get Bonuses NYT Higher Education
How to Adopt Scrum: A Better Approach to Project Management eWEEK Technology News
Child's play spurs serious debate Washington Post Higher Education
Patent Issued For Podcasting Slashdot
Twitter Geotagging Live on Foursquare, Gowalla eWEEK Technology News
Browser security features compared CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Wrecking CRU: hackers cause massive climate data breach The Register
Google Chrome Frame patches Microsoft-reported security bug ars technica
Skinny Acer notebook delivers six-day battery life The Register
VTOL gyro-copter flying car mates with killer robot The Register
Oracle begs EC for more time The Register
QinetiQ mail virus patent attracts barbs The Register
Lawyers pursue banned Xbox Live gamers The Register
YouTube automatic captioning: one more reason GOOG's not evil ZDNet Education IT
Microsoft's problematic lack of nightly builds for IE ars technica
Weekly Utilities Update: WhatSize, CoolBook, VisualRoute, more... MacFixIt
Nokia swings axe again The Register
ISPA slams Mandy's copyright land grab The Register
Asus intros netbook with desktop CPU The Register
Chrome OS: Internet failing at PC > PC failing at Internet ars technica
A Crown Jewel of Education Struggles With Cuts NYT Higher Education
Yank objects to Reg cherry-popping headline The Register
The pros and cons of business application packages The Register
10 Geeky Things to Be Thankful For Wired
Ballmer waxes lyrical about Windows 7 double bubble sales The Register
MS denies Win 7 backdoor rumours The Register
Vampires not good role models for Catholics, declares Vatican The Register
Ricoh CX2 super-zoom compact camera The Register
Riverbed going virtually into public cloud The Register
LHC dimensional apocalypse from midnight: Your thoughts The Register
US immigration dodge is permanent The Register
Tracking a mass extinction via mastodon poop ars technica
Regents Raise College Tuition in California by 32 Percent NYT Higher Education
Gateses Give $290 Million for Education NYT Higher Education
University Weighs Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research NYT Higher Education
Learning to Teach to Bridge the Achievement Gap NYT Higher Education
Military Video System Is Like YouTube With Artillery Wired
19 alleged gang members in Md. face federal charges Washington Post Higher Education
Featured Advertiser Washington Post Higher Education
Young heirs grapple with wealth of ambivalence Washington Post Higher Education
Montgomery school board backs six-year construction plan Washington Post Higher Education
Discount retailer Forman Mills to open pair of new area stores Washington Post Higher Education
Gates Foundation gives $335 million for teacher effectiveness Washington Post Higher Education
Report urges separation from UDC for new 2-year college Washington Post Higher Education
How LED Tattoos Could Change Face of Humanity Wired
Nov. 20: 1984: SETI Seekers Find a Home Wired
SUNY Weighs the Value of Division I Sports NYT Higher Education
Overcoming missing Appletalk printer connectivity in Snow Leopard MacFixIt
When Good Rockets Go Bad Wired
Microsoft Still Chasing the Competition With IE9 Wired
Flip Mino Wannabe Is a Catastrophe Wired
Hi-Def DSLRs May Be Cheap, But Talent Is Priceless Wired
Terminal fun: Options for printing folder and subfolder contents MacFixIt
Feds Charge 3 With Comcast.net Hijacking Wired
On College Football Game Days, Efforts to Deter Binge Drinking NYT Higher Education
Dung Fungus Prompts Rethinking of Mammoth Extinction Wired
Aperture How-To: Add a watermark to your photographs MacFixIt
How to add value, not just more tech, with Web 2.0+ ZDNet Education IT
Snow Leopard: Finder not opening files when double-clicked MacFixIt
National Briefing | West: California: University System Moves to Raise Fees NYT Higher Education
National Briefing | Science and Health: New Cases of Flu Drop on College Campuses NYT Higher Education
Academic Researchers’ Conflicts of Interest Go Unreported NYT Higher Education
NComputing announces new Microsoft partnership ZDNet Education IT
Enrollment up at Md. public, private colleges Washington Post Higher Education
Class Struggle: Term papers are worth the time and trouble Washington Post Higher Education
Md. lobbyist with drunken-driving convictions freed Washington Post Higher Education
Alternate exams questioned as test scores rise in Virginia Washington Post Higher Education
First lady helps USDA honor Fairfax school's healthy habits Washington Post Higher Education
Software Updates: Apple LED Display iSight Firmware; Browsers MacFixIt
Unboxing the free PDC laptop (photos) CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Addressing nonfunctional "Turn Airport On/Off" settings MacFixIt
Man charged with involuntary manslaughter in fireworks-related death Washington Post Higher Education
Schools’ Grades Reflect Persistent Disparity NYT Higher Education
Medical Schools Quizzed on Ghostwriting NYT Higher Education
Labor Fight Ends in Win for Students NYT Higher Education
Police Investigate Suicide of Chicago Schools Chief NYT Higher Education
To save money, Fairfax schools may change bus boundaries Washington Post Higher Education
Virginia analyzing lack of minorities in gifted programs Washington Post Higher Education
Va. to study minorities in gifted education programs Washington Post Higher Education
OpenSUSE Education announces Li-f-e 11.2 ZDNet Education IT
YouTube/Univision deal a huge resource for teachers ZDNet Education IT
Maryland woman gets 12 years in mortgage scam Washington Post Higher Education
Fairfax schools debate language instruction and its costs Washington Post Higher Education
Second NE shooting victim dies Washington Post Higher Education
The Media Equation: Taking Aim at Student Muckrakers NYT Higher Education
Swine Flu fears makes millions for Russian hackers Sophos Security News
China Is Sending More Students to U.S. NYT Higher Education
At CUNY, Mission to Elevate Science Begins to Bear Fruit NYT Higher Education
Programs to Certify Teachers May Grow NYT Higher Education
My new daughter is a lot like Linux ZDNet Education IT
More optimistic label for 'at-risk' kids draws skepticism Washington Post Higher Education
Report says performance of Arizona's charter schools is mixed Washington Post Higher Education
D.C. schools offer students breakfast in the classroom Washington Post Higher Education
The Answer Sheet: No fit way to treatyoung athletes Washington Post Higher Education
Featured Advertiser Washington Post Higher Education
The Boss: Big Ideas in a Small Room NYT Higher Education
Selling Lessons Online Raises Cash and Questions NYT Higher Education
Universities Turn to Consultants to Trim Budgets NYT Higher Education
Grant providers answer call to action Washington Post Higher Education
Middle school tests Va. Muslim girl's decision to wear head scarf Washington Post Higher Education
Campus Elections in Lebanon Mirror Society’s Politics NYT Higher Education
From the ashes of Geode, AMD brings Bobcat with 1:1 possibilities ZDNet Education IT
[Sponsored] ZDNet Education IT
After Criticism, the Administration Is Praised for Final Rules on Education Grants NYT Higher Education
Guess who else is married to paper? ZDNet Education IT
Is Google's Go language worth teaching or learning? ZDNet Education IT
Intel e-reader combines Atom processor and accessibility ZDNet Education IT
MS09-068 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (976307) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-063 - Critical: Vulnerability in Web Services on Devices API Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973565) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-066 - Important: Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Denial of Service (973309) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-064 - Critical: Vulnerability in License Logging Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (974783) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-065 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969947) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-067 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972652) Microsoft Security Bulletins
First iPhone worm spreading in the wild, Sophos reports Sophos Security News
Special Report: International Education: M.B.A.’s Guide Socially Concerned Entrepreneurs NYT Higher Education
International Kill-A-Zombie Day will be a thriller for Halloween, says Sophos Sophos Security News
Renowned gadget blog, Gizmodo, spreads malware via ads Sophos Security News
Sophos ID Theft experiment reveals public are too careless with their personal data Sophos Security News
MS09-061 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in the Microsoft .NET Common Language Runtime Could Allow Remote Code Execution (974378) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-062 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957488) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-059 - Important: Vulnerability in Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Could Allow Denial of Service (975467) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-060 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) ActiveX Controls for Microsoft Office Could All... Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-057 - Important: Vulnerability in Indexing Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969059) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-056 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Windows CryptoAPI Could Allow Spoofing (974571) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-058 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (971486) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-050 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in SMBv2 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975517) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-054 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (974455) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-055 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (973525) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-053 - Important: Vulnerabilities in FTP Service for Internet Information Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (97525... Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-052 - Critical: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (974112) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-051 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Runtime Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975682) Microsoft Security Bulletins
NASA hacker Gary McKinnon to be Extradited to USA Sophos Security News
Backdoor.Win32.Clampi.a Kaspersky Viruslist
MS09-046 - Critical: Vulnerability in DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control Could Allow Remote Code Execution (956844) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-047 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Format Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973812) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-049 - Critical: Vulnerability in Wireless LAN AutoConfig Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (970710) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-045 - Critical: Vulnerability in JScript Scripting Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (971961) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-048 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Windows TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (967723) Microsoft Security Bulletins
MS09-044 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Connection Could Allow Remote Code Execution (970927) Microsoft Security Bulletins
Windows 7: Moving beyond Vista CNET News.com (20 most recent)
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.albv Kaspersky Viruslist
Backdoor.Win32.Agent.abgg Kaspersky Viruslist
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Kido.a Kaspersky Viruslist
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Kido.a Kaspersky Viruslist
Email-Worm.Win32.Merond.a Kaspersky Viruslist
Trojan.Win32.Agent.azsy Kaspersky Viruslist
Trojan.Win32.Agent2.dtb Kaspersky Viruslist
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.ydh Kaspersky Viruslist
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.ahoe Kaspersky Viruslist
Radio radio Weblogs in Higher Education
VMware vCenter and ESX updates available http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000070.html , (Sat, Nov 21st)... SANS Internet Storm Center
Moving day Weblogs in Higher Education
CVE-2009-3895 (Natl. Vulnerability Database) SANS Internet Storm Center
Pirates and social media Weblogs in Higher Education
Brief: Firms fail to secure mobile, cloud data (SecurityFocus News) SANS Internet Storm Center
Pages (academic) never meant to be read Weblogs in Higher Education
QinetiQ mail virus patent attracts barbs (The Register) SANS Internet Storm Center
Working with your hands (your mind) Weblogs in Higher Education
FailBlog on Security (Schneier blog) SANS Internet Storm Center
Bugtraq: PHP "multipart/form-data" denial of service (SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities) SANS Internet Storm Center
Man Pleads Guilty in ATM Skimming Case (November 16 & 17, 2009) (SANS Newsbites) SANS Internet Storm Center
Alpha Software disclosure leads to confusion (SecurityFix Blog) SANS Internet Storm Center
Banks on watch after suspected card breach (NetworkWorld Security) SANS Internet Storm Center
09.47.4 XM Easy Personal FTP Server "APPE' and 'DELE" Commands Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabiliti... SANS Internet Storm Center
Social Bookmark