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Record retention is an important financial topic. Bank statements, credit card bills, canceled checks and other documents can be useful for tax purposes, as proof of a transaction or payment, or for other reasons. But how long should you keep them?
While there's no absolute rule about what you should keep, it's good to remember that US federal tax rules require you to have receipts and other records that support items on a return for as long as the IRS can assess additional tax. And since the IRS has about six years to assess additional tax if you underreported your income by more than 25 percent, many tax advisors recommend holding all tax records for about seven years, building in extra time for any unforeseen delays in processing your return. However, remember the tax period is unlimited if the IRS suspects fraud.
Additional suggestions that may be reasonable for many people
- Credit card and bank account statements: Save those with no tax significance for about a year, but those with tax significance should be saved for seven years.
- Canceled checks: Those unrelated to anything you claimed on your income tax form and not needed to show you've paid a bill or debt probably can be destroyed after you've verified that your bank statement is correct. However, canceled checks that support your tax returns, such as charitable contributions or tax payments, probably should be held for seven years.
- And, you may want to keep indefinitely canceled checks and related receipts or documents for a home purchase or sale, renovations or other improvements to a property you own – at least until you no longer own the property.
- Deposit, ATM, credit card and debit card receipts: Save them until the transaction appears on your statement and you've verified that the information is accurate. You may wish to make an exception for expensive item receipts. If the item is under warranty or you have to file an insurance claim, the receipt may be helpful.
- Finally, before tossing away any document that contains a Social Security number, bank account number or other personal information (especially financial information), shred it to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft.
Want to know more? Read the entire FDIC Consumer News article for suggestions on record retention.


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Friday, November 20, 2009
PAIN-FREE: From left, Cornuet, Wiener-Kronish, Prestipino, Slavin, Rathmell and Chapman Moss
AS ONE OF THE LARGEST and most advanced pain centers in the Northeast, the MGH Center for Pain Medicine offers multidisciplinary care for individuals with acute, chronic and cancer-related pain as well as coordinated consultative services for hospitalized and ambulatory patients. The center – located on the third floor of the Wang Ambulatory Care Center – recently underwent a major renovation with approximately 1,200 square feet added and interiors refurbished.
The center now accommodates an additional fluoroscopy suite, two patient exam rooms, a waiting room, a staff lounge and multipurpose fellow and physician workspaces. The floor plan for the center was reconfigured to provide enhanced patient-centered care and ensure patient privacy and comfort. During the renovations, the center also transitioned all of its patient records to electronic systems.
MGH employees, patients and referring physicians had the opportunity to see the new space Nov. 2 at an afternoon open house. Approximately 200 guests visited the center, touring the addition and meeting center staff. Leaders from the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at the event included Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish, MD, chief of the de-partment; James P. Rathmell, MD, chief of the Division of Pain Medicine; Susan Chapman Moss, executive director of the department; and Don Cornuet, administrative manager. Remarks were given by Peter L. Slavin, MD, MGH president, and Ann Prestipino, senior vice president of Surgical and Anesthesia Services and Clinical Business Development.
"Today, we congratulate you on the development of such wonderful new space, the excellent care you provide to so many, and your dedication and phenomenal achievements in the field of pain medicine," said Slavin.
Added Prestipino in her remarks: "Over the past two years, we have seen not only the opening of this clinic space, but also an expanding set of clinical services dedicated to pain management as well as strengthened relationships with Emerson Hospital and at our satellite location at Mass General West. On behalf of my colleagues, I can say with confidence that, as we look to the future, we are enthusiastic about the strength of the staff of this center and their proven leadership in the field of pain management."
For more information about the MGH Center for Pain Medicine, call 617-726-8810. n
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If you're like most people, you've probably picked a bank because of its convenient locations, or maybe you got a "special offer" of cash back if you opened an account there. Both compelling reasons, to be sure. But there are plenty of other considerations too; and with more than 10,000 FDIC-insured financial institutions now vying for your money, you can afford to be picky. So it's worth checking in with yourself regularly to make sure you're getting all you need from your current bank. (There's a reason why one in 10 consumers changed banks last year.)
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If you're like most people, you've probably picked a bank because of its convenient locations, or maybe you got a "special offer" of cash back if you opened an account there. Both compelling reasons, to be sure. But there are plenty of other considerations too; and with more than 10,000 FDIC-insured financial institutions now vying for your money, you can afford to be picky. So it's worth checking in with yourself regularly to make sure you're getting all you need from your current bank. (There's a reason why one in 10 consumers changed banks last year.)
Of course, everyone wants the best service for the lowest fees. But maybe a (relatively) high-interest savings account, or a low-interest loan or credit card is also a top priority. You might be a one-stop-shopping type who wants someplace that offers everything from accounts to credit cards to mortgage loans. Or maybe you're a high-balance account holder who wants a bank that will reward you for that with red-carpet service. Or you prefer to do your banking online and seek a bank with the best web and mobile services.
No matter what you want, there's bound to be a bank or credit union that can provide it. But it can take a little research to help you find the right choice. To get you started, we've highlighted seven common criteria and how to find the best financial institutions for each.
So, you're a people person.
If you prefer to do your banking in person and enjoy feeling like a member of the family when you visit your local branch, you might want to go with a regional bank or local credit union, which is a nonprofit organization designed to serve its members. Credit unions typically score higher on customer service than banks and are more likely to have a real person answer the phone when you call with a question. However, big banks typically have more to offer in terms of products and services, ATM access and locations. If you travel frequently, you are probably better off choosing a national bank with branches throughout the country, but if you are someone who tends to stay close to home, you might opt for a more local option that can offer a friendlier and more personalized approach.
Test out a bank's style by visiting a branch in person and also calling their customer service number. Observe how the representatives greet and interact with you. Did they make you feel special or like you were just a number? The mycreditunion.gov site also provides more information on credit unions and how to find one in your area.
Technology, not tellers please.
Tellers, shmellers. You do most or all of your banking on your laptop, tablet or smartphone, so you prefer a bank with the latest web and mobile technology. Some of the institutions offering the best mobile apps right now include American Express, BBVA Compass, Bank of America, Capital One, City Bank Texas, Mercantile Bank of Michigan, USAA and U.S. Bank, according to a recent report by American Banker, the leading information resource serving the banking community. Among the best features that these apps offer are the ability to easily transfer money between accounts, temporarily turn off cards that are lost or stolen, deposit checks remotely, bump money between phones, and partnerships with PayPal, Mint and other money management entities. The report also highlights a new alternative to traditional banking called Simple that boasts super low fees, convenience–including free access to 50,000 ATMs and photo check deposits–and an innovative budgeting tool (FYI, you need to have an Apple or Android phone and request an invitation to join that can take a few weeks to receive).
You prefer one-stop-shopping for your financial needs.
If you want the Target or Macy's of banks, then you'll likely want to lean towards a national bank. Big national banks tend to offer the most comprehensive products and services, including business banking, investments, financial planning, loans, credit and, in some cases annuities and insurance, so that you needn't go anywhere else for your financial needs. This can be very helpful, especially for young families who might be planning to buy a home, save for their children's education and retirement, and possibly finance a small business. In addition, the convenience of online banking that big banks offer is a big plus for those with hectic schedules. While the fees, minimums and rates might be higher than those at smaller banks, the one-stop-shopping capability of big banks might be worth it to you. Some of the top U.S. retail banks include Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC, TD Bank, U.S. Bank and Citibank.
To find out how much bank you can get for your buck, make an appointment to meet with a personal banker to learn about their bank's offerings and incentives for bundled services. However, keep in mind that cheaper and better products might be available at other institutions if you are willing to shop around.
You want the red-carpet treatment.
Most banks will treat you like a queen, provided you have enough money to make it worth their while. Big banks, in particular, work hard to woo wealthy clients with a plethora of "private banking" incentives, just like casinos offer big gamblers the high-roller treatment of comped rooms and other perks. Both want to lure those kind of customers to stay and give them as much money as possible. Some banks, like Wells Fargo and Bank of America, focus on the "mass-affluent market" with investable assets of $250,000 to $1.5 million, while other banks, like Chase and Bank of New York Mellon, target those with $3 million to $10 million.
If you manage to qualify for private banking, you can count on concierge-style service for banking chores like opening and managing different checking and savings accounts as well as for comprehensive financial services including retirement and estate planning, wealth management, and business succession planning (if applicable). You can also expect higher rates on interest-bearing accounts and CDs and expedited service on loan and credit applications. Plus, there is typically more flexibility when it comes to negotiating bank fees, interest rates and closing costs for mortgages, lines of credit and other loans. Even if you don't have $250,000 yet to invest, if you have at least $10,000 to put into a checking or savings account or can maintain a minimum monthly balance, you can usually qualify for better rates and waived fees. Bankrate's checking section will let you compare current bank account deals.
You want a budget-minded bank.
If you're struggling with debt or have a fluctuating bank balance, you probably want to find a bank with low fees and account minimums. Many banks tease consumers with ads for "free checking," only to surprise them with the fact that they need to meet certain requirements to avoid fees. According to WalletHub's 2013 Checking Account Transparency Report, the average checking account has around 30 different fees associated with it! For example, banks commonly require a minimum balance of $1,500 to qualify for free checking and customers who fall below this balance are charged a service fee. Overdraft fees are another major source of recurring income for banks in addition to other fees related to deposits, withdrawals, check-writing, direct deposit, online banking and paper statements.
You would think that bigger banks with more resources and larger scale would tend to charge lower fees than smaller banks, but in fact the opposite is true. Local credit unions typically offer better deals for the average consumer than other banks. Internet banks, which benefit from lower overhead expenses, also tend to be more budget-friendly than their brick-and-mortar counterparts. When shopping around, make sure you're clear on all of the potential fees and restrictions, some of which may be well hidden on a bank's website. Check out Top 10 Reviews's online-only bank reviews, which ranks the top banks by several criteria.
You want a low-interest loan.
When you're in the market for a loan–whether it's to buy a home, a car or finance a business–shopping around is important. Some banks try to lure borrowers with various incentives while others want to avoid unnecessary risk by making it harder than ever to get approved (especially since 2008).
In general, smaller local banks and credit unions offer better rates and less stringent application requirements for loans. They also offer the added benefit of more personal service, reducing the chances of application information getting lost or miscommunicated, which is most common with Internet banks (though their rates are competitive too). The catch is that sometimes not all types of loans are available. Bigger banks are more likely to offer a wider variety of financing services and can offer a lot of savings if you have stellar credit (like 740+) and other assets invested with them.
When it comes to small business lending, the total number of bank loans fell more than 10 percent from June 2007 to June 2011, according to FDIC data. However, while big banks have sharply cut their small business lending, community banks have really stepped up. Since 2007, small-business loan volume at small banks grew by $17 billion as of June 2011. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), some of the top most active small business lenders as of mid-2013 include Wells Fargo, Live Oak Banking Company, U.S. Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and Huntington National Bank. Bankrate.com allows you to search for and compare rates for most loans. Before signing anything, make sure you also research your potential lender's credit rating through Bankrate's "Safe & Sound" system.
You want your bank to do good.
What happens to your money once you put it in the bank? That's a good question. The answer is usually murky and unsatisfying, involving complex investing strategies for big profits that help pad the wallets of bank execs. If that idea makes you uncomfortable, you might be interested in putting your money to work helping needy communities instead. These more karma-minded organizations are called Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). The first CDFIs emerged as private organizations aiding federal efforts to alleviate poverty and racial discrimination in the 1960s and 70s, such as South Shore Bank in Chicago and the Santa Cruz Community Credit Union. Today, there are over 1,000 CDFIs in the U.S., thanks to funding from the government agency CDFI Fund and private investors.
There are six types of CDFIs, but for personal banking, look for Community Development Banks and Credit Unions. Besides the usual banking services, these CDFI options also offer a way for you to focus your money in a specific loan fund that provides you with a return on your investment and allows you to directly support communities across America that otherwise would not have access to traditional sources of financing. To find a CDFI bank or credit union in your area, you can try searching the CDFI Fund's database. You can also find community banks that may not have necessarily applied for CDFI status from the federal government by searching here.
You want the best return. Period.
Granted, with interest rates still relatively low these days, it is nearly impossible to find a bank savings account return over 1.00 percent. However, if your primary banking goal is to earn as much interest as possible on your savings, then you probably want to go with an Internet bank that can trade a better return for low overhead expenses. Charles Schwab Bank, FBNO Direct and Capital One 360 offer interest-earning checking accounts with no minimum balance requirement and no monthly fee. In terms of savings accounts, SmartyPig, GE Capital Bank, Ally Bank and EverBank are currently offering the best deals. SmartyPig is an FDIC-insured Internet bank where you can set up and track savings goals and–get this–be rewarded for reaching them! SmartyPig account holders who meet their targets can (but don't have to) use those funds to purchase gift cards that provide a cash-back reward of up to 14 percent. The reward can be deposited into a new savings account or added back onto the card. Now that's a competitive return! Ally Bank by far leads the pack in terms of CD rates, but if you prefer the idea of banking in person, a community bank or credit union will likely offer better rates and lower fees than national banks. The exception is for higher net worth customers who have enough investable assets to entice the big banks to offer rate and fee deals to lure them as investors. Check Bankrate.com to search for the best checking and savings accounts, and CD deals.
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Well, I got one of these little units as an Xmas present.
Surprised we haven't had a review or a mention in the mag yet.
This is a Linux based homebrew Dual processor handheld.
And the latest firmware looks cool. (written by a new team apparently).
There is a samba server, web server, USB host, etc.
there are loads of freeware downloads for it, too.
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Saturday, January 8 & 15 - Christmas/Holiday Tree Recycling Collections
Residents who receive City trash service have two Saturdays to set-out trees for recycling pick-up, on Saturday, January 8 and Saturday, January 15. Residents must:
- Remove all ornaments, tinsel, lights, and stands
- Not place trees in plastic bags
- Place the tree at the curb (no alleys) by 7 a.m.
Trees collected after January 16, will be collected as regular refuse. The trees are recycled into mulch by chipping in the spring. The mulch will be available at the City's site (4215 Eisenhower Ave.) at no charge to residents in the spring, on a first come, first serve basis. Mulch is also available for delivery for a small fee. For more information, call 703.746.4410.
Monday, January 11 – Tavern Toddlers
Join us for a special program for toddlers (walkers through 36 months) and their caregivers at Gadsby's Tavern Museum, 134 N. Royal St. Tavern Toddlers features a weekly open playtime in Gadsby's historic ballroom Mondays, excluding Federal holidays, through April 25 any time between 10:30 a.m. and noon. Cost is $7 for a group of three, which must include one adult, or $30 for purchase of a five-week pass. For more information, please visit www.gadsbystavern.org or call 703.746.4242.
Monday, January 11 - "Marketing Matters Most" SBDC Workshop
The Small Business Development Center is hosting a seminar entitled "Marketing Matters Most. What's Your Plan for 2011?" as part of their Start, Manage, Grow workshop series. The seminar is scheduled from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St. Admission is free, but you must register to participate. For more information, call 703.778.1292 or visit www.alexandriasbdc.org.
Tuesday, January 12 – Local Author Lecture Featuring Dr. Kurt Johnson
Come and hear local author Dr. Kurt Johnson talk about his book In My Back Yard: Natural History in the Suburbs at 7:30 p.m. at Alexandria's James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library, 2501 Commonwealth Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 703.746.1705.
Thursday, January 13 – Civil War Dance Class
In preparation for the Civil War Ball on Saturday, January 29, learn the waltz, polka, Virginia reel and more from an expert dance master at Gadsby's Tavern Museum, 134 N. Royal St. The class is 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and costs $12. Reservations are recommended. For more information, please visit www.gadsbystavern.org or call 703.746.4242.
Coming Soon
Saturday, January 15 – Citywide Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Honor the memory and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the 38th Annual Citywide Tribute beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church, 1401 Duke Street. Join Mayor William D. Euille; guest speaker Rev. Donald R. Kelly, Olive Branch Community Church of the Sandy Spring, MD; and the Restoration Choir of Metropolitan AME Church, Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.shiloh-bc.org.
Saturday, January 15 – Alexandria Library's Talking Book Service Friends Meeting
Alexandria Library's Talking Book Service will have its Friends meeting from 10 a.m. to noon, featuring special guest American Council of the Blind (NOVA Chapter). The meeting will take place in the Talking Books Office, on the second floor of Beatley Central Library, 5005 Duke Street. The guest speaker will be Vicki Ratcliffe, who will discuss aids for the blind and vision impaired on display. For more information, call Loni McCaffrey at 703.746.1760 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. Talking Book Service (TBS) is a free service for the blind, physically and/or visually impaired or learning disabled. This service is free and open to the public.
Saturday, February 5 - Green Building Workshop Series
Attend the first Eco-City Alexandria Green Building Workshop to learn do-it-yourself improvements that save energy and increase comfort for your home, apartment or small business. The workshop is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Sister Cities Conference Room 1101 at City Hall, 301 King Street. A raffle for an energy efficient door prize will occur at the end of the workshop. For more information, call the Office of Environmental Quality at 703.746.4065 or visit www.alexandriava.gov/Eco-City. RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve your space at the workshop. To learn more about the City's green building initiatives, visit www.alexandriava.gov/GreenBuilding.
City of Alexandria Farmers' Markets
The City of Alexandria is host to the Old Town Farmers' Market and Del Ray Farmers' Market every Saturday. The markets feature colorful displays of fresh, locally grown, in-season vegetables and fruit, gourmet coffee, fresh squeezed orange juice, meat, bakery items and artisans. For more information, visit www.alexandriava.gov/farmersmarket.
Open through May 1, 2011 – "Patriotic and Public Spirited" Commemorative Wares in George Washington's Hometown
Alexandria prides itself on being the hometown of George Washington and Robert E. Lee, and historic events such as George Washington's Birthnight Ball and Lafayette's 1824 visit to Alexandria were cause for great celebration. This exhibition of commemorative ceramic wares, recovered from archaeological excavations or preserved in collections, shows the community's interest in events and historic places of local and national significance. The Lyceum, Alexandria's History Museum (201 South Washington Street) is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.alexandriahistory.org or call 703.746.4994.
Open through May 7, 2011 - Style and Identity: Black Alexandria in the 1970s, Portraits by Horace Day
At the Alexandria Black History Museum, 902 S. Wythe St., view this new exhibition of 32 paintings by Horace Day featuring Alexandria street scenes and portraits of African American Alexandrians. Described as an American scene or regional painter, Day created this body of work at a time when "Black" was becoming "Beautiful," but when media still promoted stereotypical, demeaning images of African Americans. Day's portraits reflect the dignity and beauty he saw in his subjects. Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Suggested admission is $2. For more information, visit www.alexblackhistory.org or call 703.746.4356.


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Hurricane Irene has "roared across the Bahamas archipelago" and remains on track to hit the coast of North Carolina on Saturday and then soak much of the Eastern seaboard over the weekend and into next week as it chugs north.
The latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center says Irene's "maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph," meaning it's still a dangerous Category 3 hurricane. The center warns that some strengthening is expected today and tonight, which means she could turn into an even more ominous Category 4 storm before reaching the coast of the U.S.
According to the system for categorizing hurricanes, a Category 4 hurricane has winds of 131 to 155 mph.
The Hurricane Center has issued a "hurricane watch" for the North Carolina coast, which means:
"Hurricane conditions (sustained winds of 74 mph or higher) are possible within the specified coastal area. Because hurricane preparedness activities become difficult once winds reach tropical storm force, the hurricane watch is issued 48 hours in advance of the anticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds."
As The Virginian-Pilot writes, "the watch extends north from Surf City to the North Carolina border with Virginia and includes the Pamilico, Albemarle and Currituck Sounds. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, was located 735 miles south of Cape Hatteras and was moving northwest at 12 mph."
The Hurricane Center's projection has Irene making landfall along the North Carolina coast sometime around midday Saturday — though its effects will be felt well before then. Evacuations have been underway since Wednesday.
Just a short time ago, The Associated Press reported that the U.S. Navy has ordered ships of the Second Fleet to leave the Norfolk (Va.) Naval Station and head out to sea where they can better weather the storm.


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It seems that everywhere I look these days there are piles of awesome tomatoes. From minuscule pear tomatoes to giant beefsteaks, from bright red to forest green, you can find a tomato to match any décor. Aesthetics aside for a moment, we're also in that glorious window where the grand majority of the tomatoes taste great, too. And having all those shapes and colors to play around with is a lot of fun. As a result, I've been on a bit of a tomato binge lately. Naturally, pasta has figured prominently, as it is an excellent way to showcase sweet tomato perfection. Habitual readers of this blog may remember that I have a penchant for throwing raw tomatoes into just-cooked pasta, letting the residual heat warm the tomatoes just enough to really bring out their flavor. (Like I did last spring, and earlier this summer.)
The rainbow of little tomatoes pictured at the top of this post called out for just such a treatment. In order to add even more late-summer vegetable goodness, I sliced and sautéed some cute little light green zucchinis. When they had some tasty sear marks, I threw in some garlic and fresh chives, cut the fire, and tossed in the tomatoes.
Cooked farfalle, or papillons, as they're called in France (both of which mean "butterflies" – why do we insist on calling them "bow-ties?"), and a generous drizzle of olive oil joined the party and it was ready to dish up. Liberal use of Parmigiano-Reggiano is encouraged chez moi, so the bowls each received a handsome grating of cheese before serving.
It made a splendid summer meal: fresh and light, but no slouch in the flavor department. When nature hands you such wonderful produce, just do as little as possible. That's the beauty of cooking with the seasons.
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How young are your children when you start homeschooling?
My son is 17 months. Is he too young to homeschool? Or what should I be including in his day. Right now he plays with everthing, including pots and pans, remote controls, and toys - many learning toys, and he can play on my ipad pretty well. He knows how to find his app, and figure out what different swipes do, etc. He can even open youtube and paly videos. He can talk a little. He can't say certain sounds and it seems like he knows so he doesn't really try. He is no parrot, that's for sure (like my friends daughter who's vocabulary is enormous). But I can give him direction and he can do it so he understands. I just want augment all this and don't know how. He can't let me read him a book. 1 to 2 pages into it he closes the book, or keeps turning the pages, etc. I still try to read to him, but I feel like I'm forcing it. He loves to climb right now. Hoping to move this year into the house and I'll be able to make an obstacle course for him outdoors, but for not it's play places like Monkey Buziness.. Any suggestions on what has helped your kids learn new things other than the regular grocery store, and all that stuff (he's with me all the time...). Thanks!!!
I usually don't formally school until 5 or 6. Between the ages of new born and 2, I'll read. Between 2 and 4, I usually read and add in educational videos, arts, crafts, and lots of play. My son is 2, will be 3 this fall, and wants to learn so I'm going to start him slowly with a curriculum of books, math, arts, crafts, and lots of play.
Officially we start at 4 here, but my 20m old comes to the table every day and has since about 14m. She loves to color and participate!
Starting at newborn I just kept adding things they'd get interested in. Talk to him constantly. My Mom used to say that the reason my sons are never quiet is that I never stopped talking for the first years of their lives.
While shopping I would tell them what I was buying, what color it was, it's texture. When we stacked blocks I'd say now I'm going to put the blue one on top of the red one, etc. When I was making my sandwich I'd tell them now I spread the hummus on the bread to help make all these veggies stick together, here's the red pepper, here's the green lettuce, etc. When I washed clothes we'd call out the colors we could see as they spun "around and around" in the washer.
Of course I read to them and snuggled them too, but talking got them talking early. And playing with words. Sing song that rhyme and repeat and alliterate...Down by the Bay (then make up extra verses together when he gets old enough to pick up the pattern), The Greenwood Tree, A Sailor Went to Sea Sea Sea, The Cat Came Back.... odd songs, funny songs.
Homeschooling begins at birth. What you do changes as they get older. Instead reading Dr. Seuss to my kids I am reading books on physics and chemistry. LOL At that age I recommend just playing together and following his interests. Imaginative play is awesome. I recommend lots of books and play doh. Make sure he sees you reading every day. Read out loud as he plays especially poetry. I also got my sons hooked on science by watching mythbusters early on. Remember to take it easy together and just have fun.
I do not know I started doing home school when my children we 6 th month we watch Dora six month movies learning movies watching leapfrog
bingo verb
jeopardy nouns
movements verbs where you have to move to make the verbs
leapfrog movies
grammar rock c.d.
school house rock D.V.D.
Doing to Dollar Store having putting up letters and colors and shapes and numbers around the house see if they can find them find puzzles with numbers shapes letters colors spelling words for that week and have then find them pick a letter for that week find different books toys that start with it around the house look in a book and see if they can find that letters. Reading them books having them doing the movements. Find objects see if they can put it over and under ect. Write their names on different things besides paper like chalkboard I put a poster board on wall and had them to write their names on it. drawing paper all ways music: ABC's and 123s colors shapes. I using have them never sitting down till school is over we bake cakes cookies make jello pudding.
Good luck!!!!
that is next year for my twins are going in to kindergarten.
what do your child or children want to learn about in science and what do you want to teach them for science.
Bill Nye Science
Magic School Bus movies I am working on having this all this summer.
We started early. My LO was watching Baby Einstein at 6 mos old. She watched LeapFrog DVD's at 18 mos and knew all the letters by sight and the sounds they made at 19 mos old. Learning starts at birth. Just make sure that they have access to all sorts of educational things. My girls LOVED Mega Blocks.....we just got rid of them and moved onto Legos. They teach them to use their dexterity as well as learning to build (not sure what science category that falls into), but they are learning that you have to make a structure stable or it will fall over. Mostly at this age let them play at work things in like singing the ABC's and counting his cars or blocks as you are stacking them. Just have fun!!!
I am about to enrage some folks, but I have my Kevlar and asbestos suit on, with my BGP underneath. The "value" of DVDs and LeapFrog type gadgets has never been proven, always been questioned, and in my EXPERIENCE, are overpriced and worthless for all but getting your kids out of your hair. There is even concern that technophile kids who are judged "advanced" because they can adapt to technology and figure it out quickly, can not always cope with real world human interaction as well as their traditionally-educated peers. We are somehow not as smart as we were (scientifically proven, BTW), yet we have constant stimulation from conception to death now, and our lives are fully automated. Hmmm... It makes me think of the fat dopes on Wall-E.
When my oldest was born, every baby just HAD to have a black, white, and red mobile, or he wouldn't be sufficiently stimulated and would fail kindergarten, and probably grow up to be a drug addict. ;0) Well, I held my baby, wore him, and he slept in the bed with me instead. Turns out, THAT is better for building neural pathways than any stupid mobile stuck on a crib. (And he IS a smarty! LOL.)
I say, take a more basic and primal approach, and let little kids learn with their hands and mouths and eyes as humans are meant to do, and give them constant mama companionship, let them learn at the hems of our skirts so to speak, and read read read to them (wean him off the ipad and I promise he will be more receptive to you reading to him). Turn off the tv and stop buying batteries. Let them beat on pots with wooden spoons, climb over sofa cushions on the floor, play with dolls and pets and little cars, paint junk from the recycle bin, find bugs and weeds that interest them, dig muddy holes, play with boats in the bath, and run in the sunshine as much as we can get them outdoors. Until five, six, or seven, kids are just learning how to be human beings, how to take care of themselves and their belongings, and how to treat other people. (That's why it is so important that we model good behavior and responsible citizenship; we can't stop them learning from our actions, habits, and interactions with others.) Starting some kind of formal "schooling" at such a young age can be a hindrance to LO's learning later. Do those cute activities that the mommy bloggers do, if it makes you both happy, but limit the amount of time you spend on that frippery, and let LO lead you in the direction his brain is naturally learning. Who knows if you have a musical prodigy or a naturally gifted mathematician in the bud, if, with all good intentions and in the interest of "educating" him early, you push him in the opposite direction right now? Maybe try just leaving him alone sometimes (under supervision, of course), until he wants a cuddle or a partner in his play. If you're feeding him, talking to him, cleaning and cooking in front of him, cuddling him, reading to him, making eye contact when he talks to you, singing to him, letting him just BE with you, enjoying him, loving him, and just being his mama, you're already teaching him!
You came to the right place to ask that question. :) Kids are never to young or too old to learn anything any time. :) Was your child too young to learn how to sound out his very first word sound? or learn how to hold a cup? No. :) So too it is now. He is old enough to learn. Learn to work withing his learning style. If he is playing with things, teach him the shapes, colors, textures. The how many game. The m,ore fun and excitement you apply to what he liks and utilixe that as learning experiences, the more he will learn to love learning. :)
I never did anything formal with my kids until they were about 5 or 6. I did use any and all life experiences to facilitate learning. I followed their interests and expanded on it. Kids are learning all the time.


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Jeanne Cho has provided an invaluable asset on a team which features student-athletes from France, Colombia, China, Israel and Canada.DURHAM, N.C.— How many people do you know that speak four different languages? On the Duke University women's golf staff,
Cho, who enters her fourth season as assistant coach on the Blue Devil staff, is a native of Boulogne, France. She speaks French, English, Spanish and Korean. The Blue Devil Network caught up with Cho and head coach Dan Brooks to get insight on how Cho's knowledge of various languages has helped the program.
Duke is coming off a runner-up finish at the 2013 NCAA Championship in Athens, Ga. It marked the 18th time the Blue Devils have finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championship under Brooks.


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Burt visits Ireland's great pilgrimage sites, follows the trails of St. Patrick, investigates the history of Guinness, learns about the most valuable book in Ireland, looks at the great architecture of Dublin and finds out what's good to eat. This program could easily become the basis for your own fascinating tour of Ireland.
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I need to do an HVAC system report (survey and recomandations). Does anybody have an example (for wording)?
Thank you.
I recommend you start with spelling......where is Norm?
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Honestly, hire a professional that has done it before. If you don't know how to word it, it ain't much of a report. If you even know what you are looking at, just write about it. It's condition, and what needs to be done.
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Alzheimer's Association Medical and Scientific Advisory Council Chair Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., explains mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and highlights the importance of distinguishing among the various dementias that can occur with aging.
This video is part of the "THE ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT," a presentation of HBO Documentary Films and the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health in association with the Alzheimer's Association, The Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund and Geoffrey Beene Gives Back® Alzheimer's Initiative.
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May 12, 2013
All event times are Eastern Time Zone unless otherwise specified.
Bookstore Open (12 pm - 2:30 pm)
Seniors Cap & Gown Pick Up: Chapel Basement, 8:30AM - 10:00AM
Cap and Gown Pick Up in the Chapel Basement. Seniors obtain their caps and gowns (provided free by the college). Return caps, gowns, and hoods (received during Commencement) to the same place immediately following Commencement. If you wish to purchase a hood, place an order with the Bookstore. You may keep the tassel from your mortarboard.
Formation for Baccalaureate: Sidewalk East of Center Hall, 10:30AM
Formation of the Academic Procession for Baccalaureate on the Sidewalk East of Center Hall (In the event of rain, the procession will form in Baxter Hall.)
Baccalaureate Chapel: Chapel , 11:00AM
Baccalaureate Service in the Wabash College Chapel. The Baccalaureate sermon will be given by William G. Enright, PhD, who is former Senior Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis.
Commencement Buffet: Allen Athletics and Recreation Center Knowling Fieldhouse, 12:00PM
Commencement Buffet in the Knowling Fieldhouse, Allen Center. A buffet lunch will be served at a cost of $12 for graduating seniors and their families.
Legacy Photographs: Sidewalk East of Center Hall, 1:30PM
Legacy Photographs on the Sidewalk East of Center Hall. Seniors who are legacies are invited to have their picture taken with family members at no charge. High-resolution copies will be posted on the Wabash website. (In the event of rain, photos will be taken in the Student Lounge of the Allen Center, across from the Fitness Room.)
Formation for Commencement: Sidewalk East of Center Hall, 2:00PM
Formation of the Academic Procession for Commencement on the Sidewalk East of Center Hall. (In the event of rain, the procession will form in the lobby of the Allen Athletics Center.)
175th Commencement Ceremony: College Mall, 2:30PM
175th Commencement Ceremony on the Wabash College Mall. (In the event of rain, the ceremony will be held in Chadwick Court.)
Complimentary photographs will be taken of your son as he receives his diploma and will be mailed to parents after Commencement. The Media Center will record the event, and DVDs will be on sale in the Bookstore approximately two weeks after Commencement.
Reception for the Class of 2013: Sparks Center Great Hall, 3:30PM
Reception for the Class of 2013 in the Great Hall, Sparks Center. Join President and Mrs. White for a reception in honor of the Wabash College Class of 2013.
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The Give & Gain Day Launch featured speakers from Lloyds Banking Group, RCT Homes, Cardiff Blues, Sport.Cardiff and BITC. The audience listened to the incredible difference employee volunteering can make to some of Wales' areas of greatest deprivation.
The audience heard how it is a great opportunity for businesses to put something back in the communities they work in. Volunteers can see a wider perspective of the areas they work as well as the employer they work for. Volunteering on projects can increase staff skills, such as team building, communication and leadership skills. It also increases morale of a workforce - 89% of people that volunteered on last year's Give & Gain Day said that the perception of their employer has improved as a result of participating.
Welsh businesses have a strong history of supporting volunteering in the local community. Last year, 26 companies in Wales sent out 860 volunteers on Give & Give Day helping out 30 community projects. 5,116 volunteer hours were spent, equating to £85,000. This is an invaluable benefit for community organisations facing tough times.
Give & Gain Day 2013 is dedicated to getting thousands of employees out of the office, store or factory, to volunteer in their local communities. By making volunteering fun, accessible and inspirational we want to make it something that all businesses give their staff an opportunity to do in work time.
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I have to say, I most definately have a favorite thing about 3.2. And it 100% is Yogg-Saron's clouds being more vocal!
We went in there tonight at about 11:00, because we had some extra time after Vezax, and thought we'd give Yogg 3 a few pulls before we called it (had our best phase 2 ever!). Even with people being tired, and even with having raiding for a few hours prior, we managed to keep clean phase ones! There is just something about the accountability that really forced people to stay focused and make a better effort to dodge the clouds that was really refreshing. It is by far and away my absolutely favorite thing about the patch! A close second, though, is the 3 minute innervate! I find myself toss that sucker out to anyone and everyone!
With all of that being said, I'd also like to take this opportunity to let everyone know that we have a few spots open on our raiding roster, due to some people leaving the game as a result of life calling them away. I wish them the best of luck in their endeavors; but as it is also my job to fill their holes, I thought I'd let everyone know that we have a couple of openings 🙂 Our recruitment post is after the break, if you are interested in learning more about Monolith and seeing what it is that we do.
Class Needs:
We are currently recruiting the following to suppliment our raid roster:
One Shadow Priest;
One Elemental Shaman;
We may consider one Excpetional Warlock;
We may consider one Exceptional Rogue.
Monolith is a Day One horde guild on the Llane (est) server. Monolith started as a group of friends that have been raiding together since EQ1. We are currently 13/14 in Ulduar (3/9 HM), 1/5 CC and are focusing our progression on Ulduar Hard Modes and the upcoming challenges in the Crusader's Colliseum.
Our primary goal as a guild is to push end game content, while maintaining an environment conducive to being a working adult. We will not have world firsts, and we will likely not have realm firsts, but we do offer the opportunity to play with like minded adults, who want to enjoy the end game while pushing the content that is available to us.
Monolith raids 4 nights a week: Sunday from 7:00 – Midnight; Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 – Midnight. All of our invites start 15 minutes prior to the scheduled raid time to ensure a timely first pull.
* Must play well with others. Because we are a guild of mature adults, it is important to us that everyone remembers we are all here to have fun. We have zero tolerence for Drama or Disrespect. We do not care how good your DPS is, or how leet you think you are, it is imperative that you fit in well with our guild and treat everyone with respect or you will be asked to leave.
* Ability to meet our raid schedule. Because we do have limited raid time, and we are trying to push the endgame in that time, it is important that you have the ability to meet our raid schedule. We request that our Members keep 60% attendance, and our Veterans keep 80% attendance. While we understand that the demographic that we are seeking (mature adults) will have things that may arise and may cause them to miss a raid here and there, we do expect you to make a commitment to our guild.
* Know your class I think this one speaks for itself. One thing that is unique about our guild is that we do actively seek to help our players improve, but we cannot squeeze a rock to make water. You need to have a level of skill that is commensurate with the content we are currently working on.
* Gear We have always firmly believed that the player is more important than the gear they are wearing. If you can show us that you have skill, and dedication, we can gear you. While we would like you to have gear appropriate to the content we are working on, not having that gear will not be an unsurmountable hurdle to your application.
* Loyalty Monolith is a family. We have a high member retention rate, and when we recruit members it is important to us that they want to be a part of Monolith, which means enjoying the good and hanging in there through the bad. We are not a stepping stone to the next best thing. We have been up front and honest with you, and we expect the same courtesy in return.
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HANOVER, NH - Saturday, the two representatives of the Yale women's tennis team competing at the Dartmouth Invitational won their doubles match.
Playing against St. Johns' Nakita Austin and Ece Firat in the second spot, Yale senior captain Steph Kent and junior Sarah Guzick won their match 8-2 to improve their record in the tournament to 1-1.
In singles, Kent played at No. 1 and Guzick played at No. 5. Both players lost their matches to drop to 1-1 overall.
The combined Yale/Dartmouth squad won 3-0 in doubles and 5-2 in singles to win their second consecutive match. Sunday, the team will face Boston University.
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Drawing Club
Age Group: Kids Age From: 6 To: 11
1/5/2014 • 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.Spring Valley Library
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If you love to draw, this is the club for you! We provide the materials and you provide the skills. Your drawing will be hung on our Drawing Club board for everyone to admire. Ages 6-11.


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Raytheon awarded $138.7 million contract for patriot engineering services
Raytheon Co. received a $138.7 million contract to provide engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. This is the third of four annual options to the base contract awarded in 2009, which brings the total amount to date to $803 million. These continued improvements enhance the capability of Patriot to face evolving threats.
Issued by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., the contract calls for Raytheon to continue to deliver systems analysis, software and hardware engineering, testing and logistics support.
"This award represents the U.S. Army's continued commitment to the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System deployed by the U.S. and 11 international partners," said Sanjay Kapoor, vice president of Integrated Air and Missile Defense at Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems business. "Ongoing sustainment through engineering services ensures that the Patriot systems are at the highest level of readiness."
Work under this contract will be performed by Raytheon at the Integrated Air Defense Center, Andover, Mass.; IDS Headquarters, Tewksbury, Mass.; the Warfighter Protection Center, Huntsville, Ala.; and the Mission Capability Verification Center, White Sands, N.M.
Patriot is the world's most capable air and missile defense system, protecting against a full range of advanced threats, including aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. It is the system of choice for 12 nations around the globe.
Raytheon is the prime contractor for both domestic and international Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems and system integrator for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles.


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Rhakios wrote:risc_user wrote:I think the hot lard would burn up in a huge fireball. Perhaps an unstable orbit that'll result in him dropping (or should it be dripping?) out of the sky at night would be better.
Well, I was hoping he might break up on re-entry, the thought of a flaming lardy mass plunging onto some unfortunate country, or even into the sea is too much to err... stomach.
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From January, The comment is here. [slashdot.org]
Google is selling this phone because it advances the technology and their phone partners wouldn't sell it. Expect them to sell an Android + Snapdragon slate for the same reasons.... I doubt Google even wants to sell phones - I think they just want to get the new good technologies adopted so that people can get used to Internet everywhere quicker. This serves their bottom line because when most people use the Internet they use Google services, which Google sells ads on. You can't very well sell Internet ads to be viewed by people who aren't close to a browser. [me]
It links to this interesting article where the CEO of Asus was backing away from the Android smartbook they had recently pulled in mid-computex [pcworld.com].
"Currently, I still don't see a clear market for smartbooks," said Jerry Shen, CEO of Asustek Computer, during an investors' conference in Taipei.
So he pulls the Linux Snapdragon smartbook and shows up a few days later at an investors conference - just before the W7 launch - flanked by reps from Microsoft and Intel - probably glancing cautiously from one to the other hoping nothing bad happens to his precious W7 netbooks (little does he know...). And he gives a carefully prepared speech about how Intel and Microsoft are going to crush their enemies, see them driven before them, hear the lamentation of their women...
And now world & dog sees Microsoft as a fading power, Apple mobile platforms - and mobile platforms in general - as the next generation of user interface, and suddenly now he sees a future in it again. Intel is driving as hard as they can to be the thing that gives people what they want. Microsoft? Let's just say the KIN didn't work out and WP7 has a steeper hill to climb than it might have. What a difference a year makes.
I love my Samsung Epic Android phone, but obviously I know I would not have any such thing if both Apple and Google had not dared to bring us change, each in their own way.
That article was about Google's Nexus 1 phones. Remember that Google shopped its candybar phone to every phone vendor and they wouldn't take it, so Google made it, sold a grip of them, and ushered in all this sweet tech we enjoy today. If they had not done so when they did, we'd not have seen the first good big-screen Android platforms until after WP7 launched, if ever. And now those phones are selling 20M units a quarter in the US alone, giving 44% market share, driving every phone vendor that builds it into profitability or record profitability, giving US non-AT&T networks a phone to sell that isn't absolutely pathetic, and putting money in the pockets of a vast economy of app developers and advertising buyers (and of course, Google).
The message is pretty clear. If Google gives you a reference platform, Run With It! Refusing is not going to keep them from bringing new tech to market. They don't want the manufacturing and retail money because they want to leave that business to their partners. It's a messy customer service business with low leverage. It's not their strong point. But if their partners won't give us progress, they aren't averse to bringing it directly and reaping a few billion in hardware revenue along the way. Microsoft and Intel used to be able to prevent progress, to prevent "cannabilization" of their established markets. But now those days are done. Vendors used to be able to hold off the releases with "tomorrow, tommorow" and "any day now". Any more? No. That's not going to fly. We'll have progress now whether the established hardware vendors are ready to give it or not. There will be no stalling any more [engadget.com].
/this is me agreeing with you.
They likely paid nothing.
The bigger players are intimidated by Microsoft & Intel. Developing a non-Microsoft, non-Intel product isn't going to go over well.
Inventec obviously doesn't care whose feathers it ruffles.
"A Google-branded Chrome OS notebook will be launched by Inventec, with Acer and Hewlett-Packard following suit thereafter, according to a report."
It's Google branded, meaning Google probably chose that manufacturer for launch devices. With the run in the mid-tens of thousands, it seems to be a kick start for the platform, not a major brand.
Maybe if someone SRWare Irons out the Google spyware, I might consider one.
Sadly, this is almost certainly doomed to failure like every smartbook preceding it.
Nice thought, but I'm afraid unless they have changed things you CAN'T "SWare Iron" out the nasty, because it has both signed key and hardware checks "for security purposes" to insure you don't run a "hacked" OS. If you would like to read more here [afterdawn.com] is the only thing I could find that wasn't just more press releases. Allow me to quote some of the relevant bits "If unsigned software is about to be launched, the OS halts and is restored to clean state." And from the looks of the diagram they have the signature
So, this Taiwan-based company gets their product to market first, before acer and hp. I wonder why?
Like the rumored Google-branded product (made by the Taiwan-based Inventec), the rumored Acer and HP products that are supposed to follow it are also made by a Taiwan-based company (Quanta).
This is going to go straight for Microsoft's jugular.
Apple has pretty well innoculated themselves with a strong tablet (touch) and ultralight notebook (full OS) offerings.
If this comes with net access it will pretty much eat up the remaining netbook fervor.
I'm not sure Chrome OS will be a big success, but I think Google would have taken such connectivity issues into consideration.
I'm not sure why they have both Android and Chrome OS -- they seem to intersect and overlap awkwardly.
"Whoops, lost my internet. Oh, it's back again... let me re-open my session..."
Don't forget, Google has been investing heavily in HTML5 with features like offline storage and other capabilities for apps to run offline. I doubt this tablet is going to be unusable the minute the cloud goes away.
I doubt this tablet is going to be unusable the minute the cloud goes away.
No, without any native app support, it's going to be unusable long before the cloud goes away.
And it's not a tablet. It's a notebook.
Gears or HTML5 allow for offline use of apps that will sync with the cloud once reconnected. Gears has been used in google docs for years.
To me the advantage of Chrome OS is an easy, cheap, secure computer. It would be great for my parents who seem to get a incredible amount of viruses just from browsing the web. Granted it wont replace their current PC.
I think the advantages of Chrome Os are for a completely different class of computer than Windows, or even iOS or Android.
Let's use for base hardware the Apple TV. It has the same processing capabilities as the iPad and considering Apple's love of high profit margins, is probably way cheaper to make than $99. This means that you could probably release equivalent hardware with a wireless mouse and keyboard for about the same price. What that adds up to is if you have a HDMI compatible screen, you could add C
...will keep your google document alive offline today.
If battery life approaches or exceeds iPad and current netbook class while providing instant-on and a keyboard, it will sell.
I don't WANT windows and all it's security issues and bulk for lightweight browsing, and I'd like a keyboard sometimes (which the iPad doesn't have).
At the right price, this will make a value proposition that takes the base of netbooks
There are a lot of people that just use their computer for facebook and generally using the web, especially people looking in this price range. The kind of people that need to write documents on the subway would not be using this. I see it as more the 'laptop for the kids/casual use' which is probably 90% of what laptops are used for in the home. I myself have an expensive laptop which I just use for browsing the web and a desktop PC for doing work. In hindsight I would have been far better off getting the
I'm sorry, you must be confused. This is Slashdot. We only tolerate one of any sort of device for all uses. Therefore, if a web-browsing only netbook appears, that means that all computers henceforth will be just like this. Gone are the days of building your own PC, running an OS of your choosing. All computers will be running ChromeOS by the end of the year. So, let's pile on with a thousand and one use cases where this device isn't appropriate. Only then can we stop it and maintain the status quo in computers.
Let's see. Astronauts. I don't see astronauts flipping around in space using ChromeOS. If the ISS were run on ChromeOS, everybody on board would be dead in three seconds. Antarcticians. Last I checked, there wasn't very fast broadband available on Antarctica. ChromeOS cannot overtake the industry until they get FIOS to the penguins down south. My great-grandma in the ICU on a ventilator can't be checking her Facebooks with this thing. They don't even want me to wear a watch in the room with her! Clearly, ChromeOS just isn't ready for primetime. Until they resolve these and many other ridiculous things I can come up, nobody should touch it. Please, for the sake of my gram-gram, don't go near ChromeOS.
Please, for the sake of my gram-gram, don't go near ChromeOS.
Shit, I just installed it in a virtual machine (Parallels has a menu item, "Download Chrome OS").
I hope your gram gram is ok!
I think it will compete with Microsoft in the market of people ready to move off of XP but not ready to shell out for a Windows-7 capable laptop to replace it. That's sure to be a small market, but with the right price point it's a big enough one to be interesting.
you seems to forget that Google is a proponent of the offline browser capability, look at Google gear [blogspot.com] for what they have in mind.
Comments like this getting modded to 5 show the general ignorance of slashdotters. First, you've never seen the device so you have no idea how it will work. Second, even if it were web service based, Google has already released apps and software components (e.g. gears) that work without connectivity. It's called synching folks
You think google is that stupid? Really?
You don't think apps will be cached locally and then the cache synced w/ cloud when connectivity returns.
I don't think this will compete with much of anything; there's no real market for Chrome OS, and I doubt there ever will be. As I understand it, the target audience is people who:
For the most part, anybody who types enough to need a laptop with a built-in keyboard is also somebody who uses apps like Office and isn't going to be satisfied with a web substitute. Anybody who doesn't type enough to need a built-in keyboard would probably find a tablet (either
I don't think this will compete with much of anything; there's no real market for Chrome OS, and I doubt there ever will be.
Well, thin clients will be able to use this for access to internet or network based apps, lots of people would like a simple 'internet appliance' that can send/receive e-mail (via a web app like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, etc), access the internet and maybe even send/receive SMS, and then there are many opportunities to use this as a front end for advanced interactive devices in cars, kiosks, vending machines that personalize items, etc.
Will it replace PC's? No, and yes. It is not really designed to rep
I don't think this will compete with much of anything; there's no real market for Chrome OS, and I doubt there ever will be. As I understand it, the target audience is people who:
Type too much to use a tablet.
Only use web apps.
Well, yes and no.
Chrome OS, yes, only support apps that run through the Chrome browser. But one of Google's focuses with the Chrome browser, even before they announced Chrome OS, was to enable browser-hosted apps to do things that, at the time Chrome was introduced, only native apps c
Apple doesn't directly compete in this market - they have no computing devices this cheap except for the iPod Touch - but that doesn't mean they're immune. The market for the iPad could be eroded by this, for example. I still have trouble understanding the market for the MacBook Air (I've seen a lot more iPads than MBAirs, despite the difference in how long each has been out) so I'm not sure whether they'll be any impact there.
MS definitely has reason to be concerned, of course, though they've been very suc
This is going to go straight for Microsoft's jugular.
Apple has pretty well innoculated themselves with a strong tablet (touch) and ultralight notebook (full OS) offerings.
If this comes with net access it will pretty much eat up the remaining netbook fervor.
hmmm lets see...Google? yeah I reckon it'll come with net access.
Obviously it will have wifi but integrated 3G would raise the game.
Google Search is your friend [google.com]
I'm really hoping that this thing is super cheap. That's the only way I can really justify something that has so little capability. Some of my primary use cases - handling photos, video, etc. are just not well suited for non-native applications right now. So this would really truly be a limited device. However if the price was right - and I'm talking max $150, preferably $99 - I could really go for it. As in, I'd have them all over the house, just for convenience. But if this thing costs $300 or more then it's in iPad territory and there's just zero reason to buy it over an iPad.
I've been shopping myself and in the process have discovered something. I want an ipad. given that I won't settle for anything else unless it's just no-brainer cheap. that is, I find myslef looking at the $169 android 2.2 pads and thinking-- boy I bet these will be below $100 by January and I can wait. Then that would be worth buying. But if I'm paying more than $200 then I'm going to go all the way up to an ipad.
Which is funny to me since I did not know that would be come so clear to me. It's either
As somebody who just lost a bunch of data due to faulty backup disks, I for one welcome this.
I've yet to lose data stored on Google's cloud *touch wood*...lol.
Having data in the cloud, as well as cached/accessible locally seems like the best option. And to those talking about going underground on a train, I'm fairly sure Google's accounted for that - either through Gears, HTML5 Local Storage, or another local caching mechanism. I have a Google Nexus One, when I'm underground, I can still access all my email (that's been synced), my contacts, my calendar etc.
And having all my contacts synced online, along with all my Google Talk logs, is *awesome*. I'm a bit anal-retentive when it comes to storing things, so knowing that it's all stored, and available, and won't get lost due to filesystem corruption or something equally idiotic is good news to me. And look, worst come to worst, I lose my phone (hopefully not...lol) I'll get another, login to my Google Account, and voila, everything is synced again.
And people seem to over-value their privacy, at least to corporations. Seriously, most of you are pathetically mundane. I for one am not so insecure that I can't admit I am too. I mean, jeez, trawling through my personal emails you get...err...a bunch of emails between me and mates talking about work, me arranging lunch with my parents, and me buying stuff on eBay. Big whoop de doo. I'm happy to admit I'm a fairly boring individual, and I'm sure statistically I just fade into the background. If I was the Pope, or Jason Bourne, or I was trying to overthrow the Australian government, I suppose I might think differently. But as it is, I'm just another random guy. I doubt anybody at Google really cares, except to display targeted advertising.
The government spying on me, yeah, I have issues on that. Serious issues. A teacher at uni. Absolutely. A colleague, sure. People I know IRL, yeah. Heck, if this was Sony even, I'd have issues, seeing as they're a bunch of immoral corporates, who have no qualms about installing malware on consumer's PCs (I bought into MiniDisc ok...lol, I have a right to be bitter). But some analytical algorithm, trying to figure out which ads I'll click on? Pftt, who cares.
Google has tried to hide what they do - they display targeted ads. It's not like they've every tried to cover that fact up, nor have they been really been caught out on a privacy breach. (I'm going to discount the technical incompetent idiots who don't understand what unencrypted wireless communication is, or who can't be bothered to read what they're clicking on before they click it, a la Buzz).
They also freely list all the data they store on you:
https://www.google.com/dashboard [google.com]
And they also don't try to lock you in to their system - they provide open exports from most of their systems.
http://www.dataliberation.org/ [dataliberation.org]
I find that really awesome, and a refreshing change from every other corporation that tries to lock you in, hand over foot. It also speaks volumes about their confience - they're confident enough in the technical superiority of their solutison, that they dont' ened to resort to lock-in to try to desperately cling onto their customers.
Even if Google is completely beneficial today, even if you are completely mundane today, what makes you think it will stay that way forever? Once the data is in the cloud, there's no taking it back. Are you sure there is nothing in your email that could harm you? Have you ever sent your cellphone number to someone? What if Google decides that revenues aren't high enough and it's time to sell telephone numbers to direct marketers? Have you ever had an argument with someone in your email and said somethi
Maybe you get divorced in the future and Google decides its alright to let lawyers see your email for some reason.
That reason would be a subpoena. Subpoenas for email in divorce cases have been going on for at least a decade now. It ain't a theoretical risk at all.
Forever is a long, long time and pretending that the status quo will last as long as the data is very naive.
Your privacy is like Pandora's Box - once you let your personal information out, you'll never be able to stuff it back in again if you ever change your mind.
As somebody who just lost a bunch of data due to faulty backup disks,
Wrong, wrong, wrong!!! Never admit to have lost data. NEVER!
Always hold your head high and pretend nothing ever unsettles you. Seem so absolutely self-assured to make people puke from envy.
Learn from me, learn.
You could secretly move to a corner to hide and sulk for awhile. It releases tension and you probably will feel better. But the data remains lost forever.
(I might know a person who did exactly this.)
Google has tried to hide what they do - they display targeted ads. It's not like they've every tried to cover that fact up,
Uhh what?
nor have they been really been caught out on a privacy breach. (I'm going to discount the technical incompetent idiots [...] who can't be bothered to read what they're clicking on before they click it, a la Buzz).
Wasn't the whole buzz settlement about having automatically opted people into buzz who hadn't clicked on anything of the sort, and then sharing all of their google contacts with all of their other google contacts?
They also freely list all the data they store on you: https//www.google.com/dashboard
On the google dashboard, there is a link for "About privacy and security in Google Voice."
Page not available.
Does this mean privacy and security in Google Voice is not available either?
"Data in the cloud" is a fancy way of saying "Data on somebody else's storage infrastructure, not mine".
You expect that the company storing the data has a rather fancier storage infrastructure than you can possibly afford, but you can't be certain. You may have visions of the latest, greatest SAN technology complete with multi-site replication and failover capabilities - but for all you know your supplier has a vision of a single Dell server with an external storage array of 16 1TB SATA drives. And for
Every time there's a Slashdot post about ChromeOS there's immediately a rush of posts complaining that it won't work offline.
Slashdot is supposed to be news for nerds, not recent history for nerds
This is not 1999. You can come out of your bunker now.
Google introduced offline Web functionality in in 2007. Google Docs supported Google Gears, which made it possible to use the Google word processor on an airplane with no network connection at all. I've done it. It worked fine. When I reconnected, everything synchronized with the cloud.
This concept has been reworked and is a part of the HTML5 standard. See http://www.w3.org/TR/offline-webapps/ [w3.org]
There was no Web when I was in junior high, you insensitive clod.
I'm glad you summarized all this because I've also seen and used plenty of these offline apps and they can be quite sophisticated. It will be interesting to see if the Web can become an app platform, beyond webmai
Please stop assuming the Web is as it was when you were in junior high.
I know memory goes as one gets older; but I was in junior high during the mid-1970s and I DON'T REMEMBER NO WEB!
It was made of silk and had arachnids in it... you need to get your memory checked!
I'd say Windows 98 is more highly functional than html5 and javascript.
This is not 1999.
Quite right, you said it yourself... its almost 2011. Why are you trying to promote a technology that's on not even on par in terms of functionality and user experience with what was available in 1999.
I'm well aware that chromeos will work offline. But if docment editing is the criteria I'd rather use Office 98 on Windows 98 than ChromeOS offline... or even online for that matter.
But fortunately Office98 on Win 98 isn't even the alternative I'm faced with; the actual alternative is Microsoft Office on {Snow Leopard or Windows 7} or LibreOffice on {Windows 7, Snow Leopoard, or Ubuntu.}.
Please stop assuming the Web is as it was when you were in junior high.
Not a problem. In junior high I used a TRS-80. The internet existed, but there was no http yet. You really have to stop pretending the Web is a modern operating system. Its come a long way in the last 15 to 20 years, but its not there yet.
(subj). That is all I need to know
the real story here is that there are going to FINALLY be ARM netbooks for sale!
now if only they could get the sense to make a full laptop with them.
I remember the summer of 2009 when everyone was expecting the wave of ARM cpu netbooks... it never happened. My friend was designing power management ICs for them too. I suspect that the major desktop and notebook OEMs are afraid of Intel's reprisal if they were to market an ARM netbook (same goes for ARM tablets). I wonder what makes Apple so special that they are not afraid of Intel?
How long before they're running Windows Mobile 7?
We have a large local organisation that has been a rock-solid windows shop for ever. I've occasionally had dealings with their IT manager, and never got any interest in moving to linux. So I just about fell over when he told me he was planning to switch as many workstations as possible to ChromeOS and Google Docs as soon as it comes out.
This is just one sample of course. But if a conservative Windows-centric organisation is planning to switch so immediately, it doesn't bode well for MS's revenue backbone - all those corporate workstations running windows and office. A switch to ChromeOS would be disruptive, but not much more so than the Windows 7 upgrade that must be on 75% of IT managers' todo lists next year.
Don't get me wrong, MS will be around for years and years, but I think their Silverlight/HTML5 announcement shows they've recognised their supremacy is over and they can't assume everyone runs Windows any more. Interesting times ahead.
The way I see this is this is a business play. For a consumer like me, a castrated variant of a laptop I already own is not particularly exciting to me. As a small business, if I use Google Apps, this would be a huge money saver. You basically don't have to do much (if any) IT if you have this. Your data is always backed up. Your laptops never have any upgrade or virus issues - they upgrade themselves and system partition is read-only. You have endless amount of space for docs and email, and pretty decent collaboration features which will only get better over time. So for a business that can cope with the current limitations of Google Apps, there's quite a bit of value in ChromeOS.
The party adjourned to a hot tub, yes. Fully clothed, I might add. -- IBM employee, testifying in California State Supreme Court