it's practical to use OSS!

Due to schools' scarcity of budget and resources, it is practical to engage in using OSS(Open Source Softwares). It may seem that it is a form of stealing/plagiarism but the thought of having these softwares for educational purposes might be as well a good thing especially to universities with limited-funds like ours.

I think our university should greatly take part in using these softwares. For it cost less and mostly it is free; and it can be of so much help in a way that many would be able to gain more learnings and be able to be more up-to-date to the latest computing softwares and applications.

Our school can adopt to this idea through: thorough elaboration of the concept of accessing this kind of applications to students, faculty and staff; educating the students,etc the right ways and methods of utilizing these softwares; and emphasizing the limitations on taking advantage on these stuffs.

Here as follows are articles that discussed related issues about the topic:

http://www.cjlt.ca/content/vol31.1/hepburn.html
http://www.educationau.edu.au/jahia/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/papers/open_source.pdf
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8752422509.html

its GREEN CAMPUS COMPUTING! be cOgnizAnt !

At the current era, IT is undeniably at its way up. High, advanced and fast-changing technologies arise as fast as a blink of an eye.

But all these convenience of technology comes with a price. It's the after effect of what these technologies are causing. We are aware that pollution is at its highest rate today especially with all the advancement that the world has been made. But many of us neglect that ideas of what could happen in the future.

But from where I stand, as an IT student, I think we should do our part in helping out and conserving the environment. And so as any other universities and schools who are greatly involve.

Our university should strongly implement strict policies and regulations in conserving energy, and educate the students about the right ways of using PCs and any other related devices and how they will be able to help in their own ways.

The students, faculty and other users should abide to these rules.

Here are some sites where you can visit that will help you be enlightened on the ideas that we are pursuing:

http://www.isc.uoguelph.ca/documents/061211GreenComputingFinalReport2006_000.pdf http://www.edtechmag.com/higher/september-october-2007/seeing-green.html
http://ecenter.colorado.edu/energy/projects/green_computing.html

wah! ignorance unravelled!

tsk2.i knew dis day wud come.nvr expected it wud be dis way...
i have 2 learn to create my own blog.8s my 1st tym dealing with dis kind of application.
and to think,im an IT student..wat a disgrace!haha good thing our prof required us to have our own blog for academics purposes. i shud have started exploring ds thing b4, den i wouldnt b finding a hard tym ryt now.hayz.wel, ders no use regretting.
u guys..lern from my mistakes!haha aq pd d i wui.hihi