Private cloud (also called internal cloud) is a marketing term for an enterprise computing architecture that’s protected by a firewall. Promotion of the private cloud model is designed to appeal to an organization that wants more control over their data than they can get by using a third-party hosted service such as Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) or Simple Storage Service (S3). (Continued)
Private cloud (also called internal cloud) is a marketing term for an enterprise computing architecture that’s protected by a firewall. Promotion of the private cloud model is designed to appeal to an organization that wants more control over their data than they can get by using a third-party hosted service such as Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) or Simple Storage Service (S3). (Continued)
Just found this article while screening my tweets and it made me think some. Mostly on how I can raise my kids to think more like an entrepreneur, aka outside of the box. I know my children are Three(3) and One(1) but I don’t think it is too early to start.
Now is actually the best time. Take for example, legos, there is more than one way you can put them together and there is more than one thing you can build with them. You are stuck within the parameters that they fit together top to bottom, but there is really nothing else preventing you from doing what you want. So, by letting my children play with legos, it gives them the ability to work not only on their creativity, but essentially they could build something else other than what the instructions provide.
Now don’t misunderstand me, Legos is not the almighty sword that will drive entrepreneurship into my kids but it is a good example. From this example, I can keep in mind that I should give my kids options and let them come up with solutions on their own. As they get older, I can allow them to come up with ways to make money, whether it is from my wife and I or from a business idea they have. It all comes down to the foundation I can start to build for them now.
Other than the options I can provide for them, there is the knowledge that I can share with them. Children in this age will be more computer savvy than in my age (I didn’t get my first computer till I was in High School). And I can remember my Calculus Professor saying he didn’t take Calculus till graduate school, and now high school students are taking it. I can supplement their education with information they are not getting, like how to run a business or the stock market.
In the end, having the options and extended knowledge will show my children to think outside of the box and become entrepreneur minded thinkers.
CDMA (Code-Division Multiple Access) refers to any of several protocols used in so-called second-generation (2G) and third-generation (3G) wireless communications…(Continued)
I just ran across a research article at MediaPost that shows the results of their survey for the rationale to play online games. Their key results are:
and I am not so sure that this is quite right and I will address each one as I see how they fall with me.
Positive Mood Boost
I can see how it would be positive if some really rare item dropped and I won it. But the games I have played in the past, which include, UO, EQ, WoW, and SWG, have provided situations where there was lots of stress and negativity. Camping for hours on end to get 1 rare item is not positive. Getting jumped and losing is not positive. Dieing and losing all of your good loot is not positive. Focusing on the game and neglecting your family and health is not positive.
Forget Worries and Problems
I don’t think online games allow you to forget anything. Online games create new worries and problems that are very artificial compared to the reality that you are trying to push aside. This is very comparable to someone drinking to forget their worries. This is not positive at all.
Keeping Mind Sharp
I found when I played hours and hours of online games that my mind would become pudding. I didn’t want to focus on anythign long term and I couldn’t sit down and do anything that was actual work. I can see maybe improving hand eye coordination or if you are a group leader, these skills might improve a little….but they are only focuses in an online environment, if you tried to use these same skills in a work environment, you will probably fail which, according to this survey, you would go back to play games online more.
De-stressor
I can’t imagine playing an online game relieving any stress if you can’t find a job. Not finding a job is not gonna get any better by playing a game, it might help you forget about it, but the reality of it is that it is still a problem and might become more stressful as time moves on.
Summary
I am not against online games, I think the number one reason that people should play them is that they are fun and challenging. Yet this survey supports the idea that it is more like Alcohol or a drug. I don’t deny that this may be the case for some people, it is just not the case for me.
I wrote a week ago or so that the Japanese are utilizing supplementary schools to increase the education of their K-12 students. Something like this does not normally occur in the USA, though it has been known that parents will utilize tutors. It is kind of the same principle.
If we want our children to learn more, and with technology being the leading role in most if not all occupations now and in the future, it should be our responsibility to make sure that our children can be as competitive as possible. And why not make it fun at the same time.
On that note, I would like to introduce Math Bits, a website that focuses on mathematics and they make it fun. For example, they have a system called web caching. You solve a math problem, which gives you the answer to the next website, and it goes on like this for so many pages (I am working on the Geometry version now and am on cache #8). Unfortunately, I don’t remember much of my geometry so I am finding my self looking back at online resources to find the solutions. Their website also provides online lessons, how-to’s, a resource to ask questions, printable worksheets, and other resources pertaining to the subject the student is interested in. The site makes a great tool for a high school student who needs that little extra help or can be used by parents to advance their child in math a little sooner. It all depends on how you want to use the resources.
Can’t close the article without the software to back it all up with. Unfortunately, I don’t have a recommendation of which software package to use, I think that should be left up to the individual to find out on their own. But I will include a blog post that lists quite a few options to get you started, have a look here.
Have a look at the websites, I visit Math Bits on a regular basis and have referred many people looking to take a class in Mathematics to the website as well. If you visit the site, either let me or them know what you think and how you used the information, so that all can benefit from the knowledge.
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