What Is New

The domain name Computer Views was registered several years ago and resided on an installation of Community Server. While this was fine for a small site, the configuration did not provide easy customization and the forums portion was poor. Hopefully the features with Drupal will allow visitors to feel more welcome and interact more.

The Computer Views website redesign began December 1, 2007, Saturday morning at 7 am. Drupal 5.3 installation succeeded after determining certain files were corrupt on the upload. Look for new content to be uploaded throughout the day.

It's my favorite time of year! Planning is underway for the 2008 CES Tablet PC & UMPC community gathering.

Are you available to help pull the event together?

In September, Microsoft released a case study reviewing how Abby Brown's linear algebra students at Torrey Pines High School used Lenovo Tablet PCs and Wolfram Mathematica. Many of the schools adopting 1:1 computing are going through a similar exercise, be it with Mathematica, Microsoft Math, Geometer Sketchpad, or another math application.

Lanac Technology is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in Chicago that offers training for business solutions. This month they are offering a course on configuring Windows Vista, including:

Module 4: Configuring Mobile Computers