On the wire
Lots of interesting stuff coming through at the moment. In this update we have Microsoft’s security essentials offering and much more.
1. Microsoft Security Essentials - http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ This is a security package from Microsoft. It covers viruses, trojans rootkits etc. Its free, but you do need to be running windows genuine advantage.
2. Apple Apps store – http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090928/apples-apps-flying-off-the-virtual-shelves-6-6-million-downloads-per-day/ This is an interesting article and for the collectors of statisitics its a good article. Current rate of downloads from the apple store 6.6 million per day. That is 275000 downloads per hour or approximately 4600 downloads per minute or 74 downloads a second.
3. Get body smart - http://www.getbodysmart.com/index.htm this is a good site for health, science and physical education. This is an online tool for anatomy
4. How Teens use Media – http://www.threebillion.com/?p=528 this is a nielson report on teenagers and their use of media. The report is hosted on scribd and if you are a member you can download this.
5. Khan Academy’s Science channel on You tube – http://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademy – this is a series of videos from the Khan Academy hosted on youtube. Well worth a visit and seeing the various resources they have uploaded and shared – Well done guys!
