FREE STUFF ALERT: Kaseya Inventory Software

Kaseya has joined the many companies using the language of the times in their marketing efforts: they bill their free software promotion as a "stimulus program." The company is a provider of automated systems management software, which discovers and reports the status of servers, workstations and other IP connected devices in a network, and you can download it for FREE until Dec. 31 right here. Give it a try!

NEC's New Installation Projectors: High Brightness, Low Price

This week NEC announced two new models in the company's NP Series of installation projectors, designed to be, well, installed. Each boasts specs that aren't too unique, XGA resolution, 600:1 contrast ratio, integrated 5 watt speakers, and a variety of lenses for different distances. What sets them apart as "installation" models are things like high brightness: the NP1200 boasts 3700 lumens, the NP2200 throws out 4200 lumens.

Also, lens shift tools allow you to move the image around without moving the projector, so you can still use it in awkward spots. Another cool feature is the Virtual Remote program, enabling you to control the projector from your desktop or laptop without needing a separate remote. And for these features, I think these are great prices: $2399 for the NP2200, $1999 for the slightly less bright NP1200. I remember when 2200 lumens cost you 4 grand...

A Use For The Amazon eReader In Education: "Send To Kindle"

Ever since the Kindle came out, there has been speculation about its use in education. Could this be the future of textbooks? Students downloading everything onto a handheld reader instead of lugging around huge volumes in huge backpacks? Despite the excitement, critics point out that large problems remain. They cost a good chunk of change ($259), and unlike, say, a PC, netbook or even a smartphone, are fairly one dimensional right now. You're not surfing the Web, watching videos, writing papers, or even seeing things in full color at this point.

So what CAN schools do with the Kindle? That's the question with any new education technology... the content, the professional development, the practical everyday use is what's important, not the bells and whistles and "gee whiz!" factor. Well, to answer that question, interactive whiteboard maker Luidia, makers of the eBeam, made an announcement yesterday.

Luidia offers teaching software for its line of interactive whiteboards, and announced a new enhancement on Monday: a feature called "Send To Kindle." Teachers can save their whiteboard presentations, lessons and notes and simply click "Send to Kindle" to wirelessly distribute this content to all the Kindles in the classroom for students to take home. Read more about it at the Luidia Web site, where you can even enter for a chance to WIN an eBeam Edge and a Kindle.