Love Bug said to return in time for Valentines Day
An anti-virus vendor MessageLabs have recently conducted a survey that highlighted that the Lovebug virus which caused many disasters for Internet users in May last year is set to make another appearance in time for this years Valentines Day.It was estimated that this e-mail worm caused around £4.8bn worth of damage worldwide and that even […]
Review of the Learning Technologies Exhibition, London Olympia
Review: Learning Technologies ExhibitionLondon Olympia, 1 February 2001This years Learning Technology Exhibition was a two-day event held at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London. The focus of this event was to bring peoples attention to more effective ways of learning using internet technologies. In comparison with other exhibitions attended in the past, the whole event […]
Here/see Elliot Masie for free
This Wednesday there’s an opportunity to hear and see one of America’s key names in e-learning for free on the web.Elliot Masie, founder of the Masie Center, will be exploring the current state of e-learning and its future potential in’E-learning Solutions and Creativity in the Digital Age’. Among the topics to be covered: the impetus […]
How to: Get unmetered access to the internet – updated advice
What is unmetered access to the Internet?Unmetered access means that the costs you incur when you’re connected to the Internet from your computer are the same irrespective of the length of time you remain online – be that 15 minutes/week or 8 hours/day.We have updated this advice page to reflect the many developments in 2001 […]
New e-learning feature from Don Clark’s ‘Big Bowl of Biscuits’
One of TrainingZONE’s favourite training websites has added a new section devoted to ‘reflections on e-learning’. Don Clark’s ‘Big Dog’s Bowl of Biscuits’ may have an odd-sounding name, but it’s packed with training and learning-related information of all kinds and is well worth a browse. This particular section takes a comprehensive look at the theory, […]
Making the move to Linux
Whenever software applications such as Linux are produced for free, this somehow automatically appears to raise the profile of that product, however, does this make it a good enough reason to convert? This was a question raised in Computer Weekly and here are some of the points that came out of this query.Linux is an […]
Top secret changes made to MS Whistler
Microsoft have alerted testers of Whistler, Microsofts next generation of the Windows operating system that they are making substantial changes to this product and they are already producing a second beta release.The testers have not been informed as to these changes, but Microsoft privately alerted them that there are changes to the look and feel […]
Major research report shows how the world of training is changing fast
E-learning is making dramatic inroads into the staff development programmes of many companies – but not at the expense of other forms of training. Whilst the future for staff training looks optimistic, the majority of companies are hopeless at evaluating and following-up their staff learning. These are two of the most startling results from a […]
Microsoft set up website to offer e-commerce advice
Microsoft along with 14 other companies are setting up a website offering IT managers advice on business-to-commerce e-commerce advice. These partners include PriceWaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Attenda and consultancies such as Netcraft.com and Blueberry.net. The Web Venturer website intends to show how businesses can be built using Microsoft’s .net technologies and also guidance on building start-up businesses […]
Air Traffic Management face issues over training
Air traffic controllers have voted against an £8,000 cash offer from National Air Traffic Services (Nats) management, in a bid to continue a normal operational service while staff are being trained on new IT systems at a new En Route training centre at Swanwick, Hampshire.The aim was to provide a reserve of controllers by buying […]
Organisations tightening up Net usage
Owing to the increase in reports of employees facing disciplinary actions for inappropriate use of the internet or email, has led to large organisations taking measures to inhibit employees access to such websites in future.This has meant that companies such as Surfcontrol face a brighter future and have certainly benefitted from such moves as their […]
16 year old pleads guilty to 56 charges of unauthorised access
A 16 year old canadian boy who was nicknamed Mafiaboy pleaded guilty to 56 out of 66 charges for unauthorised access to a computer. He had targeted internet sites like Buy.com, eBay and Yahoo and is estimated to have caused around £1bn in damages.The teenager was released to await sentencing in Aprils, which could be […]
Microsoft aim bigger advertising campaign for Windows 2000
Microsoft are to spend around $220 million on an advertising campaign hoping to increase sales in their Windows 2000 operating system which has received a slower than anticipated uptake within industry.Windows 2000 was originally launched last February and even though it has received favourable reviews, the sales of the high-end server version has not sold […]
A guide to healthy working with Computers
Microsoft have produced a healthy computing guide that appears quite straightforward to follow.The guide is broken down into five sections which are:Health WarningThe problems associated with using a keyboard or mouse such as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, etc.Position yourselfThe correct posture is important to ensure against avoiding MSDs.Go lightlyLow forces can […]
USA training and learning e-mail wires reviewed
With the US being a couple of steps ahead of the UK in fully embracing the possibilities of communicating electronically, it’s perhaps no suprise that two of the best free e-mail newswires TrainingZONE has come across (with the exception of our own LearningWire, of course!) come from ‘across the pond’. Here, we look briefly at […]
PC Market sales slumped in 2000
Research firm Gartner Dataquest have found that worldwide PC shipment figures were increased by only 10% and not the by 17% that Gartner had originally predicted. The reason for this was stated as the slowdown of the US economy and a market saturation of the PC.Many computer manufacturers such as Apple, Gateway, chip makers Intel […]
Product Review: Registrar Express
Registrar Express is a training administration management software solution, which reports to be easy to use, flexible and designed to manage the corporate training and development function.Registrar has been written to automate the administrative tasks of training such as processing registrations, scheduling courses and instructors, communicating with trainees and keeping employee training records up-to-date.Registrar can […]
First accredited Online CPD Business School launches here
Value Projects Ltd. Partners With Sift, Professional Cyber-Community Leader, and University of Action Learning to Create the First CPD Business SchoolValue Projects has partnered with Sift, leading online builder of professional communities including TrainingZONE, HR Zone and AccountingWeb. Sift’s 190,000-member strong marketplace offer a wealth of industry specific information which will now be enhanced by […]
Product Review: Abbyy FineReader Pro 5.0
Abbyy FineReader is a character recognition software that provides users with a simple way of translating text from printed format into the PC and their latest version Pro 5.0 has now been released.It is aimed mainly for the home user, hence the simplicity of this application, but it still remains a very powerful product. It […]
Latest e-learning authoring tool from click2learn.com
Click2learn.com have released their ToolBook II Instructor version 8 which is stated as a major upgrade to this e-learning development toolset.The upgrade enables registered ToolBook users to instantly deliver and manage public or private e-learning courses over click2learn’s e-learning network, so that they now have access to an integrated and streamlined learning management platform.This version […]
