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Intel demonstrated its Penryn chip family for reporters and analysts last week.

These processors are enhanced, smaller versions of the Core 2 Duo design. The main new feature is enhanced multimedia and mathematical performance, through the use of SSE4 instructions.

Of course, the smaller transistor size should reduce power consumption and heat.
They’ll be available by the end of 2007 for desktop, portable and server computers.
Thanks to one of my IS 7010 students for this tip!

For more information about this technology, see http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=25512 and http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/04/top_secret_intel_processor_plans_uncovered/page6.html

Both of my Paper 1 assignments are due this week.

IS 6100 students must turn in their Paper 1 assignments by noon HT on Wednesday, January 31.

IS 7010 students must submit their Paper 1 assignments by noon HT on Friday, February 2.

Students who have never turned in an assignment at TurnItIn.com should read the Student QuickStart guide at http://www.turnitin.com/static/pdf/tii_student_qs.pdf. This guide explains the submission process in an easy step-by-step format.

Here’s a very important tip: After a student uploads their file, TurnItIn.com displays it in an unformatted version. This allows the student to confirm that the text of the paper resembles what they submitted.

Some students get confused at this stage because the screen does not display fonts, tabs, tables and other formatting properly, if at all.

Nothing is wrong with the submitted file.
Other students stop at this point, because they haven’t seen the “Yes, submit” button on the confirmation page. They think that the paper has been submitted, but the submission process involves an important final step.

The student MUST press this Yes, submit button to send in their assignment. TurnItIn.com requires students to press two submit buttons on two pages! Here’s an example from the QuickStart PDF file.

TurnItIn.com sends a digital receipt to the student’s registered e-mail account when the file has been submitted. This e-mail message is the student’s confirmation that the assignment was accepted by TurnItIn.com.