Technology
Back Up, Back Up and then Back Up Again
Our identities are under attack on a daily basis. It has moved beyond the risk of shopping online to just talking on your cell phone. We hand over personally identifiable information every day. Unfortunately, identity thieves know that and know how to intercept it.
Read MoreHas Digital Killed Print?
Much discussion is happening about the popularity of ebooks and the projected demise of “real” books due to this fame. Not everyone has given up on the real thing yet, but one author points out the change that has befallen us due to the e-readers.
Read MoreWhere Are They Now?
Tech companies come and go. There are always tech savvy entrepreneurs with big ideas looking to fill a need in the market and investors looking to get the huge returns that only come from investing in tech startups.
Read MoreName Change to Focus Direction
Speed-Trap has announced a name change to Celebrus Technologies Limited. This comes as part of their strategic plan to grow, promote and internationalize their products and services.
Read MoreLooking Back At One Woman’s Adventure in Computer Science
Wendy Hall, previous president for the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and a professor of computer science at the University of Southampton in England, ponders on the past and looks forward to the future.
Read MoreTeaching in the Web 3.0 World
How are the semantic web, mobile web, and the immersive Internet changing the way we learn and deliver learning? One author takes on that question and addresses how roles have changed in the process.
Read MoreNASA Hosting Open Source Summit 2011
As we write, NASA is hosting its first-ever summit around open source technology. This obvious support of the open source community is being held at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. The two-day Open Source Summit 2011 will gather engineers, policy makers, and members of the open source community to discuss how the agency can become a larger player in this sector.
Read MoreInk vs. Bytes
As Kindle and iPad sales continue to soar, where does that leave “real” books and more importantly the unique experiences in reading a book that cannot be captured on an e-reader?
Read MoreLibrarians Have Come A Long Way Baby
Regardless of when you went to school, the image that comes to your mind when hearing the term librarian is very similar to mine and everyone else’s. Gray hair, bun, wire framed glasses on a lanyard sitting on the end of her nose and tight pursed lips that you are sure hasn’t smiled in years, if ever. Was I really that far off?
Read MoreSMB IT Budgets Take a Hit
Small and midsize businesses (SMB) consistently struggle with committing to the investment that collaboration projects require. According to InformationWeek research, only one third are increasing their IT spending on collaborative projects, compared to the previous year.
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