‘Digital dark age’ might doom some data
What stands a better chance of surviving 50 years from now, a framed photograph or a 10-megabyte digital photo file on your computer's hard drive? The framed photograph…
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New low-cost college option emerges
Burck Smith wanted to give college students a way to earn course credits and kick-start their higher-education careers while slashing first-year college costs by more than half. Smith,…
SUNY faulted for underreporting crime data
The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester, N.Y., reports that two-thirds of the State University of New York's four-year schools reported crime statistics to the federal government that conflicted…
UIUC’s tech chief explains her school’s success
Technology and student support are cornerstones of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), so when the school was named America's "top wired college" earlier this year, Chief…
FCC chairman backs use of ‘white space’ spectrum
Companies lobbying the Federal Communications Commission to access unused spectrum known as "white spaces" won a big victory on Oct. 15 when Chairman Kevin Martin threw his weight…
Technology makes cheating ‘far more tempting’
For many young Americans, technology has not only become an integral part of their everyday lives, but it is also changing the way they cheat on tests, plagiarize…
Alloy Navigator makes the grade at University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh provides technical support and delivery to the business and financial areas of the university through its Financial Information Systems (FIS) department. With 25 employees,…
Comcast sets monthly internet usage cap
The decision by Comcast--the nation's second largest broadband-service provider (after AT&T)--to set an official limit on the amount of data that residential subscribers can download and upload each…