Going rogue: IT officials fight student-run web networks
Campus technology officials say there’s only one surefire way to stop students from creating their own wireless internet connections in dormitories and creating a security risk for computer users: provide reliable wireless access across campus.
Blindness groups, ASU settle lawsuit over Kindle
Two organizations representing the blind have settled a discrimination lawsuit against Arizona State University over its use of Amazon’s Kindle e-reader device.
The children of cyberspace: Old fogies by their 20s
Researchers theorize that the ever-accelerating pace of technological change might be creating a series of mini-generation gaps, with each group of children uniquely influenced by the tech tools available in their formative stages of development, reports the New York Times.
The children of cyberspace: Old fogies by their 20s
Researchers theorize that the ever-accelerating pace of technological change might be creating a series of mini-generation gaps, with each group of children uniquely influenced by the tech tools available in their formative stages of development, reports the New York Times.
Budget cuts affecting South Carolina college students
South Carolina college students returning to classes this semester will begin to feel the pinch from numerous rounds of state budget cuts, including cuts to technology systems and services, reports the Post and Courier of Charleston, S.C.
Budget cuts affecting South Carolina college students
South Carolina college students returning to classes this semester will begin to feel the pinch from numerous rounds of state budget cuts, including cuts to technology systems and services, reports the Post and Courier of Charleston, S.C.
Study: Facebook isn’t a grade killer
Facebook could be a distraction that drags down grade point averages, or a popular online hangout spot that has no impact on college students’ academics — depending on which university study you read.
FTC to examine cloud-computing privacy concerns
In a development likely to be closely watched by Google Inc., Amazon.com, Microsoft Corp., and other vendors, as well as users of these companies’ cloud-computing services, the Federal Trade Commission is examining potential threats to consumer privacy and data security posed by such services, Computerworld reports.
FTC to examine cloud-computing privacy concerns
In a development likely to be closely watched by Google Inc., Amazon.com, Microsoft Corp., and other vendors, as well as users of these companies’ cloud-computing services, the Federal Trade Commission is examining potential threats to consumer privacy and data security posed by such services, Computerworld reports.
Schwarzenegger seeks shift from prisons to schools
With his state strapped for cash and his legacy looming, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Jan. 6 proposed to greatly reduce the amount of money California spends on its prisons and to funnel that sum to the state’s higher-education system instead, reports the New York Times.