Jul 2, 2009
Whilst we're on the subject of universities and technology, there's this intriguing addendum to yesterday's tale concerning the arrest of Carrell Clinic security guard Jesse William McGraw, who federal authorities say was planning a major hack attack on July 4 ... or, as McGraw allegedly referred to it, "Devil's Day." So happens that while McGraw, who went by the moniker "GhostExodus," was on the Internets showing off his exploits and calling for others to join in, he bumped into Mississippi State University ... Read More
Jun 28, 2009
To get more out of your computing, you don’t really need newer equipment or fancier software packages. To do your computer work faster, there’s not always a lot of sense in going out and buying more RAM or a new CPU. All you have to do is become a better user. After all, a good plumber doesn’t blame his tools.
Being a better computer user doesn’t require you to sign up for course at college or to read those huge books that geeks ... Read More
Jun 9, 2009
A cadre of newly minted media whiz kids, who mix high-tech savvy with hard-nosed reporting skills, are taking a closer look at ways in which 21st century code-crunching and old-fashioned reporting can not only coexist but also thrive. And the first batch of them has just emerged from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. (See 10 ways your job will change.)
They've just completed a new master's program at Medill — with scholarships from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation — ... Read More
May 21, 2009
It is one of the most memorable lines in movie history. As the air around him is rent by explosions and the whiz of bullets, Colonel Kilgore stands nonchalantly with hands on hips, sniffs the acrid breeze and declares: ‘I love the smell of napalm in the morning.’
Now actor Robert Duvall’s famous scene from the Vietnam epic Apocalypse Now could be re-enacted in millions of teenagers’ bedrooms – thanks to technology that will allow computer games consoles to release the stench of ... Read More
May 17, 2009
These tech products and services may be forgotten, but they're far from gone. How have these geezers managed to hang on for so long?
Old computer products, like old soldiers, never die. They stay on the market -- even though they haven’t been updated in eons. Or their names get slapped on new products that are available only outside the U.S. Or obsessive fans refuse to accept that they’re obsolete -- long after the rest of the world has moved on.
For this story ... Read More
