Some perspective: When I was growing up, I remember the big day our family spent over $2,000 on a top-of-the-line desktop comptuer. It’s processing power and speed seemed almost magical compared to the clunkers my school was using. It was the size of two bread-boxes (for those of you that remember bread-boxes) and when pushed, [...]
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Profs seek new controls as cellphone prevalence increases WATERLOO, Ont. (CUP) — John Schwieter knows exactly what his students are up to when they try to hide the fact that they’re texting in class. “They usually sit way back in their chairs and put their hands halfway under their desks, but on their lap, and [...]
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Alyssa Mosher – The Aquinian – The IT staff at St. Thomas University have been working hard this summer and after a few unwanted emails two weeks ago, the changes to STU’s email system are nearly complete. Currently, STU has a private email system that requires constant upgrading from the IT staff. Nearing the maximum [...]
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John Solak comes home with with two friends in tow. They’re loaded down with snacks and drinks from the convenience store around the corner. Energy to keep them alert well into the night. With a short ‘Hey’ to whoever’s sitting in the living room, he heads straight for the door to the basement, and towards [...]
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Alex Solak – The Aquinian – Everyone watching the web tech industry knew it had to happen eventually. Facebook is finally going to become ‘location-aware.’ Following hot on the heels of Twitter’s push for location information, Facebook will soon give you the option of attaching your physical location (in the real world) to anything you [...]
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It’s hard to keep up with technology on a regular basis. Advances come quickly and often target what the tech industry calls ‘early adopters’ (otherwise known, affectionately, as geeks). Most new products that come out these days never even make it to the regular public, and the ones that do often aren’t well understood. That’s [...]
Continue reading …Alex Solak – The Aquinian Larger, more secure network launching right now Thanks to a $500,000 grant from the federal Knowledge Infrastructure Program, STU’s Information Technology Services department has upgraded the wireless internet system for the entire campus. The new wireless internet is just one of the planned projects. ITS is also working on an [...]
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This week the city of Moncton is hosting their first ‘Intelligent Communities Summit’. The 3 day conference brings leaders of Canada’s technology industry to Atlantic Canada to discuss how current and upcoming technology are shaping our communities. Guests include representatives from HP, Motorola, Cisco, and the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Associtation. Members of civil and provincial [...]
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