You just want it printed. You spent a bunch of time getting the page just so. You clicked the right buttons and the page is supposed to (magically) appear. But nothing. No blinking lights. No confounded error message. Nothing. Normally, all our nearly ubiquitous technology works amazing well, day after day… until it doesn’t. And when… Read more »
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And Microsoft Does It Again . . . WINDOWS 8
Microsoft released Windows 8 Developer Preview in September 2011. Windows 8 has not yet been released in the market, but after reading and research, I found the folowing advantages and disadvantages about the new OS. PROS: Task manager is superb Super Fast Bootup Clean and elegant look Rss App is Nice Metro UI is so… Read more »
Openings for Technology GRAs . . .
The College of Law Technology department is hiring GRAs for the 2012 summer semester. Technology GRAs report to Yolanda Travis, Help Desk Manager, and assist with Help Desk incidents and classroom technology requests. Technology GRAs requirements are as follows: The student must have previous customer service skills and proven troubleshooting skills. The student must have… Read more »
Smartphones are everywhere!
Question: Let’s say you are working hard for the money, sharing accommodations and living on ramen. Would you still shell out your hard-earned cash to keep your smart-phone up and running? According to a recent study by Nielsen, you probably would.
New laptop?
Did you get a new laptop over the holiday break?
New Year’s Resolutions: Get Organized!
Resolutions come and go, but one that seems to hang around from year to year is “get organized.” The new year brings what many of us perceive as a fresh start for doing something new, or doing something better. Sometimes we make resolutions that are wildly impractical, and sometimes we set the bar so low,… Read more »
It’s Cyber Monday!
We hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving with family and friends. Are you ready for the big holiday season? Whether you find Black Friday to be exhilarating or terrifying, you can rest easy knowing that there’s always a back-up plan. It’s Cyber Monday! Although the “holiday” began as a report about internet sales boosts following… Read more »
Your Student Technology Fee
What is your student technology fee used for? Find out on November 16. On November 16th Terrance Manion, the Director of Information Technology and Librarian, will host a forum on the Student Technology Fee. There he will briefly discuss the history and proposal process of the Student Technology Fee, current Student Technology Fee award projects,… Read more »
Remembering Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder and former CEO, died yesterday at the age of 56. Apple has posted this statement on its website: Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost… Read more »
Student Technology Fees At Work
You may have noticed that the Law Library Student Instructional Lab (more commonly known as the back of the lab) was recently outfitted with sixteen new PC workstations. This upgrade was funded in part by the Student Technology Fee. College of Law Facilities (more commonly known as Ken Walsh) took advantage of this upgrade to… Read more »