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Data Recovery Firms to the Rescue

Data Recovery Firms to the RescueBy Reid Goldsborough What’s the worst thing that could happen to your computer? It could crash, destroy your data, and — if the computer plays a key role in your business — force you into bankruptcy. The above may sound unrealistically bleak and sensationalistic, but it happens more often than […]

February 12, 2003

UC-Irvine Establishes School of Computer Science

UC-Irvine Establishes School of Computer ScienceBy Ronald Roach IRVINE, Calif.University of California regents have approved the UC system’s first computer science school at the UC- Irvine campus, boosting the profile of a department that has long enjoyed a national reputation. The move, which is expected to enhance research and recruiting, creates the UC-Irvine School of […]

January 29, 2003

A Little Computer Humor Goes a Long Way

A Little Computer Humor Goes a Long WayBy Reid Goldsborough We laugh, but there’s always some truth lurking behind humor, insights that can be illuminating. That’s why the best humor is self-deprecating. By poking fun at ourselves we reveal our humanity. Other jokes poke fun at those we collectively deem deserve it. If they don’t, […]

January 15, 2003

Minimizing the Risks of PC Buying

Minimizing the Risks of PC BuyingBy Reid Goldsborough Any time you buy a personal computer, whether it’s your first or your fifth, whether for yourself, your children, or your company, you face uncertainty. Will the computer work, or will it be dead on arrival? Will it work initially but fail after a few weeks? Will […]

January 1, 2003

Internet Forces Schools to Contend With Copyright, Speech Issues

Internet Forces Schools to Contend With Copyright, Speech Issues By Ronald Roach and News Wires CAMBRIDGE, Mass.As universities’ computer network capacities become deluged by file-sharing students, so too have school presidents’ offices been hit by complaints from the entertainment industry. Citing an estimated 2.6 billion music and video files shared illegally each month on college […]

January 1, 2003

Are You a Pirate?

Are You a Pirate?By Reid Goldsborough If you’re like me, you’ve gotten many e-mail messages lately cajoling you to buy anti-virus software. “YOUR COMPUTER IS AT RISK!” shouted one in all capital letters. “PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER,” implored another. If you don’t already have anti-virus software or need an update, these offers may sound enticing. After […]

December 18, 2002

Campuses Commit to IT Improvements

Campuses Commit to IT Improvements Despite Budget CrunchBy Ronald Roach CLAREMONT, Calif.The 13th annual Campus Computing survey, conducted by computing expert Dr. Kenneth C. Green, has concluded that college and university campuses across the United States are increasing their commitment to information technology even while working with smaller budgets. Green is the founder and director […]

December 4, 2002

Picture the Perfect Photo

Picture the Perfect PhotoBy Reid Goldsborough Technological progress with desktop computers and office software has plateaued in recent years, with little eye-opening innovation. That can’t be said of some peripheral computing areas, including digital photography, where progress continues to soar. The quality of digital cameras has reached parity with conventional film-based cameras. You can now […]

November 20, 2002

MIT Unveils Free Web Education Pilot

MIT Unveils Free Web Education PilotBy Ronald Roach CAMBRIDGE, Mass.Unveiled in late September, the much-anticipated Massachusetts Institute of Technology OpenCourseWare project has gotten under way as a pilot program. In an effort by MIT to publish all its course materials on the Internet, school officials have made the materials of 32 courses available to anyone […]

November 6, 2002

Saving Your College’s Data From Unnatural Disaster

Saving Your College’s Data From Unnatural DisasterLast month, as the nation mourned anew for the victims of last Sept. 11, the New York Stock Exchange marked a different kind of anniversary: Last year, the exchange was closed for four days following the terror attacks — its longest closure since the market crash that sparked the […]

October 23, 2002

Survey: Internet Now Part of Everyday Life

Survey: Internet Now Part of Everyday Life For College StudentsCHICAGOAndy Perez uses the library at Rice University in Houston for the quiet, not the books. He does his research online. Edell Fiedler taps into the Internet to register for classes and check grades at Minnesota State University, Mankato, sometimes saving her the 60-mile drive to […]

October 9, 2002

Consulting With a Computer Expert

Consulting With a Computer ExpertSay you need to upgrade a half dozen PCs in your office. Or you would like to install a network connecting a new computer in your home to an existing one to share its cable modem and printer.You can do it yourself, listening to vendors who want to sell their products […]

September 11, 2002

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