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Rochester Scientists Get $3 Million Grant to Build a Better Chip

Rochester Scientists Get $3 Million Grant to Build a Better ChipROCHESTER, N.Y. Four scientists at the University of Rochester have been awarded $3 million by the U.S. Department of Defense to build a faster computer chip. David Albonesi leads the University of Rochester team that includes Sandhya Dwarkadas, Eby Friedman and Michael Scott. “Today’s microprocessors […]

September 13, 2000

Florida State Gets Supercomputer

Florida State Gets SupercomputerTALLAHASSEE, Fla. An $8 million supercomputer capable of making calculations in a fraction of a second that would take a person two million years to do was showcased last month by new owner Florida State University. Joined by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and other academic dignitaries, Florida State’s president, Dr. Sandy D’Alemberte, […]

September 13, 2000

Internet Leading to Changes in Personal Computing

Internet Leading to Changes in Personal ComputingIs it time to scrap your PC or dump your investments in the likes of PC kingpins Intel and Microsoft? For the past five years a vocal melange of pundits and industry leaders have been predicting the death of the PC. It’s complicated, expensive, unreliable and underutilized, they say. […]

August 30, 2000

iLab Immerses Students in Multimedia Environment

iLab Immerses Students in Multimedia EnvironmentThe introduction of faster and better information technology tools, such as personal computers and laptops, has been constant since their arrival on campuses over the past two decades. So it’s not unusual that as tools have changed, the facilities, such as the campus computer center, have too.Howard University’s $5 million, […]

August 30, 2000

Campuses Move Toward Wireless Computing

Campuses Move Toward Wireless ComputingWASHINGTONStudents arriving at Howard University this fall will find one of the latest information technology amenities available to them in their dormitory rooms — the ability to access the campus computer network through a wireless connection.Students, faculty and staff will, with the aid of special modems, have wireless access to Howard’s […]

August 30, 2000

Study Finds Stagnation in Number of Women Studying Computer Science

Study Finds Stagnation in Number of Women Studying Computer ScienceA recent study says the percentage of women in computer science programs will likely remain stagnant while overall undergraduate computer science enrollments increase rapidly over the next few years, according to the Association for Computing Machinery. The association’s Committee on Women in Computing found that women […]

August 16, 2000

No Hassles: Buying a Reliable PC

No Hassles: Buying a Reliable PCMore so than ever, personal computers are commodities, with little differentiation between offerings from one vendor to the next.Sure, you can choose a PC with a faster or slower processor, more or less memory, or a larger or smaller hard disk. But a high-end machine from one vendor is much […]

August 2, 2000

Army Announces $600 Million Program to Educate Soldiers

Army Announces $600 Million Program to Educate SoldiersWASHINGTON — Soldiers who choose the Army over school will soon be able to spend evenings in their bunks working for a college or technical degree.A new $600 million Army education program, designed to attract and keep recruits while creating a more wired Army, will provide laptop computers, […]

August 2, 2000

On-Ramps to the Information Highway

On-Ramps to the Information HighwayWe live in the Age of Information, with information access exploding exponentially. You need information to gain knowledge, and knowledge to gain wisdom. In practical terms, as the noted economist Peter F. Drucker has written, knowledge more than technology is key in giving individuals and companies a competitive edge.If you’re like […]

July 5, 2000

Your Computer Chair Should be The Best Seat in the House

Your Computer Chair Should be The Best Seat in the HouseIf you spend any amount of time working on a computer, the most important machine to you — and the most overlooked — is probably not the one you type on but the one you sit on. Chairs, specifically ergonomic ones adjustable in multiple ways, […]

June 7, 2000

Building A Better Web Site Through Free Association

Building A Better Web Site Through Free AssociationHow good is free?The no-cost Internet bandwagon continues to accelerate, with Web sites, Web storage space, Web-based software programs, and Internet service providers offering services completely free of charge.Some Web sites even let you build your Web site for free, then host it for free as well.I’ve tested […]

May 24, 2000

Scientist Works to Give Women A Voice in the Cyberworld

Scientist Works to Give Women A Voice in the CyberworldPALO ALTO, Calif. — Dr. Anita Borg sees a world suffering from pronoun problems — namely that the technological revolution sweeping the globe is too often led by “pale males” setting standards in a world where women are in the majority.Don’t call her a radical feminist. […]

April 26, 2000

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