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Clearing Up the Confusion in Optical Storage
Clearing Up the Confusion in Optical StorageTraditionally, personal computers have used the physics of magnetism as the primary means of storing programs and data for later use. Floppy disks, hard disks, Zip disks and backup tapes all work by magnetizing small areas on the surface of the disk.In recent years magnetism has been complemented by [ā¦]
August 15, 2001
International
G8 Passes International Digital Divide Plan
G8 Passes International Digital Divide PlanGENOA, ItalyThe worldās big eight powers approved an action plan to bridge the ādigital divideā with the poorest countries. Leaders at the Group of Eight summit held in July endorsed a task force report on how to harness technology in the cause of development. In 2000, the G8 summit established [ā¦]
August 15, 2001
HBCUs
General Electric Donates $1 Million
General Electric Donates $1 MillionTo UNCF Technology InitiativeWASHINGTONThe United Negro College Fund last month scored another major gift in its $80 million technology campaign. Officials with the GE Fund donated a $1 million grant in support of the UNCF Technology Enhancement Campaign, bringing total funds raised to $77 million over 18 months, according to UNCF [ā¦]
August 15, 2001
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American āNet Users Rank Privacy as High Concern
American āNet Users Rank Privacy as High ConcernPRINCETON, N.J.Two-thirds of e-mail users believe that the federal government should pass more laws to ensure citizen privacy online compared to 33 percent who think the current laws are adequate, according to an online Gallup poll taken in June. The poll, conducted June 14-26 over the Internet, revealed [ā¦]
August 1, 2001
Latinx
Big-Time Computing for Minority-Serving Institutions
Big-Time Computing for Minority-Serving InstitutionsWhile many colleges and universities, including minority-serving institutions, have worked diligently to avoid being permanently designated asĀ āhave notsā in the digital divide, the pace of information technology innovation continues to keep virtually all American higher education institutions in a scramble to stay current on the latest advances.Ā Ā Nonetheless, historically Black [ā¦]
July 18, 2001
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Making a Power Play
Making a Power Play With Your PCElectricity is your computerās gasoline, the fuel that moves the moving parts. It can be equally explosive. Most people donāt think twice about the electric current flowing into a PC until something disturbs that flow. In the event that lightning threatens, these disturbances can cause the bits to bite [ā¦]
July 4, 2001
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Nonprofit Groups Collaborate to Locate Free Internet Access for Students
Nonprofit Groups Collaborate to Locate Free Internet Access for StudentsWASHINGTON Motivated by the onset of summer vacation, a coalition of nonprofit groups are collaborating to get young people connected to the Internet by producing and distributing a directory ā in both English and Spanish ā of more than 20,000 locations nationwide that offer free Internet [ā¦]
July 4, 2001
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Staking Claim to the Web
Staking Claim to the WebDoes your grade-school child have a Web site but youāre still fiddling with e-mail and your Web browser? Do you feel you or your organization has been left behind by the Internet revolution?Whether youāre a home or business computer user, if youāve thus far resisted putting down a stake on the [ā¦]
June 20, 2001
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Skills Shortage Continues to Drive Tech Job Market
Skills Shortage Continues to Drive Tech Job Market SANTA MONICA, Calif.Despite the widespread failure of dot-coms, there remains an acute need by electronic commerce companies for skilled labor. Experts in networked computers, e-business applications, Web software development and other IT skills are in high demand, yet they continue to be hard to find, according to [ā¦]
June 20, 2001
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MIT to Develop āVirtual Campusā to Assist Colleges, Universities with EPA Compliance
MIT to Develop āVirtual Campusā to AssistĀ Colleges, Universities with EPA ComplianceThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently agreed to settle a federal environmental case for a total of $550,000 in an action that may provide low-cost pollution control solutions and free anti-pollution guidance to resource-strapped colleges and universities.While the $150,000 fine is not the largest [ā¦]
June 20, 2001
Faculty & Staff
Parting Words
Parting WordsOutgoing college presidents share thoughts about challenges facing HBCUs as well as the state of higher education.By Cheryl D. FieldsThe transition from spring to summer is one of higher educationās most exciting periods. It is a time when students who have toiled for years to achieve their academic goals finally get an opportunity to [ā¦]
June 20, 2001
HBCUs
Marshall Fund Releases IT Study on Public HBCUs
Marshall Fund Releases IT Study on Public HBCUsNEW YORKThe Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund (TMSF) organization released An Assessment of Current Information Technology Usage, the first comprehensive study of information technology usage among the 44 historically Black public colleges and universities (HBPCUs) that are affiliated with the Marshall scholarship fund. The study, released in April, highlights [ā¦]
May 23, 2001
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