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Warning to Parents! Your Kids Might Be Hiding What They're Really Up to Online

Don Deane — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:11:13 +0000

It’s no secret that our children are more adept at using technology than we are, but a new survey by computer security company McAfee suggests their using their skills to be sneaky. According to the survey, a shocking 70 percent of teens (up from 45 percent in 2010) may be hiding their online behavior from [...]

Goodwill Opens 'Computer Works' Store to Sell Recycled Computers

Jeff Evans — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:00:08 +0000

Goodwill has opened a new store called ‘Computer Works’ which is a store that sells recycled computers at very affordable prices. Goodwill is accepting donations of old computers, monitors and printers that they will refurbish and sell in the store. If you’ve got a few old computers gathering dust in your attic or storage building, this is a great time to recycle them and help out Goodwill at the same time!

Will Computers Replace Human Tutors?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:00:32 +0000

Human tutors are usually good teachers — but what if a computer program could do the same thing, right down to identifying students’ emotions and boredom levels? Researchers from the University of Notre Dame, the University of Memphis and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have collaborated on programs they call the “AutoTutor” and “Affective AutoTutor,” [...]

The Scary Statistics on How Much We Use Phones and Computers [INFOGRAPHIC]

Shauna Wright — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:00:41 +0000

It’s no secret that a lot of us these days practically live on our computers and smartphones — but what exactly do we do with them? According to this infographic created by Online Schools, the answer is “practically everything.” Some highlights? About a third of smartphone owners check our phones before we even get out [...]

Apple Unveils iCloud

roddwayne — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:38:26 +0000

For the first time since 2006, Apple did not show off a new iPhone to open the company’s annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference. Instead, Steve Jobs today officially unveiled Apple’s iCloud music and media storage service as well as new operating software for Macs and mobile devices. Getty: Bloomberg “We’re going to move the digital hub, [...]

Microsoft Unveils Windows 8

roddwayne — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:01:13 +0000

Microsoft has taken the lid off of Windows 8, a radical departure from the last 15 years of Windows operating systems. Microsoft has officially unveiled some key new features of its forthcoming operating system. The next-generation OS, which may or may not be called “Windows 8” (its “internal code-name”), delivers a completely re-imagined user interface, with a heavy emphasis on touch-based functionality that takes a hefty helping of inspiration from the Windows Phone UI.

The Commodore 64 Is Back

roddwayne — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:57:48 +0000

The Commodore 64 is being re-released for the modern computer user. New Commodore 64 I was 12 years old when the Commodore 64 computer went on sale in the summer of 1982. I didn’t really know what it was, but I knew I had to have one. It cost way too much at the time, [...]