Computers
Computers: Discipline is key when dealing with torrent of email
Even the best digital technology can't remove the need for disciplined, focused attention, and that means handling email throughout the day, not 1,000 messages at a time.
Computers
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COMPUTERS
Computers: Use common sense when confronted with potential computer scams
Sometimes the only thing standing between your computer and an implanted virus is your own common sense. Not even the best software can replace that.
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COMPUTERS
Gilster: Value of social media declines as it gets harder to isolate good stuff
Social media offer valuable data that are buried deep within the cacophony of opinions and insults. When chatter becomes the dominant mode on Twitter, as on Facebook, its value drops accordingly, and some of us will be looking for the next great replacement.
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COMPUTERS
Gilster: Change to computing model could lead to great technological advancements
The technological advances being made beyond the commercial market include many incremental advances that could lead to serious next generation changes.
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EDUCATION
NSA establishes $60 million data analytics lab at NC State
NC State University will create a new Laboratory for Analytic Sciences with a grant from the National Security Agency, the federal agency that conducts a controversial phone record surveillance program in the United States. It is the largest sponsored research contract in NCSU's history.
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COMPUTERS
Sensible optimism can help companies uncover next technological advancements
If you’re in the tech business, you’d better cultivate optimism. But cultivate a sensible not naive optimism, and keep an eye on the efforts of those who are trying to uncover new directions for technology.
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COMPUTERS
Innovative uses of wireless technology abound in developing world
Smartphones are great for sharing status reports on Facebook and passing along new video links to our friends. But if you want to see them stretch their wings, look at what’s happening in the developing world.
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COMPUTERS
Gilster: 3-D printers for your home? Of course, you’ll need one
3-D printers are fast becoming more available and less expensive. Early adopters will show us why we need one in our homes.
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COMPUTERS
Paul Glister: Digital gadgetry, falling storage costs converge to reshape how past is viewed
Yahoo is now offering a free terabyte of storage on its Flickr site. That a terabyte of free storage is now in range for companies aggressively promoting their wares tells us a lot about the computing world today.
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EDUCATION
Special camp introduces homeless Raleigh children to robots
A three-day robotics camp was put on by Mop Top Shop, a for-profit organization trying to encourage interest in science and technology among black children and those from indigent families.
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WAKE COUNTY
IBM helps train Raleigh Police Department leaders
A workshop, sponsored by an IBM service grant, is designed to show how any organization - even a police department - can benefit from creative leadership.



