TECHNOLOGY
Forum Communications IT personnel talk new initiatives, future technology at conference
FARGO, N.D. - More than 20 information technology personnel from around the Forum Communications Co. network gathered here Tuesday afternoon to discuss common digital initiatives around the network a...
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:34 PM
The Exhausted Smiley Face Emoticon
This has gone on long enough. It's time to discuss the smiley face -- :-) Isn't it adorable? I confess that I just learned how to create it by reading an E-How article. :-) I'll stop now. I know y...
Posted on 6/14/13 at 3:05 PM
The Internet and the U.S. Government
With every new technology comes the potential for either good or evil. How will the U.S. government's use of digital technology to spy be judged? Dynamite can clear the way for a new road through a m...
Posted on 6/10/13 at 8:54 AM
Lies about the Boston Bombing
Conspiracy theories about the Boston bombing continue to be posted today. Please don't be gullible enough to fall for this stuff, folks--anyone who claims to know what happened at this point is not b...
Posted on 4/17/13 at 3:55 PM
Technological Advances
Earlier this week, I had a rather chaotic day. In the morning, I wrote on my hand to remind myself of a task to email Rick. At lunch, I noticed it on my hand and realized that I had not seen the insi...
Posted on 9/21/12 at 7:00 AM
Police chief takes criminals to task online
KENT, Ohio (AP) — If you're up to no good in this pocket of northeast Ohio, especially in a witless way, you're risking not only jail time or a fine but a swifter repercussion with a much larger audience: You're in for a social media scolding from police Chief David Oliver and some of his small department's 52,000-plus Facebook fans.By Kantele Franko, Associated Press , June 18, 2013
Microsoft brings Office to iPhone, but not tablets
NEW YORK (AP) — Even as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices as it tries to boost sales of tablet computers running its own Windows system.By Anick Jesdanun, AP Technology Writer , June 14, 2013
Ideas for keeping your data safe from spying
LONDON (AP) — Phone call logs, credit card records, emails, Skype chats, Facebook message, and more: The precise nature of the NSA's sweeping surveillance apparatus has yet to be confirmed.By Raphael Satter, Associated Press , June 14, 2013
ESPN to stop broadcasting in ‘3D’
NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN will stop broadcasting in 3-D by the end of the year, the network said Wednesday, dealing a major blow to a technology that was launched with great fanfare but has been limping along for years.By Associated Press , June 14, 2013
Court strikes down gene patents
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information found inside the human body.By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press , June 14, 2013
SF, NY prosecutors push for anti-phone theft moves
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York planned Thursday to announce the formation of a nationwide initiative and coalition of police, prosecutors and other officials in an attempt to thwart a surge in smartphone thefts.By Associated Press , June 13, 2013
High-tech camp introduces girls to STEM careers
By Anna G. Larson, Forum News Service , June 13, 2013
Facebook gaffe one piece of recycling debate
GRAND FORKS — A Facebook slip-up had one Grand Forks City Council member in hot water Wednesday, marking another piece of the communitywide tussle over expanding the city’s recycling program.By Brandi Jewett, Forum News Service , June 13, 2013
ESPN to kill 3-D broadcasts by end of year
ESPN will stop broadcasting in 3-D by the end of the year, the network said Wednesday, dealing a major blow to a technology that was launched with great fanfare but has been limping along for years.By Associated Press , June 12, 2013
Executives admit that TV isn't everywhere yet
TV was supposed to be everywhere by now — watchable anytime, anywhere, on your smartphone or tablet. But four years into the industry's effort, network executives readily admit: TV isn't everywhere.By Associated Press , June 12, 2013
Senator says intel chief was not forthcoming
One of the staunchest critics of government surveillance programs said Tuesday that the national intelligence director did not give him a straight answer last March when he asked whether the National Security Agency collects any data on millions of Americans.By Associated Press , June 11, 2013
Search for first Web page takes detour into NC
For the European physicists who created the World Wide Web, preserving its history is as elusive as unlocking the mysteries of how the universe began.By Associated Press , June 11, 2013
Apple revamps look of iPhone, iPad software
By Associated Press , June 11, 2013
NSA claims know-how to ensure no illegal spying
The supersecret agency with the power and legal authority to gather electronic communications worldwide to hunt U.S. adversaries says it has the technical know-how to ensure it's not illegally spying on Americans.By Associated Press , June 09, 2013
Obama, Xi in 2nd day of talks at informal summit
By Associated Press , June 08, 2013
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