Following is the information regarding this upcoming conference and a call for presenters to submit topics: The University of New Orleans Center for Hazards Assessment, Response & Technology (UNO-CHART) is hosting a Disaster Resistant University Workshop on its main campus in New Orleans, LA. This conference will allow members of the higher education community toRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Here is today’s top tech news and stories. Cleversafe awarded patent for “dispersed storage network virtual address fields” – The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A dispersed storage network includes a dispersed storage device to store data. The dispersed storage device includes a processing moduleRead… Read more »
A friend of mine relayed a few bits he took away from a talk he heard the other day that was given by Tom Brand, the former Olympic wrestling gold medalist and current head coach of the Nebraska wrestling team, about identifying what you are about as a person and achieving your goals. Two pointsRead… Read more »
This past Tuesday, October 9th, Howto.gov hosted a webinar about the use of info-graphics in the Federal government. During the webinar, they covered the basic definition of info-graphics, why their important, as well as some case studies on how they are being used. I realize we have been having this conversation for a while onRead… Read more »
My good friend Chad Udell (@visualrinse) reminded me in the comments that I spoke earlier this summer, right after mLearnCon, about some thoughts on Experience Design. With the DevLearn Junto coming up and a bunch of workshops related to designing experiences using the Experience API, this might give anyone casually interested some background on whereRead… Read more »
The Hatch Act of 1939, officially An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is the official guidance for civil servants of the executive branch on engaging in partisan political activity. More than seventy years after it was enacted, the blurred lines between professional and private lives, compounded by the development of social media, complicates theRead… Read more »
I know you’ve been there, (I have too). You get to work, check your email and see that a friend/cousin/mailman uploaded some photos, tweeted, or did some other thing that really isn’t that important. But what do you do? You click and then an hour later you are left scratching your head about what broughtRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff The NSA needs to find cheaper ways to activate intelligence, and sharing seems to be one of them General Dynamics has introduced the TACLANE MultiBook laptop – which is certified by the NSA to secure network communications on Secret and below levels. This laptop can operate simultaneously on classified and unclassified networks, andRead… Read more »
Anyone working on one?
Broken windows, caved-in roofs, and abandoned buildings have a negative effect on the way residents think and feel about their city. These — and other symptoms of blight — are more than just eyesores. Blight becomes everyone’s problem when it leads to increased crime and lower property values throughout neighborhoods. In New Orleans, blight hasRead… Read more »