Modern Technology Tips for healthy computing
By Shanitra X
You just unpacked your shiny new computer system, set up your high speed Internet service, and installed the latest and greatest software, but what now?
Jan 27, 2008, 12:02 pm
Modern Technology Web connects Black college students, alumni
By Donna Marbury Special to the NNPA from the Columbus Post
COLUMBUS, Ohio (NNPA) - Who would guess that the nation’s second largest Black–owned website was stationed in Columbus? Since 1999, brothers William R. Moss, III and Daniel C. Moss, who founded HBCUConnect.com, have more than 275,000 current students and alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) registered to the site.
Nov 13, 2007, 11:54 am
Modern Technology Reforming universities is key to technology transfer
By SciDev.Net
LONDON (SciDev.Net) - Developing countries must build world-class universities to be serious players in the knowledge-based global economy, says Mohamed H. A.Hassan. Traditionally, technology has always flowed from developed to developing countries.
Feb 3, 2007, 02:30 pm
Modern Technology Underrepresented: Key to future of Information Technology
By Fred Green Jr. NNPA Technology Writer
There is trouble brewing in IT-Land. At a time when technology jobs are projected to double over the next five years, fewer people of color are graduating with degrees that will prepare them for jobs in information technology. This development has serious implications for industry, higher education and groups seeking their share of the American pie.
Feb 2, 2007, 01:19 pm
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Study: The Web is the No. 1 media
(C|Net) - Web media is the dominant at-work media and No. 2 in the home, according to a new report from the Online Publishers Association. In March, the Pew Internet and American Life Project published a report that found more than 50 million Americans per day in 2005 used the Web as their primary news source. It also noted that news gathering was the third most popular Internet activity.
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Jun 6, 2006, 09:03 am
Modern Technology Toll booths for the information highway?
By Haider Rizvi
NEW YORK (IPS/GIN) - In a move long sought by large telecommunications companies, conservative U.S. lawmakers are pushing for legislation that critics say would undermine the ability of Internet users to freely access any Web site, from the lowliest weblog to the fanciest corporate home page.
May 16, 2006, 01:48 pm
Modern Technology The best online deals for computers
By Ernest J. Muhammad
There has never been a better time than now to get some of the best deals on computers and other electronic equipment. Technology usually starts out at a high price and as time goes by, it usually decreases in price.
May 8, 2006, 11:34 am
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Is the Internet Africa’s salvation?
Least developed countries (LCDs), and others more economically advanced, seem ill-prepared to benefit from opportunities presented by the Internet because they lack the physical and human capital, along with the institutions required to exploit the e-economy. It’s a trap to be wary of.
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Apr 20, 2006, 04:43 pm
Modern Technology Ghana to host Pan-African e-network project
By PANA
ACCRA, Ghana (PANA) - The Ghanaian Ministry of Communications (MOC) and Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to set the tone for the commencement of a Pan-African e-network project in Ghana.
Feb 1, 2006, 04:51 pm
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Just how extensive is NSA's spy program?
President Bush forcefully defended the operation in a press conference on Monday, but offered few clues about how it worked in practice. Neither did Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, except to say that "it is probably the most classified program that exists in the United States government."
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Dec 22, 2005, 04:19 pm
Modern Technology Vast Navajo nation connects communities via Web
By Marty Logan
TUNIS (IPS/GIN) - The Indigenous Navajo people of the southwestern United States are now using the Internet to reconnect to their traditional culture and help improve their communities.
Dec 6, 2005, 11:32 pm
Modern Technology World summit puzzles over delivering Internet access for all
By Marty Logan
TUNIS (IPS/GIN) - Now that the world’s powers have agreed to stop squabbling over control of the Internet (for now), the more than 10,000 people here for the recent United Nations forum focused on creating an information society for all people.
Nov 27, 2005, 02:00 pm
Modern Technology Entertainment in the palm of your hands
By Ernest J. Muhammad
(FinalCall.com) - The iPod is one of the best little devices that has come along but, if you’re thinking about buying one, I advise checking out the new iAudio X5 from COWON America before you make that purchase.
Jun 14, 2005, 01:03 pm
Modern Technology Nelson Mandela Science and Technolgy centers to be built in three African countries
By Matilda Kirenga Arusha Times
(Arusha Times/allAfrica.com) - The Arumeru based Institute, will be among the three Nelson Mandela Centers planned to be built in three African countries, the other two will be established in Nigeria and South Africa. Arusha was chosen to host the Tanzanian chapter of the three- institute chain.
Apr 9, 2005, 10:13 am
Modern Technology FBI silent on reports that it watches the Web
By William Fisher
NEW YORK (IPS/GIN) - Is the U.S. government spying on its citizens’ email and Web surfing habits? The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a group that defends civil liberties on the Internet, believes the answer is probably “yes.”
Feb 17, 2005, 10:18 am
