Open source technologies may have previously conjured images of geeks poring over code to modify and compile, and companies too poor to afford the real thing, but open source offerings are now driving new developments and spawning technological revolutions. Cloud computing is following suit and opening its code, technology, platforms and forums to the masses. […]
The Annoyance of Encrypted Searches
A month ago, Google rolled out its encrypted search option, which allows users exploring through https://www.google.com to seemingly search in stealth mode. For public library and internet cafe users, bored private sector employees, and non-American Googlers, this news was heralded with great excitement and a flurry of key presses; nobody can see what we are […]
Riptides
While attending the Ingram-Micro Spring Partner Connection Summit this May in sunny Hollywood, Florida, I watched lifeguards rescue swimmer after swimmer that lost track of their location in the ocean and were pulled out to sea in a dangerous riptide. My wife and I couldn’t understand why swimmers weren’t splashing within the limits of the […]
Evaluating 1:1 Initiatives
I was talking with a school administrator recently that is retiring from his Superintendent’s position this June. Earlier this year, his School Board had been discussing and planning a 1:1 laptop initiative. The Superintendent is tech-saavy; he can knowledgeably reboot servers and run commands from terminal, but also knows how to make technology work as […]
Schooled in the Cloud
Cloud computing and collaborative environments topped the 2010 Horizon Report of technologies to watch and expect in the K-12 arena for the coming year, and both private companies and publicly funded entities are creating and merging products to meet that expectation. Infrastructure Technology Solutions serves 20+ K-12 education clients throughout Eastern Iowa with security cameras, […]