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Company offers download deal

A digital music company has an offer for University students: access to hundreds of thousands of songs and other digital entertainment. Jay Howell, student life chair of the Student Government Association, said Ruckus Networks officials contacted him about bringing their service, already implemented at four other colleges, to the University. The service would cost students [...]

Tech holiday ideas for less

With the holidays just around the corner, many of you are still trying to figure out what to get those on your gift list this year. Fortunately, this season there are many great tech gift ideas — most of which I either already have myself or hope to receive — all for under $70. One [...]

Google launches new search engine for scholars

A new Google search engine may help students and faculty find academic articles easier, though some research experts at the University Libraries warn the service is not as powerful as Galileo nor completely free. The service, called Google Scholar (scholar.google.com), searches a variety of scholarly journals, abstracts, peer-reviewed papers and technical articles from universities and [...]

Is parking a hassle? Try carpooling

It’s been two years since I could park on campus — legally. After I decided to buy no more parking permits, it has been a constant cat and mouse game between Parking Services and me. I try to figure when, where and how to park without a permit, and they in turn try to determine [...]

Phone services move to digital

It seems everything is moving to digital — photography, music, video and now even your telephone service. A new technology is available that will allow you to call people over your Internet connection. It’s called voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP. Basically, the service works by converting your voice into digital 1′s and 0′s as [...]

1,000 flu vaccines remain

Flu shots for those in the high-risk categories are still available at the University Health Center, but time is running out to get the vaccine. Liz Rachun, communications coordinator at the Health Center, said in an interview Monday there are about 1,000 doses of the vaccine still available. After Thanksgiving break, most of the remaining [...]

Bush declares election victory

President George W. Bush was declared the winner Wednesday of the 2004 presidential race, and University political science professors said Bush’s re-election can be attributed to two main factors. “Republicans this year did a much better job with their get-out-the-vote effort,” said Charles Bullock, a political science professor. National security also seemed to have sent [...]

Instant speech needs simplicity

With about six main competing instant messaging services out there and new ones emerging frequently, it is tough to pick only one service or try to juggle multiple ones at the same time. A better solution might be to use one of the free programs available that allow you to connect to multiple messaging services [...]

Thumb drive a solution for obstacle of transporting data

One of the biggest technical problems we face as students is how to carry around all of our data, such as papers for class, slide presentations, digital photographs and MP3s. In the old days — two or three years ago — the tried and true floppy disk was still the most convenient way to transfer [...]

Best flu prevention a dose of common sense

While flu shots may be beyond reach this season for most students at the University, other options exist for preventing or coping with the virus. “It’s just like your mother told you,” said Liz Rachun, communications coordinator at the University Health Center. “Wash your hands, and when you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth with [...]

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