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The W&M Tech Byte Part 1: Use AT&T? Have signal?

Recently, a well known scientist was quoted as saying "technology is our friend." Ok, so that scientist happened to be Howard Stark, father of

All good things… you know the rest.

I'm sure we can all agree that throughout our years together at this extraordinary place, our minds have rapidly expanded.  We read, we write,

Spotted in Swem

As I was sitting at a computer in Swem Library I observed what I hope was the beginning of a beautiful friendship...On the computer

Ode to Communication

It kind of irks me when my friends, or random people, gasp and cower when they hear I don't have a Facebook.  Actually, I do,

CEO you need to KNOW

While slide-running on one of those obscure machines in the gym, I was reading an article in "Fortune" about the top 40 rising business stars

Being James Bond: A Guide to the Coolest Gadgets Around Campus

(James Bond theme plays in the background) They're all sitting, five minutes before the class starts in the basement of Morton Hall, so innocent, so appropriate. Suddenly,

What Should Our Students Remember

"Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future." It's been two weeks since we kicked off this year's university teaching project--two weeks largely filled with

Life Without My Laptop

This is a very very lonely day. My laptop, Troy, has to spend a few days in IT getting a new fan because I

Three Cheers for Facebook

OK, I was wrong.  When I first heard four years ago about Facebook (FB), the now ubiquitous social networking site, my gut reaction was