This Week in Tech
Tune in as Jeanne Destro discusses a new tech topic each week!
Friday, 11 October 2024 14:27
New High Tech Security Aims To Keep U-A Students Safe Off-Campus Featured
Written by Jeanne Destro
The University of Akron has joined with Summit County, and The City of Akron to install a new high-tech security system aimed at keeping students safe off-campus. 36 security cameras connected to the County's new high-speed fiber optic network, have been installed in neighborhoods near campus. They are hooked into…
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Friday, 04 October 2024 10:22
Saving The Planet One Plastic Bottle At A Time Featured
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Recycling made both national and local headlines this week, with the State of California suing Exxon-Mobil for promoting what they call the "myth" of recycling, and Akron city officials celebrating the fact that they're actually now finally making money on recycling, because residents have gotten so good at keeping trash…
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Friday, 27 September 2024 11:47
Staying Safe Online: Do We Need A New Form Of ID? Featured
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Another day, another data breach–or so I thought. But even though there have been a lot of other really big data breaches over the past few years; hearing about the one perpetrated recently by a hacker called USDoD, gave me pause. As reported by Bloomberg Law; it is possible they stole…
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Friday, 13 September 2024 08:10
Zen and The Art of Computer Upcycling Featured
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the time when I decided to upcycle my old, obsolete MacBook Pro, and turn it into something useful with a free, open-source Linux operating system. The good news is; it works! I had some glitches along…
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The depth and breadth of cyberattacks and data breaches in the past few years is breathtaking, and as a result; it's fairly likely that pretty much everybody in this country has had at least some their personal information stolen. Some examples of extremely serious recent incidents include the March 2024 AT&…
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Friday, 23 August 2024 11:11
Small Akron Tech Firm Making Big Moves With New Product Launch Featured
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Size really does matter, when it comes to Akron-based electronics firm, Tiny Circuits, where they're doing a big Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a new product launch. Find out how they're keeping it real with a small team of engineers and fabricators, creating programmable game consoles the size of…
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Friday, 16 August 2024 12:27
Free Tablets & WiFi For Akron-Canton Area Senior Citizens Featured
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Senior citizens who need and want to be connected to the internet, but can't afford to do so, have the opportunity to possibly get a free tablet and/or WiFi service, through Direction Home, The Akron-Canton Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities. Their Digital Inclusion program has been around for a…
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As technology companies spend billions to produce newer, better, and more powerful Artificial Intelligence tools; leaders in other types of business are scrambling to decide whether or not it would be worthwhile to use them. The pressure is on, and as you'll hear from our special guest today, Northeastern University…
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Friday, 02 August 2024 06:38
Akron's New "Green" Holy Grail: Sustainable Plastics Featured
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Wouldn't it be great if all the plastic that clogs our landfills and oceans could be easily and cheaply recycled, and then turned into new plastic that is just as strong and useful as the original? That's what scientists at the University of Akron have been wondering, and now one…
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Tuesday, 23 July 2024 12:11
Recovering From The Great Computer Meltdown: What's Next? Featured
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This past Friday's worldwide Microsoft computer meltdown will likely go down in history as one of the most epic tech failures...ever. Airlines, hospitals, banks, retailers, government agencies; you name it–all dead in the water for hours, with everybody staring at the dreaded blue screen of death, repeatedly trying to reboot…
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Friday, 19 July 2024 11:23
Who You Gonna Call? Ham Radio To the Rescue! Featured
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There's probably no better day than today, while we're in the midst of a global Microsoft outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike cybersecurity update, to talk about how big, high tech systems can, and do, fail. That's why Summit County is now hosting Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) equipment on…
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