By Joshua Kim. The technology, economics, and policy implications of self-driving cars. Read more...
Does Higher Ed Fit the Narrative of 'Streaming, Sharing, Stealing'?
By Joshua Kim. Streaming, Sharing, Stealing is all about how digital platforms, abundant bandwidth, ubiquitous screens, and big data have upended the traditional business models of the creative economy. Read more...
Reading the Snap S-1 IPO Filing as Rhetoric
By Joshua Kim. Higher ed technology people are not actually in the technology business. We are in the communications business. Read more...
Proxy vs. VPN Comparison - What's the difference between VPN and a Proxy
By Paul Korzeniowski. Security individuals and businesses want to protect their systems and make sure that personal and confidential information is not compromised.
To protect themselves, people mostly use two technologies: Proxy Servers and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Both provide protection. Proxies are easy to install and provide basic security features while VPNs are more complicated but encrypt information from end to end. More...
Tech Thoughts
Information Access and the 800-Pound Gorilla
Current technology offers unfettered access to good information and good scholarship, but standing in the way is the U.S. copyright law, argues Bryn Geffert. Read more...
Personalized Scam Emails on the Rise
By Carl Straumsheim. Smaller institutions report an increase in sophisticated attempts to gain access to financial and personal information. Read more...
Full Adobe Access for U of Arizona Students
By Scott Jaschik. The University of Arizona and Adobe have announced a deal in which all students at the university will receive the full suite of Adobe Creative Cloud software, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro and Dreamweaver. Read more...