4/02/2014

Windows XP: Old Platforms Die Hard, Security Risks Live On

Despite the publicity generated by this deadline, more than 10% of computers used in government and corporations world-wide will still use the 12-year-old operating system, according to cybersecurity firm QualysInc. Including consumer PCs, the share of desktops running XP is nearly 30%, according to researcher NetApplications.

Microsoft has been warning its customers of the coming change for years—it even has a countdown clock on its website. As the deadline approaches, the U.S. government has been urging IT administrators at utility companies and other constituents to upgrade. | 0 Comments

3/31/2014

New U. of California President Plays Down Online Education

"I think there’s a developing consensus that online learning is a tool for the tool box, where higher education is concerned; that it is not a silver bullet the way it was originally portrayed to be. It’s a lot harder than it looks. And, by the way, if you do it right, it doesn’t save all that much money, because you still have to have an opportunity for students to interact with either a teaching assistant or an assistant professor or professor at some level. And preparing the courses, if they’re really going to be top-quality, is an investment as well." | 0 Comments

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