When Peter talks, people listen; Ben, too

When Ben Pilani spoke at this morning's breakfast people in the back were listening hard to what he was saying, because the heat or air conditioning was on, and the microphone was not, but Carbondale's own technology guru, Peter Gregory had some questions for Ben afterwards.

The Power Grid

Unified Technologies Group presents: The Power Grid

SouthernTECH - An ITEC Program of Southern Illinois University Carbondale

SouthernTECH - An ITEC Program of Southern Illinois University Carbondale

New Windows Patch Proves Tricky

New Windows Patch Proves Tricky (washingtonpost.com): "On Sept. 14, Microsoft released a patch to remedy a problem in the way the company's products process digital image files. That problem could allow attackers to take control of computers running the Windows XP operating system, Server 2003 software and Microsoft Office just by getting people to open an e-mail message or visit a Web site."

Not many have downloaded the patch and installed it, but you can also get a disk at the desk at Best Buy.

School House Shock

School House Shock (washingtonpost.com): "It was a noble concept that was designed to bridge the digital divide: Offer public schools and libraries steep discounts on Internet access and phone service through a special government-mandated program. But reports of fraud and lackluster oversight have caused the program to be put on ice and now some educators and librarians are scrambling."

The moratorium of the FCC's E-Rate program was implemented two months ago, although no mention on the web site.