Colorado Towns Band Together to Build Their Own Telecom
Frustrated with unreliable service, 14 rural Colorado towns worked together on Project Thor, a 481-mile telecom network run by the collective governments.
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Check Out These Free Versions of Popular Meeting Platforms
If your organization has been searching for a video communication and collaboration tool among the several leading the market, you likely have several from which to choose. Due to COVID-19, online meeting technology is now a critical tool for any organization that has sent employees home but is still expecting them to produce their normal […]
Unemployment Checks Held Up Due to Outdated Coding Language
The Verge has reported that at least twelve states have unemployment software running on COBOL, a decades old coding language.
An Optional Windows Update is Reportedly Bricking PCs
A new Windows 10 update is reportedly causing multiple problems for users, according to several media reports and Microsoft forums. Given there’s a global pandemic and the economy is scrambling to survive with everyone working from home, this isn’t a good time for another buggy update from the leader in enterprise workstations. According to Windows […]
New Bill Introduced by California Would Introduce Fiber Broadband for All
The Fiber Broadband for All Bill, SB 1130, would allow California to transition legacy communications infrastructure into a fiber network available to all residents.
Over 500,000 Zoom Account Credentials Found on Dark Web
If you use your go-to password for Zoom, you should consider changing it, according to a new report about cybersecurity researchers finding credentials for more than 500,000 Zoom accounts on the dark web. Business Insider reports cybersecurity firm Cyble discovered the accounts, many of which were being sold for less than one cent per account. […]
Who Got Hacked This Week? April 13 Edition
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, April 13, 2020? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
How to Manage Remote Workers During a Pandemic
Managing employees can already be challenging, Now, factor in remote work, and this becomes even more challenging. COVID-19 has closed offices around the world and forced many of us to work from our homes, meaning your employees are unsupervised and are left on their own to get their work done. Managers and team leaders haven’t […]
This Study Suggests Lighting Temp and Tunable Lighting is Seriously Important to Health and Sleep
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently found that the right kind of lighting temp at specific intensities does affect health and sleep. A report from Medical Xpress says PNNL studied residents at a Sacramento nursing home who were diagnosed with dementia. Long-term data was collected on their sleep quality and agitation levels. In one […]
Week in Review: AV for Meetings, Home Office Products, Tech Saves Tec, etc.
This week, April 6-10, 2020: dynamic AV technology solutions for meetings, inexpensive home office products for remote employees, how technology can save tech events, and more.
