Snow Leopard and Lab

Apple released Snow Leopard, the next version of the operating system, a little earlier than they’d originally planned. A good summary of its features is in the NY Times this morning. It’s faster, smaller in terms of disk space it needs, and offers some, but not tons, of new features. It only runs on Intel [...]

Special welcome to those new to Lab

A hearty welcome to this year’s new folks at Lab! Our goal in IS is to make your first year at Lab as easy and tech pain-free as possible. Be sure to ask as many questions as you need to; in contrast to some school tech departments, we actually like people and you will not [...]

You Knew This Was Coming…

…a software application designed to help you concentrate on your work instead of playing with other software applications. That sound you hear is the 4th grade teacher in me cringing.

Point and Shoot Video Evolves

The much beloved Flip camera is evolving. Check out Wired Magazine’s report on this new model from Kodak.

Facebook Privacy Tips and Tricks

This post in Ars Technica offers some great advice on how to keep your Facebook presence as private as you would like.

It’s a Big Sweet Life, Episode IV: Vendor Relations, Deja Vu All Over Again

Remember the series of posts from this spring about vendor relations? I thought it was all pretty absurd back then, but it just keeps getting weirder and weirder.
This week, I got to say all over again what the hardware failure problems were and the impact they’ve had on my budget and our operation, and the [...]