Microsoft is betting big on Windows 8’s new interface that is designed more for touch screens and tablets than keyboards and mice. The biggest and most noticeable change happens after the machine boots, where a colorful start screen replaces the traditional desktop interface… Read more »
The University of Connecticut has announced that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Professors Leslie M. Shor (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) and Daniel J. Gage (Molecular & Cell Biology) will pursue an… Read more »
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is reminding residents to be on the lookout for turtles crossing roads. The months of May and June are the nesting season for many turtles. At this time, egg-bearing aquatic turtles often cross roads in search… Read more »
Hike Style: Loop Region: Litchfield County, CT Hike Length: 5 miles Trail Map: map_steep_rock Trail Head and Parking Lot: Map Park Rules: Rules and Regulations Date of Report: 2/24/2013 Approximate Time: 3-5 hours Difficulty: Easy to moderate. Ascent to the summit is moderately… Read more »
What’s one to do when one loves to garden but hasn’t a yard? Why, accumulate lots of pots and truck loads of soil up to one’s fifth floor apartment, of course! This is what I’ve been doing over the past four years to create… Read more »
It’s late June, and my fifth floor urban garden is thriving. I’ve already harvested two bins of microgreens, my strawberries “patch” is fruiting, and the hydrangea pictured at left is in full pink bloom. Two broccoli seedlings have survived a bout with cabbage worms,… Read more »
The New York Times fired back at Tesla’s Elon Musk after the outspoken CEO posted a tweetclaiming a Times article critical of Tesla’s flagship electric sedan was “fake.” The New York Times piece, entitled “Stalled out on Tesla’s Electric Highway,” detailed writer John Broder’s trip from… Read more »
Research in Motion changed its corporate name Wednesday to that of its only product, Blackberry, and announced two new smartphones running a completely new operating system that finally puts the Blackberry on par with competing devices. While Blackberry was beloved as an email… Read more »
Danbury’s Western Connecticut State University is in the process of notifying students, their families, and other constituents that their personal information may have been exposed to unauthorized access by a computer system vulnerability that has since been corrected. WestConn has found no evidence that… Read more »
Yes, it’s possible to achieve the elusive serenity of “inbox zero” with a new iPhone app called Mailbox. Mailbox does something nothing else has done before: allow emails to be “delayed” for future delivery when you have time to deal with it. And… Read more »
A little over a year ago, after rising frustration with DirecTV’s cost and service, we decided to ditch the dish and buy a Roku for all our television needs. The Roku, like AppleTV and a few other services, connects a television with online… Read more »
U.S. Rep Jim Himes, a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, issued a statement last week in response to a Washington Post article that revealed the NSA violated its own rules for electronic surveillance 2,776 times. Himes statement is below: “I am… Read more »
UTC Power unit designed to maximize efficiency of electricity and heat usage Danbury’s Western Connecticut State University (WestConn) stands to reap significant energy cost savings and enhanced electricity and heating efficiencies thanks to a project currently under way to install a fuel cell power unit for… Read more »