AI Is Eating the Hardware Market — And K–12 Is Feeling It No, seriously. AI isn’t just changing software—it’s reshaping the entire hardware supply chain. Massive AI data centers are consuming huge amounts of memory and components, and manufacturers are shifting production to support that demand. What’s happening as a result? Standard hardware is getting …
by Suzanne Dewees 
Sleek, easy-to-use interface allows customers and visitors to quickly search for products, find up-to-the-minute EdTech info, and log in to their accounts. On February 1, 2017, K12USA launched a redesign of its website, www.K12USA.com. The clean, user-friendly new site provides customers, prospects, and other visitors with easy-to-find information on its portfolio of about 20 products—all created …
by Suzanne Dewees 
Before you click that shortened URL, know the (harsh) facts. Short links, shortened URLs, tiny URLs: Whatever you call them, they’re everywhere. More than 200 link-shortening services—including the popular Bitly, TinyURL, Google URL Shortener, and Twitter’s link service—turn millions of long, unwieldy URLs into short, spiffy links. The convenience factor is clear. Sometimes you don’t …
by Suzanne Dewees 
The Internet of Things connects us and our devices in amazing ways. But it can also wreak havoc on our world. If you’d never heard of the Internet of Things (IoT), you likely know it now. On Friday, October 21, a massive Distributed Denial of Service attack pummeled popular sites like Google, Twitter, PayPal, the …
by Suzanne Dewees 
Clever hackers are getting so devious that even IT folks fall for their ploys. Learn how to identify and avoid social engineering attacks. Social engineers prey on human nature, attacking people’s vulnerabilities—fear, greed, naiveté, and kindness—to get what they want. And what do they want? Your money, your credentials, your intellectual property, your contact list…. It’s easier …
by Suzanne Dewees 
Think creating strong passwords is a pain? It’s really not. And getting hacked is far more painful. The call to create tough-to-crack passwords gets louder every year. And still, scores of people ignore it. Case in point: Computerworld’s list of the worst, most common passwords for the last five years. Topping the chart in 2015 …
by Suzanne Dewees 
It’s easy to be relaxed and unguarded when roaming around Facebook. But with the rise of malware on social media, you better amp up the vigilance. Email phishing and spear phishing attacks are a popular way for cyber scammers to spread malware. But social-media platforms pose significant threats, too. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and the like …
by Suzanne Dewees 
Choosing to encrypt a website is becoming less and less of a choice for site owners. The switch to HTTPS is quickly becoming non-negotiable. Thank the big players out there for making it highly desirable—if not mandatory—for HTTP sites to go HTTPS. For example: Google has clearly stated that HTTPS is an important ranking factor. …
by Suzanne Dewees 
Overexposing your personal life can be risky business. We live in a share-happy world. What we eat for lunch, where we go on vacation, whom we hang out with, and how hungover we are—these are all things we freely post on social media. But when does harmless chitchat become potentially dangerous TMI that can hurt our …
by Suzanne Dewees 
Schools have more—and less—control over the videos their students view. The popular YouTube for Schools—which housed more than 400,000 educational videos from the likes of PBS, TED, and Khan Academy—is defunct. After a five-year run, Google announced its demise in July 2016. Now, says Google, schools must use YouTube Restricted Mode to control the gazillions …
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