LANSING - Using high technology in education is not about the technology but using it to help children learn better, Governor Rick Snyder said Wednesday at a gathering on using the Internet to convert education. And former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise, now president of the Washington-based Alliance for Excellent Education, said states and local
SAN FRANCISCO - Security firm Bitdefender has introduced Clueful (iTunes), an app that lets you see what information other applications installed on your phone might have access to. Once installed, the $3.99 app scans your device to see what's installed and puts it in an ordered list that can be filtered based on the various
AUBURN HILLS - How do you know Cloud ERP is for you? What are the benefits of Cloud-based vs. on-site systems? What challenges might you face in transitioning to Cloud ERP? AMR Research Fellow and Plex Systems Vice President of Strategy Jim Shepherd answers these questions and more June 13 on a webinar sponsored by
SAN FRANCISCO - Google is using a clever Domain Name System hack to let people infected with the DNSChanger malware know that they have only a few weeks left before their Internet connection goes dead. The warning that will appear at the top of search results for people whose computers are infected. The effort, scheduled
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder and the Republican-led Legislature appear well on their way to wrapping up the 2012-13 fiscal year budget by their self-imposed deadline of June 1 after they inked an agreement Wednesday on an overall framework for the budget that provides more funding for many programs than initially anticipated. The agreement calls
LANSING - Legislation that would give businesses the option to keep their employees rather than be forced to lay them off in the event of a downturn cleared the Senate unanimously on Wednesday. SB 1094 , sponsored by Sen. Bruce Caswell (R-Hillsdale), would be applicable to employers with two or more employees and permits them
WASHINGTON DC - CNET has learned that the FBI has formed a Domestic Communications Assistance Center, which is tasked with developing new electronic surveillance technologies, including intercepting Internet, wireless, and VoIP communications. The FBI has recently formed a secretive surveillance unit with an ambitious goal: to invent technology that will let police more readily eavesdrop
LANSING - Under Michigan House Republican legislation to be introduced on Tuesday, a reduction in the personal income tax rate would take effect October 1, three months earlier than scheduled, and boost the personal exemption. Bills on both issues will be introduced by freshman members running for reelection in competitive districts. The plan calls for
DEARBORN ? The next quarterly installment of the 2012 Michigan Cyber Awareness Breakfast Conference Series will take place June 5 in Dearborn where the focus will be on the next generation cyber awareness and communications. The agenda for the event, at the Henry Hotel, is as follows: 8:30 am Registration, Networking & Breakfast 9:00 am
WASHINGTON DC - In a new hack into the U.S. Department of Justice's Web site, Anonymous claims to have grabbed "lots of shiny things such as internal emails, and the entire database dump." In a hack it dubbed "Monday Mail Mayhem," Anonymous claims to have collected and released 1.7GB of data from the U.S. Department