So maybe you want to become an international music sensation? Or maybe you are just trying to learn a new instrument to impress your friends and family. Either way, there are countless ways to go about picking up a new musical talent. One way to make this adventure easier is by incorporating technology into the → Read More
What is 3D Printing and How Does it Work?
The phrase 3D Printing has popped up in the media everywhere from Jay Leno’s garage to the cover of multiple tech magazines. Many people are curious to learn more, but given the adolescent stage of the technology there isn’t much information to be found. Here I try to address that lack of information. Q: What → Read More
Tips for Landing your First IT Job
Editor’s note: The following post is by Tracy Tillapaugh, Career Counselor in the Syracuse University Office of Career Services. Before I started to work for Syracuse University’s Career Services office in 2011, I worked as a Technical Recruiter for three-and-a-half years. During that time I experienced many odd behaviors from job-seekers. So, how can you → Read More
Boeheimian Rhapsody
Syracuse University comedy troupe “Humor Whore” released a video entitled “Boeheimian Rhapsody” on Wednesday evening that is now going viral on Youtube. The writers of Boeheimian Rhapsody include iSchool undergraduate student Samii Ruddy, Newhouse undergraduate Nick Ferreiro, and VPA undergraduate Matt Del Greco. The video is largely modeled after the music video for Queen’s Bohemian → Read More
What’s the Deal with Smartwatches?
They’re stylish. They’re futuristic. They’re high-powered. And they’re (maybe) coming to stores near you. In February, Bloomberg.com reported that Apple had a team of about 100 working on a “wristwatch-like device” with some of the capabilities of the iPhone and iPad. Just over a month ago, a Samsung executive announced in an interview with Bloomberg → Read More
QR Codes: A Technology Without a User Base?
Quick-response codes, better known as QR codes, were introduced in the auto industry in Japan in 1994 to track vehicles during manufacture. The first QR code scanner and reader applications for smartphones became available in the United States around 2010. For those unfamiliar with QR code scanning, it is a customer engagement technique where the → Read More
What is Vizify? Your Personal Internet Profile Page
If someone took a look at your resumè, would they really know who you are? How about in a thirty minute interview? Even if it started off with the classic “Tell me a little about yourself” line, you’re still not much more than a stranger. Today, people tend to scatter a lot more of their → Read More
The Power of Technology to Unite People in Times of Tragedy
As you all know, a major tragedy struck Boston on April 15. It left America frozen in shock, and affected people all around the world who had loved ones running in the Boston Marathon. Prime suspects, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, are believed to have caused this heartless tragedy. Although Tamerlan (26) has passed away, Dzhokhar (19) → Read More
Mayfest: Social Media Dos and Don’ts
Mayfest is upon us, the one day a year when Syracuse University students celebrate the end of the academic year by drinking on front lawns, consuming free food on Walnut, and attending a huge end of the year concert at the Carrier Dome. Students refer to this event as one of the best days of → Read More
Digital Data Finds an Ancient Abode in DNA
In 2012, scientists achieved an engineering feat which combined billions of years of development by nature and the next generation of bio-engineering, opening the gate to a new frontier of bleeding edge data storage technology. This new data storage solution is encoding DNA to store digital data that can hold millions of gigabytes of data → Read More