Category Archives: Information Technology

Will You Have Internet July 9th?

July 9th is for some becoming known as “Internet Doomsday”.  Six months ago 6 Estonian nationals were arrested and charged with hijacking millions of computers around the world by using malware and rogue DNS servers.  In response to the mass … Continue reading

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Recording posted for Blaine meeting of AITP Student Chapter

The AITP Student Chapter (Association of Information Technology Professionals) at the Blaine Campus has hosted an exciting meeting on February 22nd with guest speaker Lynn Willenbring, former Minneapolis CIO. John Daley, IT Program Chair, introduced Lynn, who was serving as Minneapolis CIO when the I-35W bridge … Continue reading

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Google Maps – What You Can’t See

You just never know what you might see when you go to Google Maps to look up an address, or to get directions.  You could find anything from a normal peaceful neighborhood to an arrest being caught by Google.  There … Continue reading

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Becoming the Next Private Cloud Expert in Your Organization

This approximately 14 minutes long episode describes how you can deliver IT as a service, by creating private clouds as well as how to manage your IT environment in a more agile way.  Many resources for the topic are also … Continue reading

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Microsoft TechNet Events, Free IT Camps

Have you considered registering for and attending one of the IT Camps offered through TechNet? http://www.technetevents.com/Default.aspx As explained on the Microsoft TechNet Events site, these are free, in-person learning events for anyone seeking professional development as it applies to IT … Continue reading

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Announcing an exciting meeting of the AITP Student Chapter!

AITP Winter Meeting Flyer Blaine John Daley, IT Program Chair at Blaine is announcing an exciting meeting of the AITP student chapter! Lynn Willenbring, former CIO of the City of Minneapolis, will be the guest speaker at the winter quarter … Continue reading

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When making a game is a game in itself

An article emerged today on CNN.com titled “When making a game is a game in itself”. The article focused on the $1 million donation to a new video game that hasn’t even been created yet. The new video game titled … Continue reading

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Information Technology Students Build a Computer

The Build-a-PC project from our IT155 – Computer Essentials course made the local news! This was a course taught by Tom Polinceusz, IT Program Chair at our Saint Cloud, Minnesota campus, during the Fall Quarter of 2011. The St. Cloud Times published Tami DeLand’s article … Continue reading

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Can Education Become Paperless?

Many articles have been written recently on the growing popularity of iPads as textbooks.  Some of the hype is due to a recent announcement made by Apple. On Thursday, Apple announced that they are going to reinvent the textbook, but … Continue reading

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Health Benefits of Playing Video Games?

A hospital in Rhode Island will be using its $2.6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to investigate the health benefits of popular video games. The video games that are being investigated require physical activity from … Continue reading

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