Are you ready for personal computing?
I'm the tech industry's ideal customer. I love gadgets and spend thousands of dollars per year on hardware and software. I love to learn to use new "toys" and find ways to help teachers use those technologies with learners. But the past few years have seen few exciting innovations...

Progress with purpose: attendees learned the latest technologies and witnessed a vast array of new products at the third annual EduComm.
The hardest thing to quantify is buzz. Webster's defines it as "to be filled with a confused murmur." However you define this word, it was a big part of the third annual EduComm Conference in Orlando this June. Trying to pin down the exact source of the...

A message from the General Manager.
We barely took a deep breath before the holiday season was over and our seasonal decorations were put back in storage for another year. 2005 couldn't have flown by any faster. In each month of the past year, WUSF had another accomplishment to add to a long list of...

FDA moves to electronic tools for accessing information.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration encourages all nurses to take advantage of the growing number of electronic tools available for accessing important safety information on the medical products they use and prescribe. As FDA moves to an electronic-based environment, it is providing new ways to offer timely, science-based,...

McDonald's Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-22 May 2008-McDonald's Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com On May 21, McDonald's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 cents per share of common stock payable on June 23, to shareholders of record at the close of business...

Manufacturers Control Fate of Convergence.
Manufacturers Control Fate of Convergence By Mariann McDonagh According to Moore's Law, coined by Intel co-founder Gordon E. Moore in 1965, the capabilities of digital technologies double every two years in parallel with advances in integrated circuitry. Moore's assertion has been effectively applied to everything...

Supporting breast self-examination in female childhood cancer survivors: a secondary analysis of a behavioral intervention.
This article has been chosen for a podcast conversation with Cheryl L. Cox, PhD, RN, the primary author. Dr. Cox shares the development of her interest in the subject of the article, the need to focus on survivors of childhood cancer, and the developing specialty of cancer survivorship. To...

IBM Rolls with Podcast on the 'Future of Movies'.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-8 July 2008-IBM Rolls with Podcast on the 'Future of Movies'(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com As the summer blockbuster movie season enters full swing, IBM explores the "Future of Movies," a podcast with Yair Landau, former President of Sony Pictures Digital, and Saul Berman, Global Strategy...

K/BIS Returns to the Heartland.
K/BIS Returns to the Heartland By John Filippelli CHICAGO --Whether it be cuisine from Charlie Trotter, the finest of blues music or a shopping spree along the Magnificent Mile, the city of Chicago offers attractions that entice millions of people to visit each year. ...

Producer Mark Burnett Shares Experience, Vision.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-8 May 2008-Producer Mark Burnett Shares Experience, Vision(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Hollywood Producer and Creator of "Survivor" and "The Apprentice" Mark Burnett shared his experiences and thoughts on digital content delivery during an exclusive, executive event in Hollywood, hosted by NXTcomm and InfoComm and sponsored...