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Technology Spotlight: How TV Strike Zones Work

By Anthony10/09/2009 4
As the Phillies prepare to make another run at the World Series, TVs throughout the Delaware Valley will no doubt be tuning in to follow along. One thing viewers can expect to see shortly after a close pitch to the plate is an animated graphic depicting the strike zone and if the given pitch was […]
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Word of the Month: “64-Bit”

By Alex10/09/2009 Leave a comment
If you’ve gone PC shopping lately, you’ve probably noticed more computers with 64-bit processors, and you may have wondered what advantages they offer. Put simply, a 64-bit PC can handle larger amounts of information than a 32-bit system. Since it can use more RAM—4 GB and up—a 64-bit computer can be more responsive when you’re running lots of programs at once and switching between them frequently. Windows 7 is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit [...]
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Latest Phishing Scam

By Jessica10/07/2009 Leave a comment
BBC News has reported that over 30,000 email addresses and their passwords have been posted online over the past few days, and that number is growing. The information was obtained via a phishing scam, which incorporates the use of fake websites to lure unsuspecting customers into divulging sensitive information, in this case, names and passwords […]
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Produce Market Progress

By Chris09/11/2009 Leave a comment
A lot is happening on the construction site of the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market which is on schedule for completion in August of 2010. We will be opening an office there as well, so it is very exciting to walk around and see the progress. The new market is 1/4 mile long and the footprint […]
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Technology Spotlight: BigBelly Trash Compactors

By Anthony09/10/2009 Leave a comment
In April of 2009 Mayor Michael Nutter announced an initiative called Greenworks Philadelphia, a plan to make Philadelphia America’s ‘greenest’ city by 2015. As part of this program, 500 new technologically-advanced trash compactors were installed throughout Center City that same month. Known as the “BigBelly”, these new trash compactors promise to help the city go […]
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Technology Spotlight: PECO’s Energy Saving LED Sign

By Anthony08/08/2009 2
The Philadelphia skyline recently underwent a facelift when the display on the Peco Building was updated with some new technology. The system, comprised of 118 LED (Light Emitting Diode) panels measuring 40-feet tall by 2-feet wide, premiered on the evening of July 4th, 2009. The upgrade is part of a $342 million energy initiative from […]
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Conficker Worm Virus

By Jessica03/31/2009 Leave a comment
The latest virus threat, called the Conficker worm, is expected to take effect on April 1. The outbreak will most likely not affect your network if you’ve kept current with Microsoft updates as well as updates to your Antivirus software. Microsoft released a patch in October of 2008 to prevent the spread of the virus. Click […]
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Mobile Phone Recycling

By Jessica02/12/2009 Leave a comment
Mobile phone recycling and donation has become increasingly popular as people become more aware of the it’s availability. Just like a computer, mobile phones are capable of storing loads of personal information which should be erased prior to being recycled. If proper techniques are not followed to remove private data, this information can easily end […]
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The History of the Internet

By Chris02/10/2009 Leave a comment
We get a lot of questions about this, so I thought this was a good way to see how the internet we use everyday developed. This video goes through the humble beginnings of the networks that eventually combined to be come what we call the internet. It is about 8 minutes long, but very interesting.
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Internet Explorer Update

By Jessica01/28/2009 Leave a comment
Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 Now Available for Download Today, Microsoft has made their first release candidate available for Internet Explorer 8. IE8 is the best browser offering that Microsoft has released to date, and has been shown to be faster, easier to use, and more secure than later versions of the program. Windows […]
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