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Topic: Computer
Colleges across the country were beginning to move all classes online due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, and while Austin Peay State University still remained fully open, her office needed to be prepared for such an unprecedented event. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
APSU service-learning class teaches Computer Literacy to Senior Citizens
“Technology has been pervasive in my life since kindergarten, so there’s a lot of things about computers that we take for granted,” Blake Crozier, an Austin Peay State University computer science student, said. “Things that we intuitively understand have to be taught with sensitivity to many senior citizens.” «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library teams up with Adult Literacy Council to offer new computer, social media class
The basic computer class will provide an in-person guide who can show adults the basics of using a computer and how to communicate with friends and family via Facebook. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Education | No Comments
Tennessee adopts Second High School Equivalency TestNew HISET™ and Revised GED® Start in 2014
Tennesseans will have a choice of taking either the new 2014 GED® test or an alternative high school equivalency test designed by Educational Testing Services called HiSET™. Tennessee is one of several states that are adopting the new test due to changes in the GED Exam. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrests Robertson County man for Possession of Child Pornography
Carlos Cruz Garcia, 39, of Greenbrier, was arrested and charged with one count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. Between March and July of 2013, an online undercover operation was conducted which identified Garcia’s computer as having files containing prepubescent children engaged in sexual activities with adults. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Clarksville Police reports 3 Year old Child Shoots Himself
When officers arrived on scene, they found a 22 year old woman outside holding her 3 year old male child administering first aid. The child had sustained a gunshot wound to his lower abdomen area. EMS arrived on scene and the child was taken by Lifeflight to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in critical but stable condition. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Consumer Reports Provides Tips on How to Avoid Getting Burned By the Latest High-Tech Scams
According to Consumer Reports’ investigation, available on www.ConsumerReports.org on August 30th and in the October issue of Consumer Reports on newsstands September 4th, two other factors compound this problem. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
NASA’s Mars Odyssey Orbiter taken in and out of Standby Safe Mode after Computer fails to RebootWritten by Guy Webster
The orbiter put itself in the precautionary, Earth-pointed status called safe mode, at about 1:00pm PDT (4:00pm EDT) on July 11th, as it finished a maneuver adjusting, or trimming, its orbit. Odyssey’s computer did not reboot, so diagnostic information was subsequently available from the spacecraft’s onboard memory. ![]() NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes above Mars’ south pole in this artist’s concept illustration. The spacecraft has been orbiting Mars since October 24th, 2001. (Image credit: NASA/JPL) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
American Heart Association reports Computer software monitoring detects ICD malfunctions sooner
ICDs monitor heart rhythms and deliver electric shocks to restore normal rhythm when life-threatening, irregular heartbeats occur. But the surgically implanted devices can malfunction, particularly in the leads, or wires, that connect them to the heart, causing injury or death. Device manufacturers track repeated malfunctions and issue recalls if they’re widespread. However, often by the time of the recall, thousands of the devices have been implanted in patients worldwide. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Computer Issue ResolvedWritten by Guy Webster Mars Science Laboratory Mission Status Report
The fix involves changing how certain unused data-holding locations, called registers, are configured in the memory management of the type of computer chip used on the spacecraft. Billions of runs on a test computer with the modified register configuration yielded no repeat of the reset behavior. The mission team made this software change on the spacecraft’s computer last week and confirmed this week that the update is successful. ![]() This artist concept features NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars' past or present ability to sustain microbial life. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
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