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WVU (Does Not) Block Chrome (Intentionally)

I’d like to take a moment to respond to the article in today’s Daily Athenaeum. There are some items that need clarification and I want to make sure everyone understands why the installer for Google Chrome wouldn’t work on University-run Internet connections. I’ll include text from the DA article when I reference it specifically.
Some of [...]

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ColdFusion 8 Now Free for Students & Educators

A colleague here at OIT (thanks, Justin!) just sent this tidbit to me.  Adobe is releasing ColdFusion 8 (a.k.a. CF) free for students and educators.  This is a really interesting development because previously you needed to own a license to use and learn about ColdFusion.  Since open source programming languages (like php and Ruby on [...]

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Facebook Applications and Third Party Ads

I recently read about the issue with Facebook’s social gaming applications, such as Farmville and Mafia Wars. Facebook has a partnership with companies who advertise on these applications. From what I’ve read, people are persuaded into signing up for credit cards and other subscriptions in exchange for game credits. Some are also attracted to surveys [...]

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