Last weekend, TechRaising — a local group that promotes technological collaboration and innovation — held a three-day symposium where community members gathered to “share ideas and build them,” according to TechRaising’s website. This is the first event the two-year-old group has held. On Friday night, 35 pitches were made, which were later narrowed down to [...]
The Seventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals recently upheld the case of U.S. v. Juan Cuevas-Perez, which makes it legal for police to GPS track your car without a warrant for days, or weeks at a time.
Internet memes — things like LOL Cats that go viral on the Internet — are inescapable these days. Blair Stenvick explores what separates this form of entertainment from anything else, and what the benefits and drawbacks are.
A new iPhone app has been developed for the Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) which will allow users to access the SCPD’s scanner feed, crime maps, new departmental blog, crime alerts and mug shots. The app will also be developed and released for use on the Droid platform within the coming months.
While MP3s are the most common form of music these days, audiophiles still choose the warm sounds of vinyl records. Record labels press vinyl and often sweeten the deal by throwing in a digital copy. What is their motivation to do so? Why do some still pick vinyl records over other formats?
Newspapers for tablets, such as the Daily, are gaining popularity. Although readers should always be wary of fluff content, this could be a positive step forward.
Students looking for faster, more convenient ways to make connections are turning to various old and new methods to meet potential partners, from the more traditional speed dating to missed connections websites such as Like a Little.
Control over the Internet has long been the key ingredient to dictatorships worldwide in their push for regime sustainability. A new bill, which would give the president the ability to turn off the Net and silence a nation, is a strike against democracy.
Courts are now taking on more cases involving privacy with the emergence of new technology and its prominence in the public sphere. The California Supreme Court ruled this month that cell phones could be searched without warrant, which has some Santa Cruzians worried about privacy rights.
In a time when smartphones allow Americans to walk around with an endless stream of information, facts have taken the place of myths. While the iPhone and the Blackberry allow constant access to the World Wide Web, they also stifle the art of the creative argument. I’m writing in defense of the tall tale.