Tech Resources

New & Emerging Tech

Google+ project - Real-life sharing, rethought for the web.

Cloud Computing - Own less, do more! Stay connected and also maintain essential security and control; enjoy endless ways to work and collaborate from anywhere at any time and on any device.

Ultra-Fast Internet starts - offers Internet connections up to 1 gigabit per second (20-200 times faster than what FiOS and Cable can give today), and costs only $69.95 per month! Google and Sonic.net are key players in this field.

HTML5 available now, still under development, will spread in 2012. It helps to load web pages much faster, access to more mobile applications, and simplify audio/video publishing. And, with HTML5, you do not need to be a web guru to do websites! Learn more:
7 Useful Resources to Help You Learn HTML5
10 HTML5 Demos to Make You Forget About Flash
13 Pure CSS Techniques for Creating JavaScript-like Interactions
15 Useful HTML5 Tutorials and Cheat Sheets
12 Excellent CSS3 Button and Menu Techniques

IPv6 - IP addresses are running out! However, IPv6 is coming and will provide unlimited addresses. World IPv6 Day - June 8, 2011! On 8 June, 2011, top websites and Internet service providers around the world, including Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, joined together with more than 1000 other participating websites in World IPv6 Day for a successful global-scale trial of the new Internet Protocol, IPv6. Test your IPv6 Connection. Learn more at IPv6.com.

Internet Explorer 9 arrives, but not for XP
Apps & Tools

Applications for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch more and more people believe iDevices are killing PCs.

Open Courses - free, ranging from health and medicine to engineering to religion to policy making to media

Social Media - Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, LinkedIn, FeedBurner, Blog, Forum, ....

Educational Tools for teachers and students

Free software, Tools, books, etc.

Guides

IT Support in Universities

How To (DIY guides)....

Guide for setting up faculty/staff websites

How to set up a blog

How to post videos on web