AT&T Indiana president George Fleetwood met with the Gary Chamber of Commerce Monday to talk about the company’s upcoming challenges, the main one being that by 2014, AT&T will run out of radio signal bandwidth. Continue reading here.
What will the major carriers do to acquire more bandwidth? - photo courtesy of www.gizmodo.com.au
Lisle has them. So do many other suburban cities. But are red light cameras really worth it? While Aurora’s red light cameras “prevented” 10 more crashes in 2011 than in 2010, one alderman says it’s just not worth the million dollars the city has spent on running the system. Continue reading here.
Naperville's red light cameras taken down earlier this year - photo courtesy of CBS
Global spokesperson for LinkedIn, Lindsey Pollak, was the keynote speaker on the February 9th Career Resources Networking night for Northern Illinois University graduate students and alumni. The Naperville event attracted over 150 attendees and focused on leveraging social media in job searches. Continue reading here.
Technology has traditionally been used to make what functions function faster, easier and more efficiently. We expect computers, robots and machines to continue to take over the performance of chores and ramp up the production of goods. But what happens when technology is used for the non-functional, to make what is functional less functional? What happens when technology, especially high technology, is used for art or for play? Continue reading here.
Altered Detail, Mired/Wired/Tired by Toby Zallman
She designed the Chicago Aqua Residential Center and the SOS Children’s Villages Lavezzorio Community Center. Now she’s pushing to rework the suburbs, starting with Cicero. Continue reading here.
The Aqua residential center created by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects - Photo from interestingplanet.com