High School students in the Northern California Region will descend upon Shasta High School on November 3rd, 2018 from 9 AM to 5 PM for the “Battle of the North 3.0” VEX Robotics Competition. A total of 25 high school… Continue Reading
Like you, I’m excited by the possibilities that faster, widely available, affordable high-speed Internet could create for our community. Having spent seven years researching, developing and launching new telecommunications services that generated $15 million annually, and managing existing services worth… Continue Reading
If you’ve noticed more people than usual lately with their cell phones out and their heads down, it’s probably a safe bet most of them are playing “Pokémon Go.” It’s a game app released in July that swept the world… Continue Reading
The fourth graders at Whitmore Union Elementary School are learning to code. Let that sink in. As adults, one of these rural eastern Shasta County kids might someday design the robot army that destroys humanity. Become the next hedge fund… Continue Reading
Judging from reader response to the first installment of this series on bringing broadband Internet to rural northern California, there are a lot of folks out there not getting the Internet they need, let alone want. There are many interconnected reasons for… Continue Reading
Today I talk with Joseph Domke of Ostrava, Czech Republic, where he’s lived for nine years with his delightful wife Marie and my three Ragdoll grandcats, Neffie, Apollo and the new cat, whose name I always forget. Joe’s my son… Continue Reading
April is here and this year comes a gift even better than blooming flowers, warm weather, and birds chirping: the end of Windows XP. Today – April 8 – Microsoft will no longer be providing security or software updates for its… Continue Reading
Shasta Libraries today announced that it will be taking part in the Big Library Read program that makes popular eBook and audiobook available to all customers without wait lists or holds. Library card holders will be able to borrow and enjoy the… Continue Reading
Today we chat with Baran Galocy of Redding. He’s a licensed electrical contractor who worked in the solar industry for many years. His work last year on a computer-controlled LED grow light morphed into two parallel concept companies, CompuGrow and… Continue Reading
Halloween is upon us! This year, however, there is something much more sinister afoot than the usual hordes of zombies, vampires, and cavities. I’m talking about ransomware, a particularly malevolent form of computer virus that can hold your personal files… Continue Reading
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