Life on The (Digital) Frontier. You have probably heard of the digital divide. Middle- and upper-income families own computers; lower-income ones don't. Those on the wrong side of the digital divide ...

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Amid the havoc that the pandemic wreaked on our lives, there were important lessons to be learned. It proved that people skilled with technology could navigate and succeed, and that many of the ...

On a college campus with wireless Internet in every building, where notebook computers are almost as plentiful as notebooks, Ohio State students might not think of access to technology as a pressing ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

Help bridge the digital divide by donating a laptop to a newly arrived refugee family! These laptops will go directly to a refugee family who has arrived in the US within the past six months. These ...

World Computer Literacy Day is celebrated annually on December 2. This day was established by an Indian company, the National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT), in 2001. Through Computer ...

Improvements to the UK’s digital infrastructure have never been more important. As businesses and consumers continue to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic and the UK enters a new era outside the EU, ...

I’ve written before about how talking on the phone to a telemarketer or customer-service agent is often more like dealing with a computer than a human being. Even though the person on the other end is ...