Technology http://xpress.sfsu.edu/tech/ en-us 2008-05-08T13:05:18-08:00 For what it's worth: California needs to get up to speed on transport http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/011077.html On Monday the price for a barrel of oil reached $130, with some industry analysts predicting it could hit $200 by as early as next year. So for those students commuting, visiting family over the summer or flying across the... 07-ToPUBLISH editors 2008-05-08T13:05:18-08:00 Plans for pesticides halted http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/011036.html In February, a group of citizens met in Oakland to express their concerns about pesticides scheduled for the light brown apple moth, or LBAM. Over a month after this meeting, the state halted the spraying. 06-FinalCopy editors 2008-05-05T12:45:23-08:00 SF State digs idea of eco-friendly housing http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/010997.html About 15 students living in campus housing this fall will get the chance to grow their own food, reduce their energy consumption and make healthy social connections in a new green cooperative. Four adjacent town houses in University Park South—601... 07-ToPUBLISH editors 2008-05-01T13:34:33-08:00 Too bee of not to bee: bee populations decline across nation http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/010996.html Plant a sunflower, watch it grow and count the bees on it. It sounds simple, but the information that can be gained when thousands of people participate could help scientists across the country get a better understanding of how this... 07-ToPUBLISH editors 2008-05-01T13:33:00-08:00 Exploring Titan http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/010850.html Although it’s a frigid near-300 degrees Fahrenheit below zero on Titan, to the science world, Saturn’s largest moon is hot right now. So hot, in fact, that SF State Geology Professor Leonard Sklar, SF State graduate students and colleagues from... 07-ToPUBLISH editors 2008-04-17T12:58:25-08:00 Smart classrooms a problem for many SF State professors http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/010802.html Though offered extensive and well-organized training opportunities, both in person and on the internet, many members of SF State faculty waste class time struggling to use computers and other technology in the school's electronically enhanced classrooms. Before every semester, the... 07-ToPUBLISH editors 2008-04-10T15:22:38-08:00 Campus works to cut the cord and go fully wireless http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/010739.html The slowly evolving presence of SF State’s wireless network will get a big boost this summer after the installation of 100 new antennas, according to the Division of Information Technology’s Julianne Tolson. An [X]press study of SF State’s wireless Internet... 07-ToPUBLISH editors 2008-04-03T14:14:24-08:00 Academy beginning to show its greener side http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/010644.html Architectural renovations take an exhausting amount of time and effort to complete. The fruit of thoughtful concept, precise realization and plain hard labor come together only in their final stages, amounting more anticipation—and pressure—for the ultimate day when ribbon and... x-hasmultimedia amorrison03 2008-03-20T10:00:30-08:00 Business and Technology briefs http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/010643.html Tech companies bid billions for radio and TV waves The U.S. government announced Tuesday that it had completed a $19 billion radio spectrum auction, hearing offers from participants like AT&T, Verizon and Google, according to the New York Times. The... 07-ToPUBLISH amorrison03 2008-03-20T09:47:36-08:00 Going book for book http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/010650.html In December 2007 the SFSU Bookstore formed a partnership with Eco-Libris, a company determined to bring sustainability to the book industry. The company plants a tree for every dollar you donate. You can also rent books from chegg.com, a textbook... 07-ToPUBLISH editors 2008-03-20T09:17:30-08:00 Virtual Lost and Found Pound http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/010559.html Identification microchips, which are about the size of a grain of rice, are a helpful way of identifying a pet if they get lost. x-hasmultimedia amorrison03 2008-03-13T18:47:28-08:00 Bookstore slow to implement green measures http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/010552.html Though the SFSU Bookstore began advertising last week that it would start recycling batteries, cell phones, fluorescent light bulbs and ink cartridges, it is not yet ready to accept them all. Signs for the new recycling program—modeled after one that... 07-ToPUBLISH editors 2008-03-13T10:30:00-08:00 Companies need to learn from past failures http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/010551.html Has Napster taught corporations nothing? Hasbro and Mattel, the owners of the Scrabble license are demanding that Facebook.com take down the Scrabulous application based on copyright infringement, and legal action could follow according to news.com. Groups like “Save Scrabulous” have... 07-ToPUBLISH editors 2008-03-13T10:27:53-08:00 Buzzsaws for Bayview—just don’t call it shop class http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/010483.html An SF State sponsored shop class of sorts is giving high school students in the embattled Bayview neighborhood the chance to build something with more than just power tools. Going beyond simple woodworking, the Industrial Design Outreach program, held at... 07-ToPUBLISH editors 2008-03-06T14:40:19-08:00 Web site offers alternative to buying textbooks http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/tech/010482.html Students struggling with fees, housing and other university expenses have a chance to save up to 80 percent on the cost of textbooks. Chegg.com is a textbook rental Web site that offers students an alternative to buying used or new... 07-ToPUBLISH editors 2008-03-06T14:37:44-08:00