Technology and Tools

Yesterday, I went to go check on the wonderfully robust ValpoLife Facebook page (Become a fan!). On my way there, as most Facebook users will be familiar with, I checked on my “News Feed”. I used quotations there on purpose. The top, most recent...

On October 22, 2009, Windows will release its follow-up operating system to Windows Vista, Windows 7. Vista had struggled mightily since its 2007 release, as users have complained about the operating system being too memory resource-heavy and...

Purdue University’s reputation for innovation is now spreading into the world of social media. The school has developed a tool to complement Twitter by ranking the popularity of messages. A school presser explains: The first Twitter tool that ranks...

We are pleased and excited to announce that ValpoLife.com is now being indexed on Google News! The #1 search engine and leader amongst news providers in the world is now accepting our articles, events, and blogs as they look to provide the world with...

Fast Company magazine recently publicized some very interesting findings from viral marketing scientist Dan Zarrella, who examined what types of Tweets are most likely to be retweeted. This is incredibly useful for businesses who are looking to get...

Understanding precisely how fluid boils in tiny "microchannels" has led to formulas and models that will help engineers design systems to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers and other devices. Allowing a...

Indiana companies looking for new employees can recruit from among more than 600 job-hunting Purdue University students at an Oct. 28 job fair. Employers can register online for the 12th annual High Tech Job Fair for Indiana Companies at...

As the newbie on staff here at ValpoLife, I have had many things thrown at me this past week. Yet none of it was as overwhelming as when I was asked to start blogging. Blogging? Me? I haven’t written a blog since the days of LiveJournal and Xanga,...

Researchers are developing computer models to comb through thousands of injury reports in large administrative medical datasets or insurance claims data to automatically classify them based on specific words or phrases. "One goal is to identify the...

Each of us likely longs at times for a bit more downtime or a short break back to the days before cell phones, instant email, texting, 24 hour a day TV news, and being “connected and running” at what seems like every hour of the day. Ideally,...