Indiana license branches shut Saturday for computer work

INDIANAPOLIS | All Bureau of Motor Vehicles license branches will be closed Saturday for a statewide computer maintenance project.

Freedom of choice

Freelancer using laptop computer

GSA donates laptops to Gary elementary school

GARY | Ann Kalayil, regional administrator of the General Services Administration’s Great Lakes Region, was joined by Principal Cassandra Cruz and Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson as she unveiled the laptop computers being donated by the federal agency to Grissom Elementary School.

Technology transforms the classroom

CROWN POINT | A technology revolution is changing the landscape of education and St. Mary Catholic Community School has come a long way in the last decade.

Technology Reaches Little Hands at Lake Street

CROWN POINT | Lake Street Elementary kindergarten students are enjoying their new Little Tikes Explorer workstations thanks to a special grant awarded by IBM. A total of 8 stations were purchased with the grant applied for through our PTO.

Drop in key US durable goods orders shows weakness

WASHINGTON | Signs that U.S. manufacturing is faltering emerged from a report Friday that orders for long-lasting factory goods, excluding the volatile transportation category, fell in July for the fourth time in five months.

Tri-Creek hands out new laptops for students

LOWELL | The Tri-Creek School Corp. took its first steps toward a more technology-savvy future Wednesday by distributing about 600 take-home laptops to high school students.

Computers as young as kindergarten? It could happen in Cal City

CALUMET CITY – A local school district is identifying up to $600,000 it might spend later this year on laptop computers and other digital gadgets — possibly putting them in the hands of kindergarten students.

BITS & BYTES: Troubles with Excel's charting feature

Q: In a previous column, you said I could press F11 in Excel to get a chart. How come it's not working for me?

Self checkouts aren't as efficient as cashiers

Have you ever been to those self checkout lines at the grocery store? What is the point when a clerk has to hover behind you every step of the way?

Teacher blends sports and technology at Lutheran school

Matt Albertin, of Valparaiso, shares his love for sports and technology with students attending St. Paul Lutheran School in Munster.

Computers help multiple area agencies

GRIFFITH | More than 150 computers recently donated to local community organizations will help provide job training and educational programs, according to the Lake Area United Way.

East Chicago school laptops must be kept in school

EAST CHICAGO | School administrators took back Wednesday MacBook laptops they had given to middle and high school students 10 months ago. Those students who did not have their computers with them were escorted home by an East Chicago police officer to get them.

Local students Skype with Guatemalan children

CROWN POINT | Students at St. Mary Catholic Community School were treated to a unique educational experience Oct. 25. They communicated via Skype with children in who live at an orphanage in Guatemala.

Identifying the gap

Munster parents, students protest laptops

MUNSTER | Parents and students held the feet of Munster school administrators to the fire Thursday during a meeting at the high school about the district's plans for student laptops.

iPad is cheaper, better choice than laptops for students

One of the biggest problems in education is the need to predict the future.

Business provides solution to computer ills

VALPARAISO | Eleven years ago, Irene Barker brought her personal philosophy to her business when she founded Always a Solution Computer Services.

All About Computers

Matt Gaines works at the Dyer business he and his wife own, All About Computers.

Webmaster claims attack from China

HAMMOND | A downtown webmaster reported that his computer system was remotely taken over and reprogrammed by hackers traced back to Beijing, China, police said.