IT Trends :: Thursday, November 16, 2006

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Free Wireless Internet Service Sweeps Toronto and the University of Toronto

Our rather intelligent neighbors to the north seem to have accepted that connectivity is the “new electricity.” Toronto Hydro Telecom’s OneZone service will be available on the University of Toronto’s St. George campus later this month. While students, faculty, and staff have enjoyed access to a campus wireless network in U of T buildings for several years now, OneZone will offer wireless Internet service outdoors as well…

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Central Michigan Labs Still Have 'Free' Printing for Students

Need a few hundred full color copies of a flyer? Just make sure that the student employees are watching you closely, and you should be fine. While printing can be expensive and wasteful, steps have been taken to cut back on both problems. In the past few years, CBA installed duplex printers to cut back on resources. The printers use an output cartridge to help save on toner costs…

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