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From software to 3D carriage wheels

January 13, 2015 – 12:38 pm

When asked what he does in his spare time, Lynn Roth 鈥�99 mentions his 3D printer, home built with the help of open source plans. He鈥檚 printed 鈥渄oodads,鈥� his catch-all word for a variety of objects to replace, repair or decorate things around the house for his wife, Anita, and a horse or two, as

In defense of learning weird stuff in college

January 13, 2015 – 12:36 pm

Running a power plant effectively requires keeping tabs on an awful lot of data relating to fuel consumption, power output, weather conditions, grid demand, etc. & etc. And in turn, keeping tabs on all this data effectively requires clever software that allows users to visualize and understand what might otherwise be a confounding torrent of

Falling backwards into God鈥檚 calling

January 13, 2015 – 12:21 pm

Dan Shenk-Evans 鈥�92 characterizes his career in technology as 鈥渇alling backwards鈥� into God鈥檚 calling. For years, every position he sought in direct social ministry eventually led him reluctantly to a computer, where he would quickly solve IT problems and streamline organizational workflow. 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 sure I would find meaningful work in computer science. I thought

Teaching how to sell

January 13, 2015 – 12:18 pm

If you鈥檙e a real estate agent in 2014, having a website isn鈥檛 an option. It鈥檚 a must. That can be challenging, though, because you may well be about 56 years old 鈥� the average real estate agent鈥檚 age in 2014 鈥� and you鈥檝e probably been in the business since long before 鈥渨ebsite鈥� was a part

One of 8 doing I.T. at Ten Thousand Villages

January 13, 2015 – 12:15 pm

Each holiday, Rick Rutt 鈥�84 and his family add an ornament from Ten Thousand Villages to their Christmas tree. This year, 14 ornaments from different countries hang from its branches, a sign of Rutt鈥檚 commitment to the business and its values. When Rutt purchases gifts for himself and his family, he has a special affinity

A little bit of everything in schools’ I.T.

January 13, 2015 – 12:05 pm

If a computer glitch threatens to derail something like a state-required proficiency test at Harrisonburg (Virginia) High School, Craig Shoemaker鈥檚 phone is bound to start ringing. 鈥淸Teachers] get anxious,鈥� he said, chuckling. 鈥淚鈥檓 the one they try to get a hold of.鈥� A computer resource technician with Harrisonburg City Public Schools, Shoemaker (鈥�78) likens his

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