MIT community making the most of lynda.com's online training
Since 2011, MIT community members have watched more than 238,000 video tutorials via lynda.mit.edu, which focuses on software training.
Bringing the world reboot-less updates
Ksplice software, which allows for updates without rebooting, became a profitable venture for the MIT alumni who developed it.
Managing multicore memory
MIT research shows that it may be time to let software, rather than hardware, manage the high-speed on-chip memory banks known as ‘caches.’
EdX builds community of developers for its online- and blended-learning platform
Stanford, UC Berkeley and University of Queensland among those contributing to the platform released via open source license.
Learning software development — by developing software
In a new course, students participate in large, ongoing, open-source-software development projects, mentored by industry professionals.
Micah Altman wins Pizzigati Prize
MIT Libraries’ research director recognized for his work with DistrictBuilder software
IS&T recommends Firefox users upgrade to Firefox ESR 17
The Extended Support Release (ESR) of Firefox is designed for institutions like MIT.
MIT Libraries’ research contributes to award-winning redistricting software, DistrictBuilder
Web-based resource gives citizens the opportunity to participate in the redistricting process.
IS&T recommends community members wait to migrate to Windows 8
IS&T is making Windows 8 Enterprise available for early adopters, but strongly recommends delaying the transition.
IS&T announces full support for OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 and higher
Introduces several new features and changes, including new Notes and Reminders applications and a security feature named Gatekeeper.
Research update: SPHERES to get powerful magnets and goggles
New wireless power and camera setups will expand the mini-satellites’ vision and navigation capabilities.
IS&T plans to retire Windows XP, recommends upgrading to Windows 7
Will phase out support for XP by Aug. 1, 2013.