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Whitman Wire
Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire
All content by Blair Hanley Frank

Tech Work More Sensible with a Few Simple Rules

Blair Hanley Frank
April 25, 2013
Illustration by Eduardo Vazquez

ASWC Has Improved, But Engagement Still Problematic

Blair Hanley Frank
April 18, 2013

Race in Tech is Still an Issue

Blair Hanley Frank
April 4, 2013
Frank. Photo by Marie von Hafften.

Typewriters Next Generation of Computing

Blair Hanley Frank
March 28, 2013
eSports Reach Outside the Virtual World

eSports Reach Outside the Virtual World

Blair Hanley Frank
March 23, 2013
Wearable Tech Must Be Relevant to Consumers

Wearable Tech Must Be Relevant to Consumers

Blair Hanley Frank
March 7, 2013
In this case, I used a photo from a video recording of one of the shows I talked about.

Is There an Echo in Here?

Blair Hanley Frank
February 27, 2013

Games Journalism Needs Better Audience

Blair Hanley Frank
February 14, 2013

Gun Violence Research Requires Parity to Avoid Hypocrisy

Blair Hanley Frank
February 7, 2013

Doping in Sports Can’t be Stopped by Technological Means

Blair Hanley Frank
January 24, 2013

Production Night Liveblog for November 28

Blair Hanley Frank
November 28, 2012
Multiplayer must be carefully considered to avoid making bad shooters

Multiplayer must be carefully considered to avoid making bad shooters

Blair Hanley Frank
November 8, 2012

The Pio’s Election Night Liveblog

Blair Hanley Frank
November 6, 2012

Security risks make web voting impossible

Blair Hanley Frank
October 25, 2012

Kickstarter valuable despite potentially out-of-control projects

Blair Hanley Frank
October 11, 2012
Apple's finances provide confidence in future

Apple’s finances provide confidence in future

Blair Hanley Frank
September 27, 2012

Taking your web security to the next level

Blair Hanley Frank
September 6, 2012

Tablets will soon surpass personal computers

Blair Hanley Frank
May 3, 2012

Apple users face growing threats to computer security

Blair Hanley Frank
April 26, 2012

ASWC must improve spaces for engagement

Blair Hanley Frank
April 12, 2012

Handheld Consoles Must Step Up

Blair Hanley Frank
April 5, 2012

Social media’s future is our future, too

Blair Hanley Frank
March 13, 2012

Quality games must avoid difficulty for difficulty’s sake

Blair Hanley Frank
March 11, 2012

Apple’s Strategy Holds Future for Operating Systems

Blair Hanley Frank
March 1, 2012
Illustration: Alex Bailey

‘Booth babes’ trivialize women’s role in technology

Blair Hanley Frank
February 16, 2012

eBooks rise spells big changes for reading

Blair Hanley Frank
February 9, 2012

Blackberry must stay relevant to stay available

Blair Hanley Frank
February 2, 2012
Illustration: Binta Loos-Diallo

5 fun ways to keep gaming at Whitman ‘on the cheap’

Blair Hanley Frank
January 26, 2012
Illustration: MaryAnne Bowen

Modern shooters should focus on story

Blair Hanley Frank
December 8, 2011
Illustration by Bowen

Growing eSports requires accessibility

Blair Hanley Frank
November 17, 2011

Cloud may be here to stay, but look before you leap

Blair Hanley Frank
November 3, 2011

Keep sexist trolling under bridge

Blair Hanley Frank
October 6, 2011

Jobs’ Departure Does Not Spell Doom for Apple

Blair Hanley Frank
September 15, 2011

Get to know how your gadgets work

Blair Hanley Frank
May 5, 2011
Mary Claire Gegen, the ARC's Resources Coordinator, shows off a Smart Pen an Amazon Kindle, two of the tools available for students. Photo Credit: Ben Lerchin

ARC provides assistive technology for student use

Blair Hanley Frank
April 21, 2011
Credit: Molly Johanson

Privacy on the Internet is an illusion

Blair Hanley Frank
April 14, 2011

Six easy ways to keep your presentation from sucking

Blair Hanley Frank
April 7, 2011
Credit: Jung Song

Video Games: Graphics don’t matter

Blair Hanley Frank
March 3, 2011

Consumers must consider product cycles in consumption decisions

Blair Hanley Frank
February 24, 2011

The early adopter tax and you

Blair Hanley Frank
February 17, 2011
Credit: Jung Song

Video game morality needs to grow up

Blair Hanley Frank
February 3, 2011

The Verizon iPhone: The Good and the Bad

Blair Hanley Frank
January 27, 2011

How content creators can make piracy work

Blair Hanley Frank
December 9, 2010

Just the facts, please

Blair Hanley Frank
December 2, 2010

Freedom of speech extends to video games

Blair Hanley Frank
November 18, 2010

Jailbreaking’s risks outweigh benefits

Blair Hanley Frank
November 11, 2010

Password security is serious

Blair Hanley Frank
November 4, 2010

Twitter is My Newspaper

Blair Hanley Frank
October 20, 2010

Everyone Needs Equal Rights Now

Blair Hanley Frank
October 7, 2010

In tech, the fewer killers, the better

Blair Hanley Frank
September 30, 2010

Why App Store Rules Matter

Blair Hanley Frank
September 23, 2010
Credit: Canepa

Create durable data backup system

Blair Hanley Frank
September 16, 2010
Credit: Loos-Diallo

5 Easy Ways to Waste Time on the Internet

Blair Hanley Frank
May 6, 2010
Credit: Sloane

The “lost” iPhone: Why it’s important to do the right thing

Blair Hanley Frank
April 29, 2010
Photo Credit : Bullion

Why people who freak out over video game violence don’t get it

Blair Hanley Frank
April 22, 2010

Why the tech columnist loves fountain pens

Blair Hanley Frank
April 22, 2010
Credit: E. Johnson

Why tabletop gaming is still relevant

Blair Hanley Frank
April 7, 2010
Credit: Song

Video games: It’s about the story

Blair Hanley Frank
April 1, 2010

You’re never wrong on the Internet

Blair Hanley Frank
March 11, 2010
Credit: Loos-Diallo

iPhone: This is not censorship

Blair Hanley Frank
March 4, 2010

ACTA: Who’s afraid of the big bad treaty?

Blair Hanley Frank
February 25, 2010

Electronic contracts: Why don’t we pay attention to them?

Blair Hanley Frank
February 18, 2010

Everything you need to know about Google Voice

Blair Hanley Frank
February 11, 2010

Why people need to shut up about the iPad

Blair Hanley Frank
February 4, 2010

iPad may enable new education breakthroughs

Blair Hanley Frank
January 27, 2010
Credit: Sloane

Everything I ever needed to know I learned from video games

Blair Hanley Frank
January 25, 2010

‘NaNoWriMo’ encourages almost everyone’s inner novelist

Blair Hanley Frank
November 11, 2009

U2’s “Free” Concert: You’re Doing it Wrong

Blair Hanley Frank
November 10, 2009

Windows 7’s claim to fame: better than Vista

Blair Hanley Frank
November 3, 2009
Credit: Sloane

Future of publishing materializes online

Blair Hanley Frank
October 28, 2009

Descend into “Descent”

Blair Hanley Frank
October 27, 2009

Experiment: student life exclusively on Firefox for week

Blair Hanley Frank
October 21, 2009

Kickin’ it old school: how to get the most out of command line

Blair Hanley Frank
October 14, 2009

Shocker of the Week: Miley Cyrus Quits Twitter!

Blair Hanley Frank
October 12, 2009
Credit: Sloane

Be safe on the Internet: You are your own worst nightmare

Blair Hanley Frank
October 1, 2009

Heeeere kitty kitty: Snow Leopard

Blair Hanley Frank
September 20, 2009

Tech Tidbit: This is why you don’t mess with gamers.

Blair Hanley Frank
September 16, 2009

Let’s talk Twitter

Blair Hanley Frank
September 15, 2009
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