News
Rebutting the Robocalls
August 15th, 2012
With all the excitement (that’s one word for it) going on in Orem this week, it seems the Sutherland Institute, a conservative “think tank” based here in Utah, has been making robocalls to the fine folks in Orem. They were trying to rally listeners to oppose the property tax hike there, to prevent the funding […]
Read More >Guest Post–Community Broadband: America’s Broadband Hope
August 14th, 2012
Guest Column: Christopher Mitchell The broadband gap in America is slowly morphing into a broadband chasm. Millions of Americans have no broadband access to the Internet. Tens of millions are stuck with only slow and unreliable DSL. The vast majority of America has a single cable option as its fastest connection to the Internet. […]
Read More >UTOPIA Is Moving Ahead
August 3rd, 2012
The news is interesting. One thing to always keep in mind with the news is that they are in the business of attracting eyeballs. “Good news” doesn’t always do the trick. Both sides of the story rarely get the same traction. Good thing we have this blog to get our message out. Today, UTOPIA is […]
Read More >The Pioneering Spirit
July 23rd, 2012
In 1847, 165 years ago, the first pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley with the intention of settling in what would become Utah. Their arrival was the culmination of an arduous journey. They overcome numerous hardships along the way (I can’t help thinking about the lack of air conditioning. I am such a wimp), leaving […]
Read More >What Does UTOPIA Mean to You?
July 10th, 2012
It has a dual-core Apple A5X custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip with quad-core graphics. It’s retina display boasts a 2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch, measures 9.7 diagonally, and features a LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology, and a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating. It has a built-in 42.5-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery. It supports wireless 802.11a/b/g/n, […]
Read More >Broadband as Infrastructure
June 26th, 2012
Om Malik (founder of GigaOM) recently wrote an article regarding the US-Ignite announcement. He’s not convinced US-Ignite will do what it’s setting out to do, but his perspective regarding broadband is discerning: Broadband is of crucial importance to our global economy. Just as railroads and roads were crucial to the Industrial Revolution, broadband connectedness is […]
Read More >Sharing Information in the Information Age
June 22nd, 2012
Attending a city council meeting where a property tax increase is the central focus, and where interlocal agency you work for is considered the primary reason for that tax increase, can be a very interesting and educational experience. Tuesday night (June 19), the Orem City Council welcomed more than 250 people (according to one report) […]
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