Imagine the frustration you feel when the internet is down or you don’t have the right plugin to watch a video. Losing that immediate access to information can be a major hindrance in this hyper-connected time. People with disabilities often experience similar frustration with the barriers they face accessing technology. In an effort to help [...]
Our coalition cares about many technology-related issues. Technology and education? Check. Broadband deployment? Check. High-tech job creation and industry development? Check. So hearing about a $4.81 million dollar project that promotes almost all of Wired Wisconsin’s top issues really makes our day. The Village of Plain, in Sauk County, will soon be the home of [...]
This week, March 7-13, marks the 12th Annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW). The purpose of this week is to encourage consumers to be more knowledgeable about what their law-protected rights are as consumers. Digging a little deeper into the consumer.gov website, I found many useful tools consumers should use to educate themselves on a [...]
Stories of people getting laid off and companies closing dominated many of the headlines in 2009. Sad times for hundreds of thousands of people with the unemployment rate rivaling that of the Great Depression. When Wired Wisconsin was first beginning, we talked a lot about what technology issues our organization should focus energy on. High-Tech [...]
A new bill has been introduced in the Wisconsin State Legislature that would undo the progress our state has made in expanding consumer access to video and internet options, improving infrastructure, and creating new jobs. The “Cable Consumer Repair Bill” was introduced by Rep. Hebl on Tuesday, and seeks to overturn the system of cable [...]
in the Park, the Wisconsin State fair, numerous ethnic festivals and Summerfest, the world-famous two-week long music festival celebrated on the Milwaukee lakefront. As the state begins the season of celebrations, a less flattering tradition also comes to mind: Wisconsin residents are big drinkers. Last fall, in the impressive five-part series “Wasted in Wisconsin” the [...]
Rep. Tom Nelson’s Opinion Editorial in the Capitol Times: You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t agree that the Internet has revolutionized our daily lives. We can communicate faster and cheaper than ever before, get up-to-date news with the click of a mouse, and do our banking and shopping without ever leaving the couch. [...]
Hearing more and more voices join the debate about stimulus dollars bringing broadband internet into rural areas, it is important that Wired Wisconsin offers our perspective as well. $7.2 billion dollars of the stimulus package has been allocated for broadband deployment.
Gadget makers showed off their green credentials at a technology show in London on Friday to try to tempt consumers worried about soaring fuel bills, climate change and the financial crisis.