Four Facts About Broadband in Rural America
Erika Whittington
High-speed internet has become a major focus across rural Indiana. From electric cooperatives and allied rural organizations to the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor and legislators who serve rural areas, finding the financial wherewithal to fund expensive fiber-optic networks into sparsely-populated areas is no longer a quixotic quest. It’s happening. “Hoosiers need affordable, quality […]
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Electric Cooperatives Serve Your Community
Erika Whittington
Indiana’s electric cooperatives are committed to the communities they serve and are involved with philanthropic activities throughout Indiana and beyond. Your cooperative serves your community and spearheads philanthropic projects to help create a better world. For instance, during Community Day, Indiana’s electric cooperatives work collectively to make a positive impact on our state. Each year […]
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Top Workplaces
Erika Whittington
INDIANAPOLIS STAR NAMES NINESTAR CONNECT A WINNER OF THE CENTRAL INDIANA TOP WORKPLACES 2021 AWARD Greenfield, Indiana, June 04, 2021 – NineStar Connect has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2021 honor by Indianapolis Star Top Workplaces. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner […]
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Games to Play With Your Kids
Charley Nichols
Has all this social distancing got your kids cooped up with nothing to do? Here are a few online games that can be fun for the entire family! Minecraft Age: Any Platform: PC, Console, and Phone This is an extremely popular game in which you use “mined” blocks to build a house, castle, pirate ship, […]
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IPv6 and Why to Love Globally Unique Addressing
Chris Gross
The internet as we know it today is nothing as it was imagined 30 years ago. When the idea of a household computer seemed so unlikely, the address space of IPv4 (Internet Protocol Version 4) seemed like it would be more than enough. IPv4 is a unique global “address” of 12 numbers (or 32 bits) […]
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E-Readers vs. Paper Books
Nick Swift
The debate between e-readers and traditional books has been going on ever since e-readers became common in the marketplace several years ago, but there several things to consider when determining which is best suited to your needs. Let’s explore a few of those factors below. Cost: An e-reader has a higher up-front cost than a traditional book, however that […]
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