Blog Archive for the ‘Chicago’ Category

Trading E-Waste for Urban Green Space

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

On Saturday, June 2, from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, CrossRealms is sponsoring an Electronic Waste Recycling Drive in partnership with and benefitting Camp Butterfly, a non-profit organization dedicated to the holistic development of girls of color.  This event coincides with the phase 2 kick-off of Camp Butterfly’s environmental stewardship program, The Green Butterfly Project [...]

Green Tech Center Video Blog

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Check out our new video blog to learn about our project to build a green urban technology center!

The Digital Divide

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Chicago is a city divided.  We at CrossRealms want to bridge the gap between the affluent, digitally-rich parts of the city and the vast swaths in which wireless internet is hard to come by.  Fundamental training in information technology (or lack thereof) has socio-economic implications that can resonate for generations– those who interact with technology [...]

CrossRealms Chips for Charity Gives to St. Jude’s

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Check out all the event photos and like our Facebook page! Last week CrossRealms hosted its first annual holiday celebration at Lux Bar in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Over forty people gathered for Chips for Charity to honor our friends and clients, and to donate to a good cause. CrossRealms featured Black Jack and Texas Hold [...]

Stopping Hackers In The Social Network Age

Friday, November 18th, 2011

We are all aware of the recent tampering of our beloved social networking site Facebook.  Hopefully none of you were the unfortunate recipients of malicious activity, including: hardcore porn, grotesque human gore, and religious degradation as reported by The Christian Post, which was one of the first to cover the event.  Current investigations point to malicious javascript created [...]

Green Data Center Concept For The City of Chicago

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

For the past eight months I’ve been thinking about a new design concept for a data center within the Chicago area.  There is a continuous need for data center space in the city and I strongly believe that the data center should enhance the surrounding environment as opposed to being just another non-descript concrete building. [...]