IT Insights Blog

Somewhat frequently in this space, we share details about some of the fun things that happen during the course of a normal year at TestOut (and TestOut Continuing Education). For instance, the whole company goes bowling every year. There's the Steak Fry, the Halloween Party (complete with costume contest and festive office decorations), and the annual three-part Run Bike Hike fitness festivities. We like to have fun and get to know each other better.

Pioneer Day is a state holiday in Utah (where TestOut Continuing Education is based) that honors the Mormon pioneer men, women and children who settled the Utah Territory (and many surrounding areas) beginning in 1847.

The Flying Lizards are right! The best things in life really are free. Or at least that's what we're hearing from the kids these days. Almost every kid we know who likes video games is flipping his or her lid about something called Fortnite. A "fortnight," which is a thing the British gave the world, is a period of two weeks. Sounds more like a half-month than a fort-anything, if you ask us, but it turns out that the British didn't actually ask anyone. It's just their thing.

Here in the United States, where TestOut Continuing Education is headquartered, public schools — mostly high schools — tend to lump computer skills classes in with everything else that falls under the label "career and technical education," or CTE. In 2018, computer skills are of central importance to learning in most subjects, so it seems a little behind the times to think of knowing stuff about computers as having application only in the CTE bailiwick.

Biker gangs, also known as "outlaw motorcycle clubs," are a thriving outgrowth of the motorcycle subculture in the United States. Gang members often prize Harley-Davidson motorcyles (as well as other popular brands), crave the thrill of the open road, and have both formal and informal uniforms. Despite the undeniable presence of a criminal element in some regions, outlaw motorcycle clubs do not by definition engage in or otherwise support illegal activities.