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- CBS Video: Cyber Threat In China?
- US intelligence officials warn that American visitors to the Olympics in China face a serious risk of having sensitive information stolen by cyber thieves. Bob Orr reports. by Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
- Material bends, stretches and conducts electricity?
- Japanese scientists said they have developed a rubbery material that conducts electricity, a finding that could be used to make devices that bend and stretch. CHICAGO--In the latest twist on electronics, Japanese scientists said on Thursday they have developed a rubbery material that conducts electricity, a finding that could...
- News items 2008-08-08
- CIA is upbeat on enterprise 2.0
- CIOs may not quite get the wiki thing, but the Central Intelligence Agency is pretty bullish on Web 2.0 techniques. According to CIO.com, part of the CIA's technology makeover relied on wiki software. Using a little enterprise 2.0 the CIA created something called Intellipedia, which was introduced...
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
- Six steps to an effective data governance program
- As data governance becomes a key benchmark of a company's responsibility to enhance and protect data, here are six simple steps that start to develop a program based on individual needs. In the past few years, dozens of high-profile incidents involving data mismanagement have gained international attention. Caught off...
- News items 2008-08-06
- Don't trust Google with your data
- Don't trust Google with your dataNo, I don't trust Google BUT...I trust Google more than I trust me. There is a bigger chance that I'll lose my own data than Google will. I don't have the energy nor do I choose to spend the money to constantly backup all of...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Spammers using Google Sites to bypass filters
- Junk emailers are using Google Sites to create web pages that can help spam get around corporate filters, according to MessageLabs Spammers have added Google Sites to the arsenal of online tools used to get around junk-email filters, according to a study published on Tuesday by messaging...
- News items 2008-08-05
- The Semantic Web is about bringing information to life
- So says Vincent Maher, in a recent post that suggests he's sat in one too many of those meetings; "There is nothing more frustrating than a gaggle of geeks sitting in your boardroom talking about simple concepts in an unnecessarily obfuscatory manner because their revenues...
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- NYPD recruit victims of crime, to fight crime
- I think it's fair to say, many will agree with me, that some law enforcement agencies, departments and organisations are a mere haemorrhoid, dangling from the arse of our societies. Strong statement indeed, but what can be done about it? Policy shift, cabinet change, elect a new leader, revolution? ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Security is everyone's domain
- Guest editorial by George Stathakopoulos In the first half of 2008, Microsoft Corp. released its latest Security Intelligence Report. One of the most interesting statistics involved the results from Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool MSRT. Each second Tuesday of every month, the tool...
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Is this the start of a true green revolution? Syntehtic photosynthesis!
- Is this the start of a true green revolution? Syntehtic photosynthesis!I can't waitHe says it is so easy, I want the do it yourself starter kit!RE: Is this the start of a true green revolution? Syntehtic photosynthesis!From the press release: "The new catalyst consists of cobalt metal,...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate them
- Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate themAirline fares are too lowEver since deregulation, airlines have allowed themselves to be sucked into a ridiculous, never ending price war.As a result, they've been forced to fly at max capacity just to break even on any given flight. That need...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Does this Internet make your kid look fat?
- Does this Internet make your kid look fat?Absolutly NOTThe responsibility of feeding a child and what they eat isn't the advertisers or manufacturers of products. Its the parents, if a parent wants their kid to eat nutritious low fat, low calorie foods then that is what they should buy.Who...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Evolution is punctuated equilibria
- Evolution is punctuated equilibriaFunny thing......how the definition and *theory* of Evolution note the capital continues to morph. It's utter scientific fraud and debauchery!RE: Evolution is punctuated equilibria> Clearly, we are not any closer to securing the Internet, if that is even possible.I don't think it's possible, but it IS...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Green light for hacker's extradition
- Green light for hacker's extraditionUS owned server spaceWhen he hacked into our military's network's, he was trespassing on US owned server space.The EU would cry bloody murder if we had a little pasty 16 yr old hack MI6 and do what this guy did, and we didn't extradite him. book...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Amazon aims to make Mechanical Turk more business friendly
- Amazon on Wednesday rolled out new features to its Mechanical Turk web service designed to expand its appeal to a broader set of businesses. Mechanical Turk is a work marketplace that can be used to outsource software development. The company said its latest Web interface guides business...
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- 1Robot Companion (exe)
- Make your computer fun to use and give it a personality. Talk to our animated characters with a microphone and listen to the computer talkback in your speakers. Dictation, speech recognition, voice control allows hands-free operation, voice news topic lookup, customized conversation, voice searchable news and Web link navigation. Create...
- Software downloads 2008-07-29
- Life Tweaks (exe)
- A Software that brings changes in Human beings and changes its Luck, First time in the History of Software Development. Galaxy's Life Tweaks Test Version changes human nature and it increases his/her luck. IATC Technology can directly affects and understands human nature. It has a number of special words that...
- Software downloads 2008-07-28
- These 10 tools will make you a power user on Twitter
- Twitter can be powerful for professional networking and collective intelligence. Here are ten tools that can help you become a Twitter power user and take full advantage of Twitter for business and professional use. by Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-07-27
- Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity
- Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Ready for real Indian medicine?
- With political sovereignty over quality-killing issues such as medical malpractice and a "clean-sheet" approach, Medical Onshoring could provide certain services (e.g., cardio-vascular, artificial knees) at prices at least 15% less than local hospitals. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
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