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- Lack of RFID standards leads to media panic
- Lack of RFID standards leads to media panicActive vs. Passive RFID DevicesIn addition to the comments above, it was not clear from the article I read whether the researchers were testing only active RFID or both active and passive RFID. The author of the article I read also implied...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- 6 reasons government IT projects fail
- 6 reasons government IT projects failContradictory demandsThe complexity of a government project can arise not only from the ordicary technical problems, but from frequently observed situations.The simplest example is a data item which has different definitions and neither can be eliminated because each comes from a higher level of government....
- Discussion threads 2008-05-30
- UNIX - Let's get together and feel all right
- People have often accused me of dreaming too much and not having my thoughts anchored in reality, particularly in this world of multi-billion dollar technology companies and big business, when huge amounts of money are at stake and every competitor is vying for the top spot. In...
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Novell insists it's winning the Linux wars
- Novell insists it's winning the Linux warsAnd this is differnent .. how?[i]“I would suggest to the customers and to the community, be careful. The way they’ve written their contract as soon as you look at it, you can’t go back and look at Linux.“It’s a very dangerous contract from my...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- Is open source anti-American?
- Is open source anti-American?Who thinks up this stuff???NTJust because there's a profound, global, anti-American sentiment,doesn't mean Open Source is anti-American--unless you consider it anti-American for other countries to look for ways to avoid paying for, and using, American IP. There are lots of people who use Open Source alternatives...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- Did Google buy Plaxo?
- Did Google buy Plaxo?Good FitI think it is brilliant. Plaxo has been around for some time and I am a user for keeping business contacts upto date. I dhave not been thrilled with the "me-too-ism" of adopting or being adopted a "social-network" idea - although I can see...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-08
- Identity and Security Management and Strong Information Technology Governance: Novell's Solution Suite Automates the Approach to the Perfect Union
- This IDC White Paper examines Novell's identity and security management ISM solutions and how these integrated offerings can play a key role in enforcing security compliance for enterprise organizations. When properly implemented and deployed, these solutions help companies to avoid violations of government and industry regulations, to avoid the leakage...
- White papers 2008-02-01
- (Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week)
- (Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week)Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing08IEEEÎÞÏßͨÐÅ£¬ÍøÂç¼¼Êõ¼°Òƶ¯¼ÆËã¹ú¼Ê»áÒéÕ÷ÎÄxxxOur apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message============================================================================================================== The 4th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing (WiCOM 2008) ...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-20
- (Photos: Awarding tech innovation)
- (Photos: Awarding tech innovation)08IEEE wireless communication conferenceOur apologies if you receive multiple copies of this Call for Papers ======================================================================================= The 4th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing (WiCOM 2008) ...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-20
- iGoogle theme API released
- iGoogle theme API releasedConference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing08IEEEÎÞÏßͨÐÅ£¬ÍøÂç¼¼Êõ¼°Òƶ¯¼ÆËã¹ú¼Ê»áÒéÕ÷ÎÄxxxOur apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message============================================================================================================== The 4th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing (WiCOM 2008) ...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-20
- TSA site rife with insecurity and conflict of interest
- TSA site rife with insecurity and conflict of interestAnd you expected what from the govt?With govt, failure is success. Now the TSA can just ask for more money. After all, they are only trying to protect us. The extra hassle I have to endure at the airport...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-13
- Facebook to backtrack on Beacon?
- BusinessWeek is reporting that Facebook executives have been contemplating a backtrack on the social networking site's new advertising play, Project Beacon. The system automatically publish interactions users make on any of the 44 participating sites (from Blockbuster, Joost, to Overstock.com) onto their Facebook mini-feed, so that Facebook "friends" are able...
- Blog posts 2007-11-29
- Open source is apolitical
- Open source is apoliticalIs it?I suppose one can imagine anything, but the idea of a government at this point trying to outlaw the GPL seems incredible.After all, the GPL works in every country I'm aware of. Wouldn't that country risk an awful lot?Open Source is not a political entityAnyone can...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-24
- Hiring Qualms
- In an ideal world, the senior IT executive in an organization is a hands-on leader who understands the realities of daily operations and cross-trains his people both to develop their skills and to create opportunities for them to contribute in unanticipated ways.Unfortunately there aren't many organizations like that - instead...
- Blog posts 2007-06-15
- It's official - Microsoft has closed the door to modded Xbox consoles
- It's official - Microsoft has closed the door to modded Xbox consolesMy Hardware, my rightsSound like the WGA fiasco. Peoples will come up with way to bypass that illegal console check and regular console will be illegaly tagged as modded. MS as no right to ban people for having a...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-18
- Daylight Savings Time change: Tips for Microsoft users
- Daylight Savings Time change: Tips for Microsoft usersDST patch SHOULD be a critical update.Many applications, including security applications, are time dependant. Therefore this fix SHOULD be placed in the critical update section for users.I'd give Microsoft more of a break on this if they hadn't already abused the "critical"...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-09
- Maintanance Master (exe)
- Maintanance planning for cargo vessels. Keep track og ship components and jobs that needs to be adressed. Print reports about jobs that have been finished or needs to be adressed in the near future. The program is complient with the ISM code.Version 2 adds user interface improvements.
- Software downloads 2007-01-31
- Apple's Jobs: Zune's no threat
- Apple's Jobs: Zune's no threatI stand behind Steve Jobs on this one .Zune is no threat to APPLEs iPod .Sadly not...I agree, the Zune probably won't be a threat to the IPod... Unfortunately! I really would like to see the Zune bury the IPod into the ground, because frankly...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-16
- The moving finger
- The University of Buffalo's VR lab has developed a cap for your index finger that is exquisitely sensitive to movement--to the point that it can actually be used as a 3D digitizer. It has an accelerometer, a force sensor, and a motion tracker, and its developers believe it'll hit the...
- Blog posts 2006-09-04
- On not learning from history
- [I wrote this piece before the passport ID fiasco came to light. I think its points are still valid.] One use of implantable RFID chips is as replacements for biometric and other identification. Implant a chip in your hand and -- voila! -- a single flamboyant gesture grants access to...
- Blog posts 2006-08-12
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