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US Census: The future is paper: US Census: The future is paperThis is a simple database app requirementHow hard is it to transfer a paper fill-in the blank to a database form, put it on a laptop and done. They still have to transfer the paper document to a database at some point to do...; Tags: Storage, Census; Discussion threads 2008-04-04
Census employees inadvertantly post citizen data: The Census Bureau posted personal information from 302 households on a public Internet site multiple times over a five-month period, the bureau said today, the AP reports. Names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and family income ranges, but not Social Security numbers, said spokeswoman Ruth Cymber. "A...; Tags: Government technology, Privacy; Blog posts 2007-03-07
Canadian census counts on online responses: Canadian census counts on online responsesyeah right!I've refused do the census on 3 different occasions and I've never been fined or sent to jail. Sure they threaten you but nothing ever happens.Like they are going to waste there time on that sort of thing. All they do is get angry...; Tags: Free trade, SECURITY, Census, Canadian Softwood, Lockheed Martin Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-05-02

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What your own open source census can get you: What your own open source census can get youGood points DanaThis is a recurring theme. The IT group in a company are using open source for many projects, meanwhile the CIO doesn't think they need an audit or a governance plan because open source is not being used.I recently wrote...; Tags: open source; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
News to know: Apple patches; Adobe; XP-Vista; Yahoo: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities. David Morgenstern: Apple releases Leopard 10.5.4 update Apple update notice. Robin Harris: Why computers fail Adobe: Adobe Advances Rich Media Search on the Web ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Patch Management, Apple Inc., IBM Consulting Service, Web 2.0, 3G, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Open Source, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing; Blog posts 2008-07-01

What your own open source census can get you: Open source does not do its best work in the dark corners, but in the light of day. That's where you'll realize the value, when your own people can share knowledge, and you get to share with the wider world. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-06-30
diversITy: can being gay hold your career back?: Edit: Just a couple of grammatical tweaks. This series of entries, called diversITy, continues from the previous topic, all concerning the diversity of people within the IT industry. This time, I'd like to put forward: sexual orientation in the workplace, can it set you back? ...; Tags: Workplace, Career, Diversity, U.K., IT Industry, LGBT, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-06-23
News to know: Adobe; XP era ends; Enterprise 2.0; Apple: Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: How to recover GPcode encrypted files? Larry Dignan: Adobe ups outlook; Creative Suite chugs along XP era ends: Will Vista step up? Techmeme eBay: New belle of Microsoft's merger ball? MySpace plays more spam Whac-a-Mole;...; Tags: Software, Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., Enterprise 2.0, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Tools & Techniques, Channel Management, Investment, Finance, Management, Marketing; Blog posts 2008-06-17
Why is Microsoft sponsoring the Open Source Census?: Why is Microsoft sponsoring the Open Source Census?Microsoft sees RedHat and Novell making...money with open source. They are looking to see if it is a market they can tap into as well. Microsoft would rather make money from Open Source than try to kill it - something they have found...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., open source, Winux; Discussion threads 2008-06-16
Why is Microsoft sponsoring the Open Source Census?: The Open Source Census, a collaborative project endeavoring to quantify the use of open-source software in enterprises, got a new sponsor on June 16. Microsoft. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Open-source Software, Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-06-16
Lessons from American university education: Lessons from American university educationCorrectionsYou wrote: Not only are graduates easy pickings for companies who want the best and brightest in the world (or rather, would be, if our own government wasn’t so intent on sending them back to their home countries), but they create opportunities for private money to...; Tags: college system, private college, education, American University; Discussion threads 2008-06-11
CDXZipStream (msi): CDXZipStream is a complete solution for importing zip code and census data into Microsoft Excel. Using an intuitive, patented interface, you simply specify the data you want and where you want it. CDXZipStream also features reverse zip code look-up, distance and radius calculations. Premium data feeds are optionally available and...; Tags: ZIP Code, Data, Hughes Financial Services, CDXZipStream, Premium Data, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; Software downloads 2008-06-10
BIT: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: BIT: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeThe function, then the how.A discussion beginning: State population totals were derived from individual census tract results by... would create a context. As a narrative strategy, reaching a goal is more organized, satisfying, than describing a process and giving...; Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Orwell, IBM Corp., data-processing, hypothesis, mainframe, IBM mainframe; Discussion threads 2008-05-30
BIT: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: This is the 3rd excerpt from the second book in the Defen series: T Business Information Technology: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Culture Roots part One Herman Hollerith, then a statistician with the US bureau of the Census formed a company called...; Tags: Card, IBM Mainframe, Data-processing, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-30
How big can Ubuntu get?: If you think desktop Linux has a future then Ubuntu is Da Bomb and Mark Shuttleworth is Da Man. Nearly half the Linux machines checked so far in the Open Source Census are running Ubuntu, and a new, even easier-to-use release comes out tomorrow. ...; Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-23
News to know: Yahoo; ToorCon; Microsoft Surface, XP; Apple; Psystar: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microhoo: A frenetic week ahead; Yahoo could turn the tables on Microsoft Nathan McFeters: ToorCon Seattle 2008: Nuke plants, non-existent sub domain attacks, muffin diving, and Guitar Hero ToorCon gallery. Mary Jo Foley:...; Tags: Google Inc., Hard Drive, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Veterans Administration, Help Desk, Open Source, It Operations; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Is IT abuse a threat to democracy?: Is IT abuse a threat to democracy?Mind ControlWith my X-files inspired name, and a subject line like that, I probably deserver to be dismissed as a loon, but...A read of Derren Brown's book "Mind Control" should make even the the most ardent sceptic ponder on just how controllable people are....; Tags: Biometrics, Government, Authentication/Encryption, Mind Control, Google Inc., information technology; Discussion threads 2008-04-17
Chertoff promises cybersecurity Manhattan Project: Chertoff promises cybersecurity Manhattan ProjectSo What's The Rush?"Seven and a half years after 9/11, the Bush Administration is ready to take cybersecurty seriously."And if they do as good a job as the Census Bureau has done with computers systems (http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=674)...we'll all be much safer for it...right?RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! ;-)Feds...; Tags: Government, SECURITY, cybersecurity, White House, Chertoff, Manhattan Project; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
UPDATE: $3 billion Census Bureau IT failure: UPDATE: $3 billion Census Bureau IT failureWhy do a census manually in the first place?The last manual census in my country Denmark was done in 1970. By that time we had put a Civil Registration System in place, which is safe and which is trusted by the public. Ever since...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Census Bureau IT failure, Sanity; Discussion threads 2008-04-07
News to know: Microhoo redux; Mobile Linux; Jive; Google; Let XP die: Notable headlines: Yahoo launches 'stock market for ads' Larry Dignan: The three week Microhoo countdown begins... Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer tells Yahoo board: Get off the pot Microsoft's letter to Yahoo Paula Rooney: Backed by Intel, Ubuntu, Google, mobile Linux is poised for commercial takeoff in...; Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Mobile Linux, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-07