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- Catch Yourself If You Can: A Con Artist Guide To Forging Checks
- Frank Abagnale has spent 35 years helping the FBI fight forgery, embezzlement and identity theft. This is a guy who spent five years in prison after starting out in adulthood as a con artist. Now, he’s dedicated his professional life to figuring out the flaws in financial systems and...
- Tags: Artist, Identity Theft, Federal Government, Financial Planning, Security, Government, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- BamLog 2.0 (Windows)
- BamLog is designed to take the work out of logging so you can focus your energy on the radio and QSO, instead of the overhead. By using a unique technology, BamLog will provide for you, automatically, the address of any amateur station you contact. By using the internet, there is...
- Tags: Station, BamSoft, BamLog, Federal Government, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Government, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-06-24
- Real Crimes: The Unicorn Killer 1.0 (Windows)
- Help rookie FBI Agent Jennifer Lourdes, and veteran detective Alan Michaels catch the infamous Unicorn Killer. Track down the murderer, Ira Einhorn, as you bring him to justice in this exciting Hidden Object game. Travel all around the globe and explore important crime scenes. Based on a true story, Real...
- Tags: SpinTop Games, Federal Government, Microsoft Windows, Games, Government, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-06-24
- Supplements make everyone a beta tester
- Are you happy being a beta tester? Is it OK that the FDA has to wake up and get its shoes on before even looking at what you put in your body, based on the "endorsement" of some guy in a white coat?How big a scandal do we require before...
- Tags: Federal Government, Government, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- News to know: Steve Jobs; iPhone 3GS; Google Voice; RIAA victory; FCC
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Jobs recovering from liver transplant; re-ignites debate over privacy rights Andrew Nusca: WSJ: Jobs had...
- Tags: FCC, Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Voice, RIAA, Apple iPhone 3G, Sam Diaz, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Federal Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Government
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- FCC reacts, starts looking into carrier-exclusive deal
- Well, that didn't take long. It was only a few days ago that four U.S. senators sent a letter to the FCC, asking the agency to investigate whether these carrier-exclusive deals - such as the Apple-AT&T deal for the iPhone - limit consumer choice. ...
- Tags: FCC, Apple iPhone, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-19
- Genachowski will look into iPhone, Pre deals
- FCC chairman-to-be Julius Genachowski will review exclusive cell phone deals like the AT&T-iPhone deal if confirmed, he told senators in a written followup to his confirmation hearings, The Wall Street Journal reports. Sen. John Kerry led hearings on charges that the deals are anticompetitive and harm rural...
- Tags: FCC, Apple iPhone, U.S. Senate, Carrier, Federal Government, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- Genachowski sails through FCC confirmation hearings
- The FCC is broken, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) informed Julius Genachowski, the nominee to head the agency. Fix this agency. Or we will fix it for you. Really. I'm not sure Congress has ever fixed an executive agency. Legislative oversight just...
- Tags: FCC, Agency, Federal Government, Advertising & Promotion, Government, Marketing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-06-17
- Real Crimes - The Unicorn Killer (Windows)
- Step into the shoes of Jennifer Lourdes, a young FBI agent tasked with tracking down hippie-guru turned international fugitive Ira Einhorn. Join veteran agent Alan Michaels on a global search for the infamous Unicorn Killer and hours of eye-opening hidden object fun. Explore crime scenes, collect clues, solve puzzles, and...
- Tags: Agent, Microsoft Windows, Sandlot Games, Real Estate, Games, Federal Government, Business Operations, Personal Technology, Government
- Software downloads 2009-06-17
- FCC says transition to digital TV has been fairly smooth
- If you're reading this, you probably weren't impacted by last week's official transition to digital TV signals, but there was concern that many people would be without their usual programming and raise a big fuss. According to the FCC, any disruption of service was not widespread, though there were over...
- Tags: FCC, Digital Television, Federal Government, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Government, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-06-16
- Senators ask FCC to look into iPhone-AT&T exclusivity
- With rumors flying about that Apple plans to open up the iPhone to Verizon as well as AT&T, four Senators are calling on the FCC to investigate exclusive mobile deals like the iPhone deal and Verizon (doh!) Sprint's exclusive access to the Palm Pre, Reuters reports. In...
- Tags: FCC, Apple iPhone, Senator, Verizon Communications Inc., John Kerry, Federal Government, Wi-Fi, Government, Wireless And Mobility, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- IBM Government 2020 Paper
- Read how six evolving global drivers will impact the future of state, local and federal governments, and learn how to create a plan to be better prepared to address the resulting mix of opportunities and unexpected threats. Click here for your complimentary copy of the IBM Government 2020 and the...
- Tags: IBM Corp., Government, Federal Government, Vertical Industries
- White papers 2009-06-03
- Washington: Together, we can tackle cybersecurity
- Following a 60-day review of cybersecurity in the United States, the White House today released details of a short-term action plan, which includes the appointment of a "cybersecurity policy official" - a cybersecurity czar, if you will. PDF of full report In a nutshell, the report concluded...
- Tags: Agency, Cybersecurity, Federal Government, Government, Vertical Industries, Security, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
- What solar energy does TO you
- I'm a big fan of solar energy. But...not so pleased with melanoma. I've had my warning from a doctor to keep my sun-caused skin growths to a minimum. It's that time of year. Many of us are outside a lot in hot weather. And it does matter...
- Tags: Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Federal Government, Government, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-05-22
- Gov't IT projects: Billions at risk
- New Congressional testimony by the General Accountability Office GAO reports that "352 [US federal government] projects totaling about $23.4 billionâ€"were poorly planned." by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Testimony, Information Technology, Federal Government, Strategy, Government, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- Where does Obama stand on open source?
- I find myself increasingly at odds with the President on issues like torture, banking, and his latest FCC nomination. The honeymoon is over and it's time to support the man when he's right and fight him when he's wrong. So I'm willing to be convinced that President Obama hates open...
- Tags: Federal Government, Open Source, Banking, Government, Financial Services, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- Teflon: is it safe?
- A comment to one of my recent posts said: "Hey you wanna do a story? Try researching Teflon and what the FDA's special group studying it has been up to and what the manufacturer has been doing. Then think about all the teflon coating in fast food, popcorn and cooking...
- Tags: FDA, DuPont Co., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Teflon, Federal Government, Food & Beverage, Government, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- What open source should tell the FCC
- What has happened in this last decade is that we allowed private monopolists to become the government. Government should go back to performing its legitimate role, setting the rules of the road, assuring that competition is a continuous process, and adjudicating disputes. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: FCC, Open Source, Government, Vertical Industries, Federal Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-04-09
- FDA orders new approvals on old medical devices
- So what we're left with is risky devices that were never tested but lie beyond the reach of civil law because courts claim the untested approval is binding. The new round of tests will close the loophole. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: FDA, Medical Device, Approval, Federal Government, Healthcare, Government, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-04-09
- FCC takes first step toward National Broadband plan
- The Federal Communications Commission said today that it has taken the first step toward developing a National Broadband plan to ensure that all Americans have access to high-speed Internet connections. A CNET report notes, however, that the process could get bogged down by special interest groups who...
- Tags: FCC, Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Federal Government, Networking, Government, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-04-08

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