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- GLBA Security Breach Response and Notification
- The FFIEC agencies have jointly issued guidance (FIL-27-2005) for financial institutions to develop and implement a response program designed to further protect customer non-public information through establishing policies and procedures for identifying, controlling, and responding to unauthorized access. The guidance is an interpretation of section 501b of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...
- Tags: Guidance, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, FIL-27-2005, Regulations, Government
- White papers 2005-05-01
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- Free national Wi-Fi? Pardon me not holding my breath.
- In today's Wall Street Journal, reporter Amy Schatz writes that a proposal to create a free, national wireless Internet service got a boost after Federal Communications Commission engineers "concluded that concerns are overblown about such service interfering with other carriers." Which is all well and good, except...
- Tags: FCC, Airwave, Wireless Internet, Federal Government, Wi-Fi, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Government, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Silverlight 2 is released, available for download tomorrow
- Microsoft announced this morning that Silverlight 2 will be available for download tomorrow. So after a long beta period that included big events using Silverlight including the Olympics and the DNC, the bits are going to be out there. The press release includes some impressive numbers: ...
- Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Silverlight 2, Productivity, Corporate Communications, Linux, Open Source, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)
- Times are tough. You're a computer geek and you need to feed your PC with the latest and greatest applications. What's a frugal nerd to do? A group of industry peers was recently asked by a colleague the following question: "If an SMB...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Distribution, Recession, Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Debian, Times, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Debian Support Cycle, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Are there really too many Windows editions?
- Are there really too many Windows editions?Are there really too many Windows editions?Nope!Still, from a consumer point of view, he wants one version, 20 bucks,enable any features you want. The multiple versions are ONLY for Microsoft's benefit in order to extract more money from YOU the eager customer.There is something...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, SKU, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Up on the rooftop: Brightening prospects for solar technology
- It's midnight, do you know where your solar panel is? I read somewhere yesterday where thefts of solar panels are on the rise, no doubt due to the rather dear price that they still command. Hopefully, that's on a pace for change, given that many of us...
- Tags: Installation, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Telecom & Utilities, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Where are all the programmers?
- Where are all the programmers?It's worse than you think!I'm in SO CAL. The market for good communicating and highly technical developers vanished back in 2000 with the .com meltdown. The guys from India and China are bright, but come on, business rules that are highly complex are missed when you...
- Tags: Development tools, programmer, software development
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Antitrust suit against Apple, AT&T moves forward
- Antitrust suit against Apple, AT&T moves forwardCDMA is deadGSM and related technologies have almost 90% share of the mobile market. Why will Apple spend time and money to make a model that will work on that network. Only Verizon and partially Sprint amongst the major networks in North America use...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Corporate law, CDMA, Apple Inc., GSM, antitrust, ATT, AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Google is your friend
- Google is your friendThe underlying principles should determinewho is a freind, or who is not.There is nothing wrong with being a [b]for profit[/b] company, which is what Google is. It would be an entirely different issue should they hide their EULA agreements, or who they deal with, or what they...
- Tags: Channel management, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Canon EF 70-200mm f4 IS USM L
- You want a medium telephoto lens for your Canon dSLR, something with a constant aperture, solidly built with pro quality, yet light enough to carry on adventure to some far away part of the world. You have looked at the f2.8 models but didn't think you could afford them or...
- Tags: Mode 1, Canon Inc., lens, aperture, f4 IS USM L
- Product reviews 2008-10-06
- Microsoft Xbox 360 Messenger Kit
- When the Xbox 360 was released in November 2005, owners of the previous console were delighted to see that the online element would not only be preserved, but it would also be vastly improved. Xbox Live on the 360 not only provided updated features across the board, but it also...
- Tags: Game players, Microsoft Corp., chatpad, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, headset
- Product reviews 2008-10-06
- October promises to be hot month for Drupal, Mono, OpenOffice, Ubuntu
- October is promising to be a big month for open source releases. As the page on the calendar turned, Acquia launched of its commercially supported version of the popular Drupal open source social publishing system. And over the weekend, Novell-sponsored Mono project announced the...
- Tags: Mono, Ubuntu, Drupal, October, Linux, OpenOffice, .Net, Open Source, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Does Sprint have a Nextel nibble?
- The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, is reporting that Sprint Nextel has received interest in its Nextel business from Latin American carrier NII Holdings Inc. and several private-equity firms. But this is far from a done deal. Sprint has been exploring a sale of Nextel but...
- Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Communications, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Cybercriminals syndicating Google Trends keywords to serve malware
- In an underground ecosystem that is anything but old fashioned when it comes to abusing legitimate web services, cybecriminals have started exploiting the traffic momentum, and by monitoring the peak traffic for popular search queries using Google's Trends, are syndicating the keywords in order to acquire the traffic and direct...
- Tags: Google Inc., Blog, Malware, News Story, Blogging, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Gadget nostalgia: Five things I had and five things I have now
- I was quite inspired by fellow ZDNet blogger Matthew Miller's post listing every mobile device he's had over the years (86 and counting, my friend!). Though my memory isn't as robust as Matt's, I thought I'd compile a list of my own ghost gadgets of the past, comparing them with...
- Tags: Motorola Razr, Phone, Logitech, Intel Core 2 Duo, Camera, Computer, Motorola Inc., Processors, Telecom & Utilities, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- How online activities of broadband and dial-up users differ
- All internet users Dial-up at home Broadband at home all respondents Accessed internet away from home or work using WiFi on laptop computer Pays for premium home broadband services Use an online search engine 49 26% 57% 68% 61% Check weather reports and forecasts 30...
- Tags: Broadband, Internet, Social Networking, Broadband Internet, Corporate Communications, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Networking, NB
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Day 1 with my new Nokia E71
- Day 1 with my new Nokia E71Maybe it's your "bad karma". No problems here with WM.;-)Nokia/Symbian S60 phones are the bestMine: N95. Also have a Nokia Internet Tablet N800.I've written recently about why the N95/N96 is still the best smartphone [url=http://www.dtschmitz.com/dts/2008/09/nokia-n95n96-still-the-best-smartphone-of-all.html]here[/url].And it's no small coincidence that Nokia acquired Symbian and...
- Tags: Handhelds, Telecom & Utilities, Podcast client, Nokia E71, Nokia Corp., RIM BlackBerry, phone, new Nokia E71, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Who got traffic from Google and other search engines in August 2008
- Category Percent of Category Traffic from Search Engines, Aug-08 Percent Change in Share of Traffic From Search Engines, Aug-08 - Aug-07 Percent of Category Traffic from Google, Aug-08 Percent Change in Share of Traffic From Google, Aug-08 - Aug-07 Health and Medical 44.24% 3% 31.07% 12% ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Search Engine, Search, NB
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Interest in switching to broadband among Americans in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2008
- Oct 2002 Feb 2004 Dec 2005 May 2008 Yes, interested in broadband 38% 40% 39% 36% No, not interested 57 58 60 62 % of all Americans with dial-up at home 38 30 25 10 Source: Pew Internet Project ...
- Tags: Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, NB
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- VMware Infrastructure 3: Deploy, Secure, and Analyze v3.5
- Instantly save $300 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends October 31, 2008.View Available Dates and LocationsThis hands-on training course, aimed at experienced VMware Infrastructure administrators, is a continuation of VMware Infrastructure 3: Install and Configure and has been...
- Tags: VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, Ip storage
- Training 2008-10-01
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