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University Boosts PC Security, Manageability to Support Growth in Online Learning

Liberty University is growing rapidly, especially in the technology-heavy online-learning sector. To support that growth, the university needed to upgrade the security and manageability of its personal computers. A key part of that upgrade has been the shift from McAfee antivirus software to Microsoft Forefront Client Security. The university gets...

Tags: PC, Online Learning, University, Microsoft Corp., Liberty University, E-learning, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Hardware

Case studies 2009-04-01

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Anonymity exposed, part deux: Google, ISPs ordered to expose academic dissidents

Freedom of anonimityWell done to the judge, everyone has the freedom of speech, where freedom of anonimity doesn't exist in any constitution.If people are going to make damaging remarks, make personal attacks on people and harm others and calim it as freedom of speech, then they should do so publicly....

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), E-mail, SECURITY, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Iran protests meet the social Web: What we've learned

Iran protests meet the social Web: What we've learnedOne thing we have also learnedis that liberals are just as naive and ignorant as they have always been.Anyone who thought this election meant anything at all was a naive fool. Anyone who thinks this will end in any other way than...

Tags: Government, Dictatorships, social Web

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Student free speech vs. taxpayer rights

Student free speech vs. taxpayer rightsThere are several issues at work hereFirst, the philosophy that all ideas have equal merit. It isn't true. A film that labels itself XXX (the MPAA doesn't give XXX ratings; it's done for promotional purposes by the movie maker) has zero merit. There is no...

Tags: Free Speech, Taxpayer, taxpayer

Discussion threads 2009-04-08

Lawmaker wants Google Maps to blur certain buildings

Lawmaker wants Google Maps to blur certain buildingsThe Mumbai Attackers did NOT use Google Street ViewAny argument involving the Mumbai attacks is completely specious. Whatever the Mumbai attackers used, it could not have been any more detailed than an overhead satellite image. Google Street View is NOT available for India.Although...

Tags: Dude, Google Inc., Google Maps, Google Street View

Discussion threads 2009-03-11

University music tax: sharing and caring?

University music tax: sharing and caring?Would a"blanket speeding ticket fine" be okay?Just a couple hundred dollars you have to pay your local municipality every year to cover any actual speeding you did but at which you weren't caught. I mean, essentially everyone breaks speed limits, at least once in...

Tags: Taxes, music tax

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

The first rule of Apple App Store is - you do not talk about Apple App Store

The first rule of Apple App Store is - you do not talk about Apple App StoreWe All Are, And By All, I Mean MeRule #2 has to be that they don't talk about the reasons.Possible reasons: rejection of an app may be related to the deal they have with...

Tags: Stevie-boy, APPLE FANBOYS, Apple Inc., Apple App Store

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

The depressing future of the Internet

A brief overview of how the Internet came about: some years ago, some military boffs thought it'd be awesome if computers could talk to each other, so the US could nuke the hell out of other countries without actually being near there. A smart professor from England then came up...

Tags: Security, IPv6, Computer, Flaw, IPv6 Adoption, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Recreating cities using online photos

The billion of images available from a site like Flickr has stimulated the imagination of many researchers. After designing tools using Flickr to edit your photos, another team at the University of Washington UW is using our vacation photos to create 3D models of world landmarks. But recreating original scenes...

Tags: 3D, Researcher, Online Photo, Flickr, Photograph, Computer, UW, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-11-04

WA licenses have RFID, antenna, upsetting privacy advocates

Washington state drivers' licenses will soon have a bar code that can be read without the driver knowing anything is going on -- and that has privacy advocates concerned, reports the Seattle Times.The new licenses and ID cards contain a computer chip and antenna that are used to store and...

Tags: State &, Local Govt, Privacy

Blog posts 2007-07-20

HI passes on GPS measure for sex offenders

Just about every state is advancing bills aimed at throwing the book at sex offenders. In Hawaii, three such bills were offered but only one passed the Houses Judiciary Committee yesterday, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. The one bill that passed would put sex offenders on lifetime parole. One...

Tags: Government technology, Law enforcement, State &, Local Govt

Blog posts 2007-02-14

Now that Microsoft's licensed DRM doesn't "Play For Sure," will any DRM do it? Ever?

The rest of the world is beginning to get hip to what happens when the provider of a digital rights management technology DRM decides to change gears as Microsoft recently did when it essentially forked its DRM into two versions: one that it keeps for itself and its Zune brand...

Tags: General, Personal Technology, Software Infrastructure, Security, Entertainment, Digital Restrictions Management, Legal, Hollywood on Demand

Blog posts 2006-11-07

U.N. delegates: English isn't good enough

U.N. delegates: English isn't good enoughhuh?"Divina Frau-Meigs, who teaches at the University of Paris III (Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle), called for 'setting up a culture whereby you can use your own language, and that will be considered part of your human rights.'""human rights"?I would be nice to have DNS...

Tags: INTERNET, Linux, Domain names, Web browsers, character set

Discussion threads 2006-11-01

RFID passports take off

RFID passports take off[b]Get a bunch of tags...[/b]Instead of worrying about having 1 identifiable tag on your person, carry 50 or more. I can see that there will be an market for decoy RFID cards or pens that contain 50 or more RFIDs. Carry it your shirt pocket,...

Tags: RFID, RFID Passport, passport

Discussion threads 2006-10-26

Airlines ban cell phones -- but why?

Airlines ban cell phones -- but why?cell phones on aircraft...I ahve been in the industry cell pohnes working as an engineer for over 15 years.This is a response by me of an email i recieved about the possibilty of using cell pohnes in aircraft.the original email referenced this article...http://www.physics911.net/projectachilles.htma test...

Tags: Cellular phones, cell phone, cell, phone

Discussion threads 2006-07-14

Passion, common vision drove Higgins to success. Not big vendor agendas.

There's something special about witnessing innovation as it happens right in front of you. To a large extent, that's what this week's Identity Mashup Conference at Harvard University was about. Sure, there were a lot of interesting panel discussions that dove deep into all sorts of thought-provoking issues...

Tags: Higgins

Blog posts 2006-06-22

Say what? A look back at Gates' pearls of wisdom

Say what? A look back at Gates' pearls of wisdomMissed this gem"Spam will be a thing of the past in two years' time"Source: BBC News (January 24 2004)http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3426367.stmHe has simply changed our world forever...Well...for good or other he he has changed the world we live in and if he want's...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, pearl, capitalism, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-06-15

Sorry honey. Gartner cancelled Mother's Day this year.

Sorry honey. Gartner cancelled Mother's Day this year.Welcome to the work worldCorporations don't give a crap about your personal life. Have sick kids? Elderly parents? School events? Spouses? A FAMILY? Tough. It's a *global* economy and a tough environment, blah, blah, blah....

Tags: democracy, Gartner Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-04-28

Microsoft to lift lid on hacker conference

Microsoft to lift lid on hacker conferenceho,humlol.linux.scum to departThink they'd be willing to put $500M in?"I think it's great Microsoft is doing this. It's still investing so much into its security culture."Sounds like a cheerleader quote, doesn't it? I gag as I read it. What if they took...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security

Discussion threads 2006-03-17

Samsung sees opportunity in Vista upgrades

Samsung sees opportunity in Vista upgradesSamsung sees opportunity in Vista upgrades[i]"For $250, you can take your home PC and upgrade it to Vista" with Samsung's package, he said. "Or you can buy a new one for $1,000."[/i]I don't know where these guys were doing their research but their numbers are...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2006-03-16