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H-1B visas rife with fraud, worker mistreatment

Thirteen percent of petitions for H-1B visas filed on behalf of employers are fraudulent. That's the conclusion of a report by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, BusinessWeek reports. A key part of the fraud is loopholes that allow...

Tags: Visa, Loophole, Worker, Fraud, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-09

The Obama Party and the Googlization of politics

The Obama Party and the Googlization of politicsTheres that loophole again........that doesn't exist. I dislike the idea of the ASP loophole. Its not a loophole. Its a change in principle thats causing the problem if you ask me. The idea of FOSS was software you could do whatever you want...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Stallman, software, F/OSS, Obama Party

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

The Vista license "loophole" that isn't

The Vista license "loophole" that isn'tMS is doing everything they can...to get people to move to Vista.I think you are naive or upset that you didn't break with a blog on the subject.RE: The Vista licenseFFP confusion has never gone this long I believe? Today is the day to bring...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Vista License, Microsoft Windows Vista, OEM, Microsoft Corp., loophole, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-04-04

Will the GPL be overtaken by AGPL?

Version 3 of the Affero GPL was approved by the OSI last week, leading one of its advocates to suggest it should become the most popular version over time. (Picture from last October's VentureCamp for Blognation.) As the software industry increasingly moves to a Software as a...

Tags: Software, GPL, OSI, Loophole, Capobianco, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-17

Did Expedia violate the Can Spam Act? As a customer, I think so.

Did Expedia violate the Can Spam Act? As a customer, I think so.I agree 100%Are companies really that desperate that they need to irritate people like this. It is clear to me that the intent of CAN-SPAM is exactly what you described. They should have clearly defined what...

Tags: Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Expedia Inc., coupon, loophole, advertisement, e-mail, CAN-SPAM requirement, CAN-SPAM Act, SPAM Act

Discussion threads 2007-03-27

Reminder from AT&T: Your AT&T/Cingular-provisioned cell phone is not for conference calls

Reminder from AT&T: Your AT&T/Cingular-provisioned cell phone is not for conference callsYou're not getting the point here...What has happened is quite simply this:The 712 exchange was caught in a loophole that was used before in the 809 area code (can't recall the country right now). Either way it works...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, cell phone, loophole, Reminder, AT&T Corp., Iowa, Ars Technica, phone, Cingular Wireless

Discussion threads 2007-03-20

Pentium 4 loophole could let in hackers

Pentium 4 loophole could let in hackersOther immune operating systems include...DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows 9x. And the only reason they're immune is that they're far too primitive to use hyperthreading in the first place.Long Live UnixntJust another argument for the G5....Long live the Mac!All hail the mighty SparcSolaris sogoodus....

Tags: Hacking, PRODUCTIVITY, Processors, loophole, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., hacker, security, Intel Pentium 4, Intel Pentium

Discussion threads 2005-05-16

eBay scrambles to fix phishing bug

eBay scrambles to fix phishing bugTesting Bogus SitesI've often found that if I type in garbage for a user id and password and it's accepted, then the site is bogus.its hard to overcomewith security in mind and hackers.. everyprogram out their is not safe.. you take a site which...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, eBay Inc., phishing, loophole

Discussion threads 2005-03-04

Can Microsoft bounty end viruses?

Can Microsoft bounty end viruses?Worse yet, it could have the opposite effect.For an 18 year old kid, the 5 million dollars just adds excitement. Just like there is no excitement writing a virus for OS2 because it would not cause significant damage, there is less excitement when you don't have...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Nothing, bounty, virus, Microsoft Corp., loophole, Police Department, security

Discussion threads 2004-05-10

Additional Resources

McCarran-Ferguson and a cross-state health market

Las Vegas?"But if you?re going to let New Yorkers buy from Vermont why not let them buy from Las Vegas?"Uh, because Las Vegas is NOT A STATE.We are the united states of america and not the united cities of america.I could have written Nevada, trueBut Las Vegas is funnier and...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Vertical industries, Corporate governance, Insurance, Delaware, health care, health insurance

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Spam report: Old school techniques are back; companies on alert

An old school spamming technique among Internet bad guys - using images to hack their way into a system or spread viruses - is back. Google's e-mail security services team reported Spam trends for the third quarter in a blog post today and, among the findings was...

Tags: Technique, Team, Google Team, E-mail, Team Management, Online Communications, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-01

When HIPAA and Twitter collide: Can you blab away your privacy rights?

Absolutely notThe most the hospital should do is cite HIPAA and promise a private resolution. That is all they need to do in public. If they do resolve the problem to satisfaction, most people who are willing to complain about a health problem in public would acknowledge that in public....

Tags: Regulatory compliance, HEALTHCARE, Regulations, Twitter Inc., hospital, HIPAA, patient

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Gute Nacht, Herr Edison

The European Union is phasing out the incandescent bulb. As of today the 100 watter can no longer be imported or made within the members of the E.U. By 2012 all incandescent bulbs will be illegal although those on stores shelves can be sold, and hoarded according to...

Tags: Energy, European Union, Retail, Engineering, Taxes, Free Trade, Regulations, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Government, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-01

Sony Ericsson MBS-100 portable Bluetooth speaker

Sony Ericsson's MBS-100 portable Bluetooth speaker has no problem being noticed. If you didn't know better, you'd swear the little $69 speaker orb might be an eyeball plucked from some giant alien crustacean, or a Venusian satellite that fell to earth. The softball-sized speaker stands 3.5 inches tall by 4...

Tags: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, speaker, Sony MBS-100, Bluetooth

Product reviews 2009-08-27

Condemning what the market does worse

Agree, but unfair comparisonI do agree with most of what you are saying, but feel compelled to take issue with the following:You said "Few deny the Obama Administration has mangled the health care debate. On my personal blog I have compared this to how the Bush Administration handled Hurricane Katrina."The...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, government, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

iTunes 8.2.1 stops Palm Pre from syncing

Precentral has confirmed that the recently released iTunes 8.2.1 update breaks Palm Pre syncing. Back in May the Palm Pre was released with an innovative means of syncing with Apple's iTunes software -- it impersonated an iPod. It took a little longer than expected...

Tags: Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Precentral, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-16

iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2 released to developers

According to Ars Technica, Apple released the second beta of iPhone OS 3.1 to developers last night. Labeled build 7C106c the new iPhone software beta is said to give developers the ability to do limited development over WiFi instead of being limited strictly to connecting their phones via USB. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Apple Inc., Wi-Fi, Beta, TUAW, Wireless LANs, Wireless And Mobility, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-15

How-to: Enable Emoji on your iPhone

I have to admit to having second thoughts about blogging about this. No, it's not some super-secret new piece of hardware that will get the attention of Apple legal, it's a simple software hack that should have been in the iPhone OS from the beginning. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Emoji, Keyboards, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-24

PicaSafe 2.0 build 213 (Windows)

Encrypting files is easy, but is it convenient enough for everyday use? If you have a collection of digital photos, storing them in an encrypted archive surely cuts down on unauthorized access. But, this way of storing the pictures restricts legitimate access, making it much slower and overall much less...

Tags: Password, Album, Microsoft Windows, Picture, Image, LuckyIcon Art, Security

Software downloads 2009-06-18

Screenshot: Apple to charge for re-downloading apps

The iPhone Blog reports that the iPhone 3.0 beta firmware may close a loophole known as "account sharing." The practice allows one App Store account holder to share their login information with another user so that the second user can freely re-download apps purchased by the original user to a...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Blogging, Productivity, Internet, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-05-31