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Naomi (exe)

Naomi is an advanced Internet filtering program, easy to use, intended for families and kids in particular. Naomi is able to constantly monitor all Internet connections, protecting children from inappropriate online material - such as obscene or violent contents; pornography, pedophilia and erotism in the form of images or texts;...

Tags: Naomi, Internet, Homeland Security, Government

Software downloads 2006-04-20

Blogosfear

It's amazing how quickly we settle into a notion of what's the right thing to do. Take the crisis over newspaper business models. As my brother and the Cluetrain brothers have lamented, the newspaper business is on the decline. The Times and Knight Ridder have announced significant cuts, with the...

Tags: Blogging, Green Day, Naomi

Blog posts 2005-09-25

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IT failures roundup: Airports; jail system; angry travellers

To describe more failures than one lone blogger could possibly investigate himself, here's a new type of post: the IT failures roundup. I'll periodically report on interesting failures using a brief, overview format. JFK airport baggage handling system goes down. American Airlines scored...

Tags: Software, Information Technology, Failure, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Networking, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-08-01

Crazed supermodel pissed at Heathrow T5 failure

Crazed supermodel pissed at Heathrow T5 failureWas she dressed like this at Heathrow? :-).RE: Crazed supermodel pissed at Heathrow T5 failureGiven her job is modelling and the missing luggage contained the clothes she was being paid to wear, I have a certain amount of sympathy.I would probably have Fedexed or...

Tags: Heathrow T5, Heathrow T5 failure

Discussion threads 2008-04-06

Crazed supermodel pissed at Heathrow T5 failure

  While researching a detailed post on Heathrow's T5 baggage systems failure, I came upon this tidbit regarding supermodel Naomi Campbell. Turns out she was traveling through the airport, learned her bags were lost, and went nuts. This is the first and probably last...

Tags: British Airways Plc., Corporate Governance, Productivity, Blogging, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Internet, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-04-06

Malware pain for my users

Malware pain for my usersI agree wholeheartedlyPeople always ask me if linux will be ready for the desktop, or rather, if this is the year of the linux desktop. I usually respond with a 'hope not.' I'm one of a few avid linux enthusiasts who like linux the...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Port 22, malware, Linux, SSH, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Baby aspirin and the Vytorin scandal

Baby aspirin and the Vytorin scandalBan Drug TV Commercials?I think it has reached the point where Drug commercials dominate the TV air waves and provide a public disservice many mixed signals.That isn't meant as a blanket indictment of Pharmaceutical companies in general, but it would interesting if you put it...

Tags: TVs, Now IT, TV industry, Vytorin, Vytorin scandal, TV

Discussion threads 2008-01-18

Hannspree Xv

Hannspree, if you're among the 99 percent of the population who's never heard the name, is best-known for HDTVs shaped like stars, pigs, or basketballs. The Xv model looks refreshingly classy in comparison, but its claim to fame has little to do with design and a lot to do with...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Hannspree Xv, Hannspree, HDTV

Product reviews 2007-02-10

Parents reach out to kids through text messages

Parents who have been trying to squeeze information from their sullen teens about what goes in their lives will be happy to learn that text messaging just might be the key to better communication, reports The Boston Globe Lynne OConnell and her teenage daughter, Annie, talk all the...

Tags: cell phone, Education Technology

Blog posts 2006-12-28

Interview with a data protection expert

I saw that Reconnex had hired an expert in data protection to conduct a study of some their customers and their use of leak prevention software. The report is available online. I interviewed Naomi Fine, the author of the benchmark study. It was interesting to talk to someone who has...

Tags: IT-Harvest Threatcast

Blog posts 2006-11-01

Underwater autonomous robot fleets

Inspired by the coordination of bird flocks and fish schools, oceanographers will launch this month an entire fleet of undersea robots in Monterey Bay, California. These underwater robots will work together without human input. The goal of this program is to make detailed and efficient observations of the ocean, but...

Tags: glider

Blog posts 2006-08-02

Cold Turkey

I had breakfast with Mike Arrington. He wanted to know why I called him Magic Mike Arrington. I said because everyone knows that everything he touches turns to magic. Funny how that sounds like a dig when it isn't. Anyway Mike has this fabulous dog who's 4 years old and...

Tags: Tina

Blog posts 2006-07-23

ViewSonic N3260W

We've reviewed a lot of flat-panel LCD HDTVs, and as with most products, we've noticed a consistent price gap between no-name models and name brands. The 32-inch ViewSonic N3260W is an exception. Like Dell, ViewSonic is known for its computer monitors, so people might trust one of its TVs over...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, ViewSonic N3260W, ViewSonic Corp.

Product reviews 2006-05-26

Should universites change teaching to accomodate a generation raised on mobile technology?

The professor was teaching in a computer lab and saw one of his students sending e-mail messages to someone during the lecture. The professor told him to pay attention. "I'm listening," the student said. "Well, I would like you to turn and look at me," the...

Tags: mobile marketing, Richard Sweeney, Millennials

Blog posts 2006-03-02

Naomi Campbell Bikini and Lingerie Screensaver (exe)

One of the original top models, Naomi's staying power is a testament to her enduring beauty and inherent sex appeal. Her stunning body and shining smile has been a mainstay in most every magazine and TV channel. This screen saver features Naomi in numerous, and very revealing, bikini and lingerie...

Tags: Screensaver, Image

Software downloads 2006-01-27

Converting proteins into crystals

As you might know, proteins need to be transformed into 3-D crystals before their atomic structures and their properties can be analyzed. And production of high quality crystals from proteins has been a difficult task until now. But scientists in the U.K. have successfully used a porous medium, or 'nucleant,'...

Tags: protein

Blog posts 2006-01-17

Open source science

Most science happens in silos. The chemists own the chemistry experiments, the biologists the biology experiments. It's like a collection of little, proprietary software enterprises, which don't share.In open source science the entire campus can share in the discovery process. It doesn't matter what your discipline is, you can find...

Tags: Richard Smalley

Blog posts 2005-10-31

Having fun yet

I missed the TechCrunch BBQ because of a previous long-standing commitment--a San Francisco Jazz Festival appearance by an old acquantance, Marcus Miller. In his own way, Marcus represents the same kind of transference of an elegant age to the new generation that Dave Winer has shouldered by his return to...

Tags: Marcus Miller

Blog posts 2005-10-23

Something in the Air

Sometime when we weren't looking in the past few days, we flipped on the new bit. Not sure how to quantify it, but there's something in the air (Thunderclap Newman for you kids out there just tuning in.) The evidence is overwhelming if subtle: Dave Winer and Jason Calacanis podcasting...

Tags: Kim Cameron, Bill Gates, David Berlind

Blog posts 2005-05-13

Service Level Agreements: Why Bother?

A service level agreement can be a highly effective tool for helping IT organizations and their customers manage expectations, clarify responsibilities, and objectively assess service effectiveness. Still, given the enormous demands on IT, resources and the time and effort entailed in creating and managing SLAs, it's worth asking: What do...

Tags: SLA, Service Level Management, It Operations, It service Management

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