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Banning P2P for RIAA or bandwidth savings?: Banning P2P for RIAA or bandwidth savings?Throttle P2P traffic, don't kill it!Ohio University has the simple option to throttle P2P traffic. I can't stand it when network administrators decide to completely cut off certain services or ports because they are too incompetent to manage the traffic effectively themselves. ...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), NETWORKING, Ohio University, Debian, P2P, P2P Traffic, RIAA; Discussion threads 2007-05-01
Banning P2P for RIAA or bandwidth savings?: Last week, ars technica reported that Ohio University banned peer-to-peer file sharing, removing file sharers from the network until they contact the universitys help desk. Ohio University maintains that bandwidth concerns drove the decision:"Left unchecked, P2P applications can consume all available network bandwidth," said Ohio University CIO Brice Bible....; Tags: Education Technology; Blog posts 2007-05-01
Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flaws: Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flawsZombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flawsWhy did they even bother to write this tool? It will have no effect. Both Symantec and Windows have been patched for months. Plus both do automatic updates so there is no burden on...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Patches, Ohio University, Microsoft Windows, antivirus, Windows antivirus flaw, Windows Antivirus, zombie tool make, tool make, flaw, tool; Discussion threads 2006-11-29
The nanopowers of spinach: Ohio University physicists have used a simple molecule of chlorophyll taken from spinach to develop a complex nanobiological switch. They used a scanning tunneling microscope STM to image chlorophyll-a and then injected it with a single electron to manipulate the molecule into four positions. The researchers say this biological switch...; Tags: conformation, Ohio University, molecule, scanning tunneling microscope; Blog posts 2006-09-09
Developing a More Effective Course to Deliver CIS Education: Students' engagement in learning has consistently been linked to their retention rates in the Management Information Systems MIS program, their academic success, and interest in the MIS major. Increasing student engagement was seen as vital to increasing enrolment in the MIS major, which began a rapid decline in 2001. One...; Tags: Education, Ohio University, Student, MIS, Programming, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; White papers 2006-09-06

Universities rocked by data breaches: In what can only be called an epidemic of high-profile data security breaches, Ohio University has been hit five times since March 2005, leading to the breach of more than 300,000 student records. The latest theft reveals the precarious state of security at colleges, as institutions attempt to balance the...; Tags: Ohio University; Blog posts 2006-06-27
Ohio University suffers at least three security breaches: Ohio University suffers at least three security breacheswhat OSAny idea what OS was the server running on??Message has been deleted.Stop using SSNs for identification!I see some have been asking what OS was compromised in the attack. It wouldn't be out of the question for it to have been Windows machines....; Tags: Operating systems, Operational accounting, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, operating system, social security number, Linux, Social Security, security breach, security, Ohio University; Discussion threads 2006-05-11
Kernel Density Estimation for an Anomaly Based Intrusion Detection System: This paper presents a new nonparametric method to simulate probability density functions of some random variables raised in characterizing an Anomaly Based Intrusion Detection System ABIDS. A group of kernel density estimators is constructed and the criterions for bandwidth selection are discussed. In addition, statistical parameters of these distributions are...; Tags: Ohio University, Intrusion Detection System, Research & Development, Intrusion Detection, Network Security, Security, Business Operations, Networking; White papers 2006-04-09

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The future of tech IPOs: At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, Frank Quattrone, co-founder of Qatalyst, talks about the dismal condition of the current IPO market, why venture capitalist backed companies are not going public right now, and what the future holds.; Tags: IPO, Financial Planning, Investment, Venture Capital, Financial Services, Finance, Financing Startups, Tech IPOs; Videos 2008-07-25
10 essential gadgets for students: I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...; Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-25
10 essential gadgets for students: Showing you some of the gadgets college and university students really shouldn't live without. by Zack Whittaker; Tags: Student, Zack Whittaker, Gadgets, University, Pen drive, Cell phone, Laptop, Computer; Image galleries 2008-07-25
Government, markets and regulation: Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...; Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Is open source hurt by piracy?: Is open source hurt by piracy?Only hurts Open Source if proprietary is seen as "better"Sounds like what you are saying is for example, that the competition in the office suite space is Open Office Vs MS Office Vs pirated MS Office. Those willing to pirate see both Open Office...; Tags: Operating systems, open source, piracy, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
NASA used cadavers to test Orion moonship: NASA officials recognized last week that dead bodies were used to develop Orion landing systems. According to NASA, 'three human bodies were used in the tests at Ohio State University Medical Center' in 2007. Even if the results of the experiments helped NASA, one of its spokesman said that the...; Tags: NASA, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Google opens Knol website, a wiki with bylines: In a direct challenge to the popular Wikipedia, Google opened Knol, an encyclopedia-like wiki site that requires writers to post their names and expertise. SAN FRANCISCO--Google opened its website Knol to the public on Wednesday, allowing people to write about their areas of expertise under their bylines in a...; Tags: Google Inc., DuPont Co., Web Site, Wikipedia, Knol, Wiki, Online Communications, Reuters, Google, encyclopedia; News items 2008-07-24
Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875: Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875 is a thoroughly average, entry-level laptop. It wasn't too long ago that an average, entry-level laptop meant one that was underpowered and shabbily...; Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875, laptop computer; Product reviews 2008-07-23
75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flaws: In a paper entitled "Analyzing Web sites for user-visible security design flaws" to be published at the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security meeting at Carnegie Mellon University July 25, Atul Prakash and two of his doctoral students examined 214 financial institutions in 2006, finding that over 75% of all...; Tags: Bank, Online Banking, Flaw, Security, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Is this the New Apple?: PowerPage podcaster Youngmoo Kim relays his experience with trying to get an iPhone 3G and on being an "IRU" Individual Responsible User. Apple just doesn't want me to have an iPhone 3G. After a few half-hearted attempts bailing at the sight of long lines, I spent about two hours...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., IRU, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-22
10 hard drive disasters: Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard drives, according to a data recovery company. Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard...; Tags: Hard Drive, hard drives, data recovery, Dan Ilett, Silicon.com; News items 2008-07-22
The key barrier to health care reform: The key barrier to health care reformReducing residenciesHey, at least Georgia [b]has[/b] residencies. Arizona's University Hospital has, thanks to Andrew Weil, turned all of its general practice residencies into NCCAAM-funded "alternative health care" training programs.If you think it's bad now, wait until your insurance only covers "therapeutic touch" and...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, barrier, health care, residency, physician; Discussion threads 2008-07-21