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- The Cassiterite Crisis - How Tech Boom Fuels Human Rights Risk in Africa
- A disturbing article this week in the FT reports how cassiterite sourced through the use of child and slave labour has made it into the supply chains of global electronic goods manufacturers. Cassiterite is a derivative of tin ore necessarily used in circuitry and its use has, ironically, enabled...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Industry, Microsoft Corp., Cassiterite, Safety Condition, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, James Farrar
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
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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
- Will industry react to new cell phone cancer scare?
- Will industry react to new cell phone cancer scare?hmm...what are we going to do with microwaves, wireless routers and TV & radio stations that emit in a similar spectrum?...Go in the mountains,or... in a cave?What about Bluetooth?So I hear some people saying to use headsets instead, but if they're Bluetooth,...
- Tags: Federal government, Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, industry, cell phone, FCC, Bluetooth, new cell phone cancer, radiation, cell phone cancer, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Judge refuses to reduce 'rogue' admin's bail
- Breaking news: A San Francisco judge just refused to lower Terry Childs' bail from $5 million, the SF Chron reports. Prosecutors said that by rigging the network so that key programs were held in memory so that they would be deleted when the network was shut...
- Tags: Bail, Administrator, Network, Sheriff, Prosecutor, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?
- Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?Toshiba Cell Laptop anyone?...[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=laptops&articleId=9102518&taxonomyId=66&intsrc=kc_top]FYI[/url]Slap Yellow Dog Linux on it and you are good to go!Do we know if backwards compatibility is holding back......progress? Or is it just purists who would like to see legacy support end?Currently x86 outperforms US T2 in just...
- Tags: Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Real Bottom Line, Linux STILL, Linux architecture, Intel x86, Linux, slate
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Worry-Free Business Security Standard (zip)
- Worry-Free Business Security solutions protect your assets, your customer information and your reputation from identity theft, cyber criminals and other web threats. These solutions are smarter, simpler, and deliver a whole new line of safety defenses, so you can focus on your business. Protects your small business and its reputation...
- Tags: Web, Trend Micro Inc., Identity Theft, Channel Management, Cyberthreats, Security, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-07-22
- Worry-Free Business Security Advanced (zip)
- Worry-Free Business Security solutions protect your assets, your customer information and your reputation from identity theft, cyber criminals and other web threats. These solutions are smarter, simpler, and deliver a whole new line of safety defenses, so you can focus on your business. Protects your small business and its reputation...
- Tags: Web, Trend Micro Inc., Identity Theft, Channel Management, Cyberthreats, Security, Marketing
- Software downloads 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
- Obama calls for comprehensive cyber-security measures; looks for a national cyber ninja
- Update: It would seem that Richard Stiennon agrees with me on the concept of a group of experts to advise, also on keeping away from spending ridiculous amounts of money. Cyber-terrorism... ah, what a fancy buzz word that is. Defined on Wikipedia as: "The premeditated use...
- Tags: John McCain, Cybersecurity, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- PCVox Phone Recorder (exe)
- The PC-Vox and an indispensable tool to guarantee the safety in your company, to reduce costs with telephone and to improve the service quality. It needs the adapatador for phone line, that can be set up of the outline supplied with the program. More safety for your residence or company....
- Tags: Phone, Phone Line, SISCORB Virtual Work, Telecom & Utilities
- Software downloads 2008-07-17
- eBay beats expectations; calls PayPal a "gem" and Skype a "killer" app
- Updated: eBay reported second quarter earnings today, beating Wall Street's expectations with revenues of $2.2 billion, up 20 percent from the second quarter of 2007. It reported non-GAAP profits of $568 million, or 43 cents per share. GAAP profits were $460 million, or 35 cents per share. Wall Street...
- Tags: Revenue, Skype Technologies S.A., Quarter, PayPal, eBay Inc., GAAP, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Is a wired hospital a better hospital?
- Is a wired hospital a better hospital?Is a wired hospital a better hospital?I would think a wired hospital is a better hospital. If they are wired they would have more resources to do research and collaborate with other hospitals. Luckily I haven't had to be checked into any those...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, hospital, wired hospital
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- New hybrid delivery security architecture
- Secure Computing's Ken Rutsky tells how to integrate Software-as-a-Service SaaS, virtualization and appliance security offerings to let users get exactly what they want. “In the past, CIOs deployed their own self-contained application architectures on their own servers and storage systems. This old model is giving way to a hybrid...
- Tags: Appliance, Software, Software-as-a-service, Platform, Information Technology, Advantage, Hardware, Model, Service, Architecture, Organization, Delivery Security Architecture, IT Security Professional, Delivery Platform, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Security, Emerging Technologies, Management, CIO, SaaS, virtualization, IT appliances, service delivery, IT management, Ken Rutsky, Secure Computing
- News items 2008-07-16
- Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United Kingdom
- Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United KingdomDatabasesSince you're paying attention... look at bills, proclamations, edicts, etc. in other parts of the world including the USA.The senate just passed a sweeping communications bill that has the same effect as the UK's "proposal". Seems that the G8 or some other organization...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Nate, Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2, Microsoft Windows NT
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- SurfRecon Pro Tools (exe)
- SurfRecon is a rapid-image-analysis tool that you can use to quick and discreetly scan almost any computer - Windows, Macintosh, or Linux computer systems - for pornographic content. The application will fit on and can be run from a 1GB or larger thumb drive, making it highly mobile and easy...
- Tags: Computer System, Tool, Computer, SurfRecon, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-07-15
- Microhoo mudslinging: Icahn says Yahoo distorts facts of offer; Microsoft agrees
- The Microhoo saga gets messier by the minute and will probably get worse as we near the Aug. 1 shareholder meeting where Carl Icahn tries to boot Yahoo's board and CEO Jerry Yang. We're back to dueling letters again and the saga is very messy Techmeme. On...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Search, Yahoo! Press Release, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- In the information age, IT innovation means everything
- In the information age, IT innovation means everythingInteresting.I think many IT failures are due to misundersyanding the company's business model. The nuances if you will. This is another reason to develop internally. To take it one step further. There are many good IT personnel that only understand IT. They don't...
- Tags: Strategy, Leadership, Operating systems, information technology, innovation, Linux, Unix, blog
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- Apple ships (long overdue) iPhone security patches
- Finally, after months of waiting, iPhone users finally get security fixes for a batch of known software vulnerabilities. The latest iPhone 2.0 and iPod Touch 2.0 update patches at least 13 documented vulnerabilities, including several code execution holes in the Safari mobile Web browser. The...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, JavaScript, Apple Inc., Web Site, Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, Memory Corruption, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-11
- Intel productizes health monitoring
- Intel productizes health monitoringThat's what I've long thoughtI think this is a bigger deal than the release of the Apple iPhone 3G. But that's just me.WOW...finally something USEFUL.......instead of just hosing us for music, movies and games.Intel productizes health monitoringDana, just need a bit of clarification. Would this replace...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health monitoring, health care, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-11
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