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Rural broadband issues must be tackled before federal telework practical: While having government workers telework seems like a great idea to improve efficiency and reduce traffic, pollution and general employee fatigue, it won't be practical until "exurban" areas can reliably get Internet access. It's a problem in Loudon County, Va., the Washington Post reports, a formerly rural area that...; Tags: loudoun, loudon county, telework consortium; Blog posts 2006-03-14
Slowly, telework making strides in DC suburb: Telework is making headway in Virginia's Loudon County, a suburb of Washington that suffers from major commuting gridlock, according to the Washington Post. County officials are using software provided by the Telework Consortium, a nonprofit organization with a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Commerce Dept. ...; Tags: loudon county, consortium, telework consortium; Blog posts 2005-08-24

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Security is everyone's domain: Guest editorial by George Stathakopoulos In the first half of 2008, Microsoft Corp. released its latest Security Intelligence Report. One of the most interesting statistics involved the results from Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool MSRT. Each second Tuesday of every month, the tool...; Tags: industry, domain, malware, microsoft corp., security, ryan naraine; Blog posts 2008-08-04
News to know: Microsoft Midori; Sub $600 PCs; Dell; Neosploit; SOA: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: More tech details emerge on Microsoft's 'Midori' What if Apple had conducted the 'Mojave Experiment'? Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Microsoft, In Search Of Itself Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The 'Mojave Experiment' - Just an exercise in guided clicking or does it...; Tags: dell computer corp., pc, malware, soa, microsoft corp., adrian kingsley-hughes, service-oriented architecture (soa), spyware, adware & malware, cyberthreats, bios, mergers & acquisitions, web services, viruses and worms, security, middleware, enterprise software, software, hardware, components, investment, finance, larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-30
World Wide Web Consortium publishes updated mobile standards: I was reading jkOnTheRun this morning and found their article on the updated mobile web standards published today by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The W3C announced updated standards and published the Mobile Web Best Practices and XHTML Basic 1.1 guidelines for website designers. by Matthew Miller; Tags: web, w3c, mobile, standards, advertising & promotion, marketing, matthew miller; Blog posts 2008-07-29

When will textbook publishers get a clue?: When will textbook publishers get a clue?I buy all my books onlineI mostly use half.com, which is part of eBay. But there's also:http://www.allbookstores.com/This is an aggregator, so it searches a bunch of sites.Here's how much you can save: My "Advanced Suse Linux" book retails for $146.95 at school...; Tags: wiki, linux, microsoft office, textbook, textbook publishers; Discussion threads 2008-07-28
Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing: Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missingI couldn't make this stuff up if I triedSeriously, I'm not that creative.[url=http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12691-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=48138&messageID=898138] Apple fan explains why Apple isn't responsible for PWN2OWN vulnerability [/url][i]A Perl exploit isn't an Apple bug, anymore than the Flash exploit on the Vista machine was a Microsoft...; Tags: apple mac os x, domain names, apple mac os, operating systems, dns, microsoft corp., apple inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing: On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...; Tags: apple macintosh, dns, vulnerability, apple inc., exploit code, microsoft corp., attack, dan kaminsky, domain names, apple mac os x, networking, security, internet, operating systems, software, apple mac os, ryan naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Mayor: Cleantech leaders are finding their way to San Jose: The great thing about visiting my brother and his family in San Jose is that there is almost always a business reason for me to be here. I used my latest trip ending tomorrow to catch up with the mayor of San Jose, Chuck Reed, about his city's aggressive green...; Tags: san jose, leader, clean technology, capital structures, finance, heather clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Top digital camera vendors partner to develop new wireless transfer technology: Imagine being able to display photos on your TV screen just by touching your digital camera to the TV--no more card readers or cables to fuss with. Today, Sony along with the likes of Canon, Kodak, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Samsung, and eight other big names in consumer electronics announced an...; Tags: consortium, digital camera, camera, wireless, digital cameras, digital photography, consumer electronics, personal technology, janice chen; Blog posts 2008-07-17
A new way to avoid traffic jams: A UK consortium is developing a new in-car navigation system to beat traffic jams. The 'Congestion Avoidance Dynamic Routing Engine' CADRE uses artificial intelligence to inform drivers of the best routes to take before they reach a jam -- 5 to 10 miles away from the congestion point. The system...; Tags: artificial intelligence, route, traffic speed, roland piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-10
Tech, telecom join up to beat back trolls: Tech, telecom join up to beat back trollsa larger problemThe laws concerning patents, copyrights, and trademarks have spiralled out of control. What was once protection for a short period of time for something truly inventive has become indefinite protection for any casually obvious concept.The "intellectual property" experiment has failed. We...; Tags: e-mail, telecommunications; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
Blade.org makes energy efficiency a rallying cry: The powers-that-be at Blade.org (now representing close to 200 companies) have made advanced energy efficiency the focus of some of the organization's collaborative working groups. The consortium actually has latched onto what it's calling three megatrends that it highlighted at its recent conference in New York:...; Tags: energy efficiency, american power conversion corp., data center, collaboration, kell systems, data centers, groupware, storage, hardware, data management, enterprise software, software, heather clancy; Blog posts 2008-06-29
News to know: ICANN hacked; IE flaw; OpenSuse 11; Hyper-V; iPhone 3G: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Zero-day flaw haunts Internet Explorer Tech heavyweights launch security response consortium ICANN and IANA's domains hijacked by Turkish hacking group Security researchers hack the London underground train for free ride Matthew...; Tags: apple iphone, icann, novell opensuse, microsoft internet explorer, microsoft corp., flaw, 3g, cellular phones, healthcare, wireless, consumer electronics, personal technology, david grober; Blog posts 2008-06-27
Tech heavyweights launch security response consortium: Tech heavyweights launch security response consortiumHow can anybody be attacked on the InternetTo get around the password sign in it would have to be a big budget terrorist group.These terrorists have access to a higher technology than we do.Non profit defeats terrorists?Sounds dangerous to me.; Tags: security response, security; Discussion threads 2008-06-26
Tech heavyweights launch security response consortium: Interesting bit of news coming out of the FIRST Conference in Vancouver today: Five big-name IT firms have created a non-profit consortium aimed at "proactively driving excellence and innovation in security response." The group -- called ICASI Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet --...; Tags: security threat, information technology, consortium, icasi, security, ryan naraine; Blog posts 2008-06-26
It's official gasoline now over $4 per gallon average in U.S.: It's official gasoline now over $4 per gallon average in U.S.Enron Loophole ...the biggest problem IMHO is the Enron Loophole Clinton signed into law that allowed Oil to be traded on the Mercantile Exchange ... aka Commodities Market .. so instead of oil just being sold as a consumable for...; Tags: gasoline, official gasoline; Discussion threads 2008-06-09
Mobile computing vs. cloud computing: There has been for some while "heated debates" amongst fellow blogospherians (probably not a word, don't comment and bitch about it please) about all these cloud services we're hearing about. First we had Windows Live SkyDrive which now offers 5GB of storage space, and rumours of GDrive keep hitting the...; Tags: device, mobile, mobile computing, cloud computing, advertising & promotion, handhelds, wireless, marketing, hardware, zack whittaker; Blog posts 2008-06-07
Spike in enterprise 'events' spurs debut of Event Processing Technical Society: The recent growth -- and expected spike -- in business event data in enterprises has led a group of IT industry leaders to form the Event Processing Technical Society EPTS, designed to encourage adoption and effective use of event processing methods and technology in applications. Among the...; Tags: event, podcasts, utility computing, internet, dana gardner; Blog posts 2008-06-03
Sabotage and the cost of change: Once upon a time, not so long ago and in a province well north of most of my American readers, I developed a complete membership management update strategy for a provincial political party. The key to the plan was ultimately the replacement of the four part paper card issued to...; Tags: card, client-server, linux, microsoft windows, operating systems, servers, open source, software, hardware, paul murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-29