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TIA 2.0: NSA conducts data sweeps and mining without oversight

TIA 2.0: NSA conducts data sweeps and mining without oversightIs anyone surprisedPresident Bush is a man who stays focused on objectives and if one avenue to his objective is blocked, he'll try another rather than give up. This showed up in the campaign coverage when he ran for president...

Tags: TIA 2.0, NSA

Discussion threads 2008-03-12

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Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., Telephony, Network, Convergence Technologies Professional Certification, Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications

Training 2008-09-01

Women's attractiveness judged by software

Women's attractiveness judged by softwareLOL"Finally, why did the researchers limit themselves to women? Haaretz says men’s faces are more difficult to rank."HAHA Sure. He just wanted to deal with women.. he is a college student.Now, as for the "A.I" link.. this might be borderline.. the true goal of A.I...

Tags: Gender and diversity, Haaretz, women, attractiveness, software, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

News to know: IE 8; Big storage; Gnome 2.2; Apple; Acer; Tech lobbying

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Will IE 8 break the Web? Microsoft buys virtualization vendor help with Vista migrations There's more than one way to make Microsoft software 'serviceable' Windows Home Server users want their Power Pack 1...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Yahoo! Inc., Storage, GNOME, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Acer Inc., Channel Management, Virtualization, Internet, Open Source, Marketing, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-13

TIA 2.0: NSA conducts data sweeps and mining without oversight

In a front-page piece on Monday, Siobhan Gorman of the Wall Street Journal argued that the NSA has been building, over the past several years, the same capability that was planned for Total Information Awareness. TIA was an "experimental Pentagon antiterrorism program meant to vacuum up electronic...

Tags: U.S., Phone, Story, NSA, E-mail, Government, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Online Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-03-12

US telecom industry to grow at 7.2%

According to TIA, the US telecom industry will grow at an average annual rate of 7.2% in the period 2008-2011, reaching $1.3 trillion in 2011, compared with an average rate of 10%, reaching $3.6 trillion, for the rest of the world. Growth in the US industry will accelerate to 9.3%...

Tags: Industry, Telecommunications, Strategy, Telephony, Management, Networking, AM

Blog posts 2008-02-22

TIA-942 Data Center Networking Applications: 10 Gigabit Ethernet Over Twisted-Pair Copper

In parallel and subsequent to the development of TIA-942, the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet working group published two twisted-pair copper standards, 1000 Mb/s Ethernet designated 1000BASE-T and 10 Gb/s Ethernet (10 GbE) designated 10GBASE-T, both standards are targeted at meeting the increasing bandwidth requirements for data center applications. This white paper...

Tags: Data Center, 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Solarflare Communications, Data Centers, Ethernet, Storage, Network Technology, Networking, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2008-02-19

A Vista SP1 FAQ

A Vista SP1 FAQVista SP1 changesGood article. My questions: Does Vista SP1 reduce or increase the number of times the user is asked to confirm an action? Does it still do so by blanking the screen?Standalone?Am I wrong to think that the standalone installer is standalone? That is, self-contained?...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Nothing, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Vista SP1 FAQ, SP1

Discussion threads 2008-02-09

Cisco delivers next-generation switch--Nexus 7000

Cisco delivers next-generation switch--Nexus 7000decimal point on the loose?My interpretation of the "spec" provided by CISCO leads me to believe that their PR info is off by a factor of 1000. It is still an amazing switch, but I think the "examples" are incorrect.RE: Cisco delivers next-generation switch--Nexus 7000Do you...

Tags: Nexus 7000, next-generation switch, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

Best Practices for Data Center Infrastructure Design: Cabling Distances and Space Planning

When designing and laying out a data center, understanding best practices as well the pros and cons for each type of data center is critical. The TIA 942 data center guidelines are very specific that horizontal and vertical cabling should be run accommodating growth, so that these areas do not...

Tags: Siemon, Data Center, Best Practice, TIA 942 Data Center Guideline, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2007-08-01

Some great security apps are still free

Some great security apps are still freeThanks, I actually learned of a few new ones!But what about 'ol faithful Spybot, Spyware Blaster, Adware, and AVG? TIA.Doesn't your college call all of that stuff Crapware?http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=234

Tags: Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, security, File Shredder

Discussion threads 2007-07-25

On the fifth day of Christmas, Microsoft gave to me Rrrrrrrrrr Ssssssssssssss Sssssss?

On the fifth day of Christmas, Microsoft gave to me Rrrrrrrrrr Ssssssssssssss Sssssss?... and Al Gore should get the Internet patented :-).Patent oursevles into extinctionWill emerging markets that really don't give a crap about patent and copyright steal our lunch money while we litigate ourselves to death? Probably.UnbelievableI'm not...

Tags: API, patent, RSS, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-12-21

eBay My World: beware Web 2.0 community creep

In “New eBay Wiki aims to harvest collective knowledge of the 193 million eBay community” and “eBay seeks ’social shopping’ dollars with Web 2.0 forays” last June, I discussed eBay’s embrace of the social Web:eBay will be introducing eBay Blogs and an eBay Community Wiki at its eBay Live conference...

Tags: eBay Inc.

Blog posts 2006-09-30

First look at Wallop

First look at WallopIt's also illegalWell within the ADA's definition of "public accomodation," but I can't find a single switch to enable it to be used by the blind.Until that's fixed, they're toast.Wallop!Like you Ryan, I'm just getting started - but I like it! You make a great point about...

Tags: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Web browsers, Blogging, Wallop

Discussion threads 2006-09-27

Post-9/11 privacy and secrecy: A report card

Post-9/11 privacy and secrecy: A report cardWhy did it take 9/11 for people to realize that in theoryfreedom and yes privacy is dangerous! I've always known and excepted that as a fact of a free/private life and I except the risks for in my humble opinion the alternative is...

Tags: SECURITY, Federal government, Regulations, U.S. Congress, Big Brother, privacy

Discussion threads 2006-09-08

Second lawsuit over WGA and Microsoft pulling WGA

Second lawsuit over WGA and Microsoft pulling WGADead LinkThe "dropping WGA completely" hyperlink, which points to a URL on arcon5.com, doesn't work. Could you post a synopsis of the gist of that article? TIA.Bad LinkHey Suze, "Dropping WGA competely" is a bad link...Message has been deleted.

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Pulling

Discussion threads 2006-07-11

New Gmail features on the way

New Gmail features on the wayEmpty Trash is missing.You miss the "Empty Trash now",else if(c==Fb){d=(g?u("Empty Trash now","dal",true):"")+" (messages that have been in Trash more than 30 days will be automatically deleted)";e=tb}Does this means ... ?Does this means we could transfer emails from an old Gmail account to a new one...

Tags: E-mail providers, Google Gmail, Empty Trash, spam

Discussion threads 2006-07-08

Considerations in the Selection of Enterprise & Data Center Fiber Patching & Splicing Cabinet Systems: An Integrated Approach to Managing Fiber & Copper Connectivity

Ratification of the TIA/EIA-568 Commercial Building Cabling Standard in 1991 was a major stimulus for the replacement of incompatible, disparate, and often difficult to manage computer and telecommunication equipment cabling with an orderly and well organized "Structured" Cabling System SCS. This important standard introduced both manageability and flexibility into enterprise...

Tags: Data Center, Ortronics, Fiber, Data Centers, Telephony, Storage, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Hardware, Data Management, Networking

White papers 2006-06-12

These photos illustrate AT&T's phone, Internet tracking activities for NSA

Wired Magazine has obtained, and has posted, the complete text of a document that attempts to chronicle how AT&T equipped a "secret room" at 611 Folsom Street in San Francisco to track domestic and international phone calls made by American citizens and others. ...

Tags: Klein

Blog posts 2006-05-23

Would you spend $1 to buy a $35 coupon from eBay?

Would you spend $1 to buy a $35 coupon from eBay?Absolutely!You should mention some of these money-saving web sites that do a good job, like TechBargains.com.As long as the money saved makes it worth the effort, you're crazy not to. The purchase price and the money saved has to be...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Cyberthreats, benefit, coupon, eBay Inc., Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-05-19