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U.S. Marines ban Facebook, MySpace, Twitter

U.S. Marines ban Facebook, MySpace, TwitterGood news...It's hard to fathom why this wasn't official policy to begin with. Accessing these services from a personal device attached to a public network is one thing, but from official devices connected to our critical infrastructure is something else entirely.RE: U.S. Marines ban...

Tags: Web site development, MySpace, U.S. Marines, Twitter, Facebook, Marine

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

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Marine Martial Arts for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

Marine Martial Arts for iPhone is the U.S. Marine Corp training manual and includes over 500 pages of great content. This app guides individual Marines, unit leaders, and close combat instructors in the proper tactics, techniques, and procedures for close combat. The chapters include fundamentals of close combat, lethal and...

Tags: Technique, Apple iPhone, Combat, Mobile, Handheld, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-11-04

IBM targets Google Apps for business, undercuts pricing and touts reliability

Good newsWhile I'm not a big fan of IBM due to the usual cost associated with their offerings, I like their products overall and the fact that IBM is one of if not the largest proponent of open source software. I've used Lotus Notes and found it not as...

Tags: cloud computing, E-mail servers, pricing strategy, Premier Edition, Louts Notes, Google Inc., Google Apps, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

News to know: Palm ads; Microhoo SEC filing; U.S. Marines; Bing; Skype; Clunkers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Palm Pre's creepy ads: They worked. You're still talking about them Andrew Nusca: Palm's creepy Pre ads:...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Advertisement, SEC Filing, Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Projectors, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-08-05

Marines block social networks, concerned about security

A few years ago, the U.S. Department of Defense blocked troops in overseas combat areas from accessing sites like MySpace and YouTube, citing concerns about the increased use of the sites and the potential to overwhelm the military's private network or compromise combat-sensitive material on the network. ...

Tags: Security, Wired Inc., Network, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-04

U.S. Marines ban Facebook, MySpace, Twitter

The U.S. Marine Corps has slapped an immediate ban on the use of social networking sites on its network, warning that sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are a "proven haven for malicious hackers and content." The ban, contained in an order issued Monday, will last for...

Tags: Web, Facebook, Network, Twitter, MySpace, U.S. Marine Corps, Social Networking, Channel Management, Networking, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-08-04

U.S. Armed Forces for iPhone and iPod Touch 1.2 (Mobile)

U.S. Armed Forces for iPhonen icluded uniform Code of Military Justice, manual for Courts-Martial, code of Conduct, documents such as On Maintaining an Army, Account of the Battle Between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, Pearl Harbor speech, MacArthur's Farewell, 9/11 Address to the Nation, and Report to Congress on the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Mobile, Apple iPod Touch, CSS, Policies And Procedures, Web Site Development, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Human Resources, Internet

Software downloads 2009-06-03

USocial CEO: 'We're gaming Digg'

One of the most difficult things to manage about the millions of users on social bookmarking sites Digg, StumbleUpon and del.icio.us is the minority of users who try to "game" voting systems to propel their chosen content to the top of the popularity lists. One company has...

Tags: Digg, USocial, Leon Hill, Games, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-06

News to know: Apple; Windows updates; Google mobile ads; Denial of service attack 101

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light by design? Techmeme Jason O'Grady: Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial results Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Why I won't be buying a "Hackint0sh" system Forbes: Apple Buys Chip Designer...

Tags: Denial Of Service, Google Inc., Advertisement, Microsoft Windows Update, Mobile, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, Security, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-24

Military ready to defend and conduct cyberwar

The Pentagon is well-aware of the importance of the computer networks -- known as cyberspace to the media and the "Global Information Grid" to the Defense Dept. -- to national security and is actively working to shore up defenses. That was the news from Gen. Kevin P....

Tags: Network, Adversary, Pentagon, Computer, Joint Information Operations Warfare Command, Productivity, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-03-04

Art of War by Sun Tzu and other Laws of Power - FREE 1st half of the book in the trial version (Mobile)

The Art of War was compiled more than two and a half thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, Sun Tzu. The Art of War is still the most influential book of strategy in the world, studied by modern politicians, executives, and military leaders. The book had possibly influenced Napoleon,...

Tags: Sun Tzu, Mobile, Biology, Analysis, MobileReference, Art, War, Moral Law

Software downloads 2008-02-13

Art of War by Sun Tzu and other Laws of Power - FREE 1st half of the book in the trial version (Mobile)

The Art of War was compiled more than two and a half thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, Sun Tzu. The Art of War is still the most influential book of strategy in the world, studied by modern politicians, executives, and military leaders. The book had possibly influenced Napoleon,...

Tags: Sun Tzu, Mobile, Biology, Analysis, MobileReference, Art, War, Moral Law

Software downloads 2008-02-13

The Business of Changing The World: Corporate Philanthropy

Last night I attended a dinner to celebrate the release of The Business of Changing The World: Twenty Great Leaders on Strategic Corporate Philanthropy, a book by salesforce.coms Marc Benioff written with Carlye Adler that covers corporate philanthropy, with essays by Michael Dell, Craig Barrett Intel, Mike Eskew UPS, Jean-Pierre...

Tags: Venture capital, Marc Benioff, nonprofit

Blog posts 2006-10-05

First China, now Canada: Modern thought police

First China, now Canada: Modern thought policeAwww... this is...an abomination!Get the facts rightIt might be worth researching the facts of the case. The application to the CRTC does not seek an order to block offensive content.There is a website that calls for a specific Canadian lawyer to be murdered and...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Web site development, Web technology, Internet Service Provider, Web site, Blog Site, CRTC, Canadian Law

Discussion threads 2006-08-24

Key Ballmer advisor leaves Microsoft

Key Ballmer advisor leaves MicrosoftSo what facts did he ascertain in order to vamoose the GreatVulture of Computing?Microsoft in trouble?Do some of the heads of Microsoft know something they are not telling their investors or the general public? This "get out when things seem good" is an old hat...

Tags: Investment, OPEN SOURCE, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., advisor

Discussion threads 2006-06-20

China net users miffed at Google access issues

China net users miffed at Google access issuesAh, hello, China?Yeah. . . there is more to the internet besides Google, OK? Try looking around. You may bump into Yahoo! or something like that. There is definately more out there than Google. Maybe look at AltaVista . . .How about that?China's...

Tags: Now Let, Google Inc., world farmer

Discussion threads 2006-06-07

Close Combat: First to Fight 1.02 (Windows)

First to Fight is a tactical first-person shooter in which you lead a four-man fire team in close-quarters urban combat in the streets and buildings of Beirut. It was created with the help of more than 40 active-duty U.S. Marines fresh from firefights in the Middle East and will be...

Tags: Team, Microsoft Windows, Destineer Studios, Team Management, Management

Software downloads 2006-05-18

Al-Qaida's hiring for the Web

Al-Qaida's hiring for the WebZDNet -- forward my resume, kk?Man, I need a job! Why, oh why, ZDNet do you tease me with offers of employment!!??Of course they have vacant postions...the previous video production and editing people blew themselves up on some fool's missionHey guys to make my point for...

Tags: Vertical industries, Recruitment & Selection, British Broadcasting Corp., Web, IRAQ IS, government, al-Qaida, hiring, American Media

Discussion threads 2005-10-06

Google creates tools for hurricane relief

Google creates tools for hurricane reliefCan Google create tools for searching ‘the truth as it is'?Before you'll read the post, try to remember:If you'll have an excuse to deny the truth in your life, life will definitely have a reason to deny you.If you have excuses for your life, remember...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, tool, Google Inc., WTC

Discussion threads 2005-09-13

Marines bring IP telephony to the battlefield

You may remember those old war movies where Marines in battle are shown communicating over static-prone two-way radio.The U.S. Marines are fighting battles still. Perhaps even as you read this. But now, they've taken a major step to incorporate IP telephony technology into their battlefield communications.Let me explain. The Marines...

Tags: Marines, IP telephony

Blog posts 2005-02-01