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RIAA says yes, Congress says probably, colleges say no

RIAA says yes, Congress says probably, colleges say noAgreed......and thanks for the response. But I have to ask, what about the email angle? Surely email has been around long enough to have gone through this situation.Carl RapsonNever have gotten an answerWhen this issue has arisen before in these blogs, I've...

Tags: Government, E-mail, Vertical industries, Universities, RIAA, MPAA, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2007-06-08

Customer service -- university style

Customer service -- university styleLest you forgetUniversities are not funded by the students, they are funded by parents, boosters, and the state if it is a state institution. You are looking through rose colored glasses if you think we cater to the students needs realistically. We should, but we don't....

Tags: Academic Freedom, Universities, network, customer service

Discussion threads 2007-01-21

Universities consider Vista

Universities consider Vistawhat ever will be will be ...Think back to Windows XP. As soon as it came out, all new machines purchased had it and you could not purchase any machines with Window 2000. That meant IT support staff needed it. Which led to secondary staff (secretaries,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Universities

Discussion threads 2006-11-15

Publishers fight open access law for federal research

Universities are supposed to be on the leading edge of movements to push open source and open access to infomation, right? A Senate bill would require research funded with federal dollars to be published for free online, within six months of publication elsewhere. But universities and scholarly publishers...

Tags: Publishers, Universities

Blog posts 2006-10-03

Universities rocked by data breaches

Universities rocked by data breachesHacking, Spying, Phishing PenaltiesThe report that universities such as this one OHio University have 10,000 attempted server breakins per hour lead to a thought. Given the number of victims involved in such acts as well as money and time losses, I think we ought to...

Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Hacking, Spam, SECURITY, Universities, data breach

Discussion threads 2006-06-28

Universities finally getting security religion

After years of under-prioritizing the threat of breaches in cybersecurity, universities are finally beginning to beef up their IT staff and recognize their security vulnerabiliites, TechNewsWorld notes. The moves come on the heels of numerous attacks on university databases that proved that unversities were particularly vulnerable to hackers. "Universities...

Tags: Universities, Ken Dunham

Blog posts 2006-06-05

Why are universities not more enamored of open source?

Why are universities not more enamored of open source?Never mind selling the researchThe guaranteed money is in selling the student body.Universities are in a great position to cut deals with businesses where they tack on a charge to student fees for a "service" that the students may or may not...

Tags: Operating systems, Financial accounting, Universities, Windoze O/S, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, open source

Discussion threads 2006-03-01

Universities and Security

I have spent a lot of time working with frustrated IT security folks at public Universities in the US. In my experience there is usually one guy responsible for security within the IT department and he usually can quote the President of the University saying something like "We are an...

Tags: security, Academic Freedom, Web application, Universities

Blog posts 2005-07-07

Software firms fault colleges' security education

Software firms fault colleges' security educationCompetitive advantageIf companies taught students secure programming techniques, wouldn't that be giving away an advantage? If my company knows how to produce secure applications, why would I want to teach students those techniques when they might end up working for one of my competitors?And what...

Tags: Workforce management, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, Universities, training, security, software

Discussion threads 2005-02-16

Additional Resources

JDAFTS (zip)

JDAFTS, which stands for Jones Dykstra & Associates Forensic Tool Suite, includes case data management applications that extend beyond the capabilities of currently-available forensic software applications. JDAFTS is designed for computer forensics, corporate, government, and law enforcement investigators as well as universities. Easy to use, the tool suite allows forensics...

Tags: Web Browser, Jones Dykstra & Associates, JDAFTS, Data Management, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Web Browsers, Storage, Government, Databases, Management, Internet, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2008-07-04

Google curbs essay-writing service advertisements

Corporations over time gain social responsibility for the products they release: Microsoft and their report abuse features, Facebook and their privacy settings, and now Google are adding more to the list. I spoke some time ago about plagiarism, more on a positive note, considering the use of...

Tags: Google Inc., Essay, Advertisement, Plagiarism, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-30

U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in future

U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in futureIn other news...IBM, AMD, Intel, Boeing..announce job cutsThese "shortage of engineer" articles are starting to smell fishy when balanced against job cuts and outsourcing news from the same companies that complain about shortages.Why not just cut...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Brother-In-Law, U.S. tech sector job, sector job, U.S. Tech, job, strong growth, H1B

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

Reformed computer criminals - your country needs you

And trust me, they really do. Over the last year, the UK and US Governments have had an awful problem in keeping basic data protection rules in check, almost to the point where they may have been broadcasting over the radio minutes of the intelligence committee meetings. ...

Tags: Computer, Hat Hacker, Productivity, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-26

Lifehacker are gods: the ideal student solutions

As you can imagine with universities breaking up for the summer, it's been a slow news week. I subscribe to Lifehacker on my list of favourites (as well as many others as you'd imagine) because it has some mindblowingly good tricks, tips and technology news. I would like to show...

Tags: IM, Music, Lifehacker, SonaFM, Linux, Instant Messaging, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Online Communications, Office Suites, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-25

America's blocked labor policies

A little known fact about the H-1B work visa program - the special visa used by most foreign technology workers who come to work in the United States - is that fashion models must compete for the same category of visa, a fact about which The Economist reminded me in...

Tags: John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Cheat High Tech Cheaters

Cheat High Tech CheatersOld-fashioned wayOh, heck, consider the old-fashioned way. Years ago a Japanese father got caught dressing up as a girl to take his daughter's exams that are used to determine which high school the child can enter. Of course, the best universities basically only take students...

Tags: Laziness, Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

Cheat High Tech Cheaters

So Omar Khan wanted to get into college, but he didn't want to do his homework to get there. The Orange County, CA, high school senior decided instead to use spyware, grab credentials off teachers' log-ins, and then change failing grades to top grades. ...

Tags: Student, Teacher, Khan, Food & Beverage, Handhelds, Team Management, Telecom & Utilities, Wireless, Manufacturing, Hardware, Management, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Stanford University data breach leaks sensitive information of approximately 62,000 employees

A data breach resulting from a stolen laptop has leaked sensitive information including Social Security Numbers of approximately 62,000 as reported by Stanford University former and current Standford University employees.  The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a site devoted to the collection of data breach information, reports this number as 72,000, and I'm...

Tags: Sensitive Information, Stanford University, Data, Information, Stanford, Laptop Computer, Kroll, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-06-23

Facebook overtakes MySpace globally

The latest comScore figures show Mark Zuckerberg's social network has overtaken its News Corp rival for worldwide unique visitors. New figures from metrics firm comScore show that, in May, the battle of the social-networking sites may have gained a new front-runner: Facebook appears to have surpassed long-time rival MySpace...

Tags: Facebook, ComScore Networks Inc., Site, MySpace, Hi5, Social Networking, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Caroline McCarthy, ComeScore, ratings, social network

News items 2008-06-23

Golden Filter Pro. (exe)

Golden Filter Pro. Safe Internet Filter to be used at: Home, Internet Coffee, Companies, Schools, Public Libraries and Universities to control computers and Internet for preventing adults from watching inappropriate contents. Including: Browsing History; Restricted words to shut down any application running that contains such words all supported Browsers; Restricted...

Tags: Administrator, GSI Egypt, GF Pro, GF Pro Application Folder, Internet

Software downloads 2008-06-23