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FBI takes biometrics database proposal to U.K.

FBI takes biometrics database proposal to U.K.Great for US tourismEveryone will flock there.RE: FBI takes biometrics database proposal to U.K.http://www.securenet.bc.ca/NewsReleases/Press%20Releases%202008/jan142008pr.htm'nuff saidRE: FBI takes biometrics: More BS!What can't be done in the U.S. Due to that pesky constitution and stupid Americans and their freedoms can be done in Britain, out of...

Tags: Federal government, FBI, biometrics database proposal, US-VISIT Program

Discussion threads 2008-01-16

GAO rips US-VISIT program, lawmakers are seething

According to a GAO report PDF released in February, the Department of Homeland Securitys US-VISIT programs costs are spiraling out of control "without any accompanying explanation of the reasons," Wired News reports. Randy Hite, the author of the GAO report, described US-VISIT as a plane flying aimlessly. "Were asking...

Tags: Government technology, Homeland security, Congress

Blog posts 2007-02-27

DHS tests RFID at ports

The Dept. of Homeland Security is moving forward with the next phase of testing of its US-VISIT program, a battery of security measures to collect biometric and biographic information from visitors crossing US border ports. Over the next year, DHS will conduct tests at ports in Washington, Arizona and New...

Tags: US-VISIT Program, RFID

Blog posts 2005-08-10

Additional Resources

Labels & Addresses 1.5 (Mac)

Labels & Addresses former Mail Factory is a home and office tool for printing all sorts of labels and envelopes. Merge printing capability makes the program a great tool for Holiday seasons, by helping users to design and print multiple greeting envelopes and postcards with automatically substitutable addresses and postal...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Printing, BeLight Software, Document Management, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Software downloads 2009-12-01

New ransomware attack blocks Internet access

If the user accepted the EULA then I guess it's all legal, right?If the EULA says the software demands payment then the user has no option but pay.Wait, a virus blocks itself from transmitting?LOL, and I thought only ISPs blocked your network access if you were infected.Not trueKaspersky and Mcaffee...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Internet access, attack, Linux, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-30

Schreiben 5.6 (Mac)

Most of us don't need Word. They want something more beautiful and easier-to-use than TextEdit without paying the price for an overloaded program with a mysterious look-and-feel. Schreiben German for the act of writing or a letter focuses especially on this and comes with some elaborate functions. This includes automatic...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Snippet, MOApp Software Manufactory, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-30

For The First Time in Ages, I Agree With Apple

Is this how you work? Then don't get angry at your OEM when they invalidate your warranty when you send your PC in for service. Yesterday our own Apple Core blogger Jason O'Grady reported that Apple has now adopted a policy of voiding...

Tags: OEM, Apple Inc., Insurance, Financial Planning, Vertical Industries, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Apple ads dodge the network coverage issues

Misleading advertising is in Apple's DNAWhy would their carrier be otherwise?RE: Apple ads dodge the network coverage issuesI saw the "What time's the movie" add last night. In the real world, it would not play out the way it is shown. The fine print at the end of...

Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, RSS, HTC Hero, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., advertisement, TELUS Corp., 3G, network

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Insight Contact Management Lite 3.1.8 (Windows)

Manage your contacts with this powerful, customizable, yet easy-to-use program single or multiuser. View and sort your contacts in lists using any combination of fields. Quickly search from multiple fields. Add unlimited phone numbers, e-mail addresses, Web page links, images, and notes for any contact. Organize and view contacts in...

Tags: Phone, Contact Management, Microsoft Windows, Welborn Software, Phone Number, E-mail, Telecom & Utilities, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Is it time to go quad-core?

Quad core, Chris?You have told us over and over that all you need is Google. You don't need a real OS, real apps, or any processing power to speak of. All you need is a browser, preferably Chrome. Why on Earth would you need a quad core...

Tags: Processors, cloud computing, quad-core, laptop computer, virtualization

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Can Obama make science cool?

On Monday, I wrote about the decline of science education in the US, as well the rise of "unscience" and our growing struggle to compete with China in terms of real innovation. As if he wanted to hand me the perfect segue, President Obama announced the administration's Educate to...

Tags: Workforce Management, Leadership, Strategy, Human Resources, Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-23

The medical home is reform without objections, so far

Medical HomeThis path is already being broken. At my company, the $56/paycheck credit for not taking a company medical insurance plan has been replaced with a $20 credit IF you participate in a company-sponsored "wellness" program. You have to have a screening on company time - weight, BP,...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Financial Planning, United HealthCare, DUI, public entity, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Office Starter 2010: The fine print on Microsoft's Works replacement

For me, non-starterA crippled, incompatible, ad supported product makes little sense to me, when Open Office and Google are alternatives.ExactlyThere's already a portable version of OpenOffice that runs on a USB stick - nothing new here.The excluded formats are used in only about 1% of documentsIt is well-known that macros...

Tags: Starter, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Office Starter

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Schiller: App Store isn't broken

The truth hurtsThe truth is consumer lacks the ability to make good decision regarding the security of their data. We are regularly tricked into click-installing things while surfing the web, download trojans and other malware, give out information over the phone that we shouldn't etc ... and we never...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, approval process, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

MyBlood 1.0 (Mac)

MyBlood has a number of unique features that make the product stand out towards its competitors: Ã?? MyBlood runs on Mac OS as well as on XP, Vista and Windows 7 with the same single source code and is fully GEDCOM 5.5 compliant Ã?? MyBlood has very strong visualization capabilities,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Vertical Horizon, MyBlood 1.0, MyBlood, Jadoul, Product Development, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Research & Development, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Management

Software downloads 2009-11-23

Michael Dell sticks to Windows 7 big bang theory

too old?"Windows XP is 8 years old"So What? If it ain't broke don't fix it!Windows 2000 is ten years old and still does almost everything I need. Everyone around me runs XP or newer, yet I have far fewer problems.What is good for the computer industry is not...

Tags: Operating systems, theory, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Logitech Harmony 700

When Logitech released the Harmony One in early 2008, it instantly became one of our favorite universal remotes to date. But at $250, it wasn't exactly an impulse buy for the average consumer. With the Harmony 700, however, Logitech has delivered a model that offers the bulk of the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Cable, setup process, Logitech, Harmony 700

Product reviews 2009-11-18

Microsoft shares a few tidbits on IE9 and (lots) more on Silverlight 4

Safari? What Safari ? :-)http://www.tgdaily.com/software-features/39495-safari-4-beta-first-browser-to-hit-100-score-in-acid3-testI know, Steve doesn't like Apple but you're supposed to be a journalist? ;-)Google chrome?IE like Microsoft is stumbling around in a new ecosystem in which spending thousands of dollars is not an option.Plus, it locks you into a insecure OS platform with...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Spell Check, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer, HTML5, JavaScript, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Mozilla locks out rogue Firefox add-ons

Firefox has conquered IEIt is evident that Firefox free has conquered IE, plus the fact the majority of sites work regardless of browser.The days of this old bait & switch from MS are over.But I thought the whole point behind "open source"......was to allow ANYONE to put code in their...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, open source, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

The emergency room myth busted

ok Dana 1 troll 0 This is a real sucker punch that i never saw coming ....Dana you are getting nastier by each post what next chomsky on the reading list :)thx for they excellent link well its hurt Racism at the heart of healhcare reform opposition.Who are more likely...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, health care, emergency room myth, Odds Ratio

Discussion threads 2009-11-17