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Hands-Off Mustn’t Be Brains-Off
My engineering education was significantly shaped by my MIT faculty advisor, John Biggs, who thought it would be a good use of my time...
Flash Phishing, MySpace Passwords and Hacking PDFs
LINKS DU JOUR: Google's blacklisted URL database is chock-full of MySpace log-in credentials; Who knew Symantec had a full-fledged rock band?
VA Project Combines Electronic Health Records with Genetic Data
In an effort to advance genetic medicine, the Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a project that links a patients genetic information with the...
Can Apple Thrive Without Steve Jobs?
Ten years ago, give a week or two, Steve Jobs returned to Apple Computer, the company that he had co-founded in the now-hazy garage...
Analyst Predicts Eightfold Increase in New Storage Capacity by 2012
Data storage analyst and consultant Coughlin Associates will reveal a survey report Jan. 6 at the Storage Visions conference in Las Vegas that predicts...
Two Weeks Left to Apply for the Google Anita Borg Scholarship
I don't usually post about this stuff. But, since I'm just getting back into the swing of things in 2007, and since I just...
Blogs, Wikis, User-Generated Content and Google’s Strategy
I've been out of the loop all this week and last, so please forgive me if this post reiterates what has been said around...
States Hope to Reap Rewards from Wireless Contract
The Western States Contracting Alliance has put into place a wireless purchasing contract designed to save money for states and localities across the United...
Microsofts Enchanted Office Comic Touts Ribbon
Microsoft is using a Web-based comic strip to try to reach a broad set of consumers and convince them that they can benefit from...
DVS to Use Xyratexs Storage Technology
Storage subsystems provider Xyratex announced Jan. 3 that its F5402E FC-SAS /SATA RAID system will support Digital Video Systems selected products from its film/HD...