How Internet detectives, and others, find out where you live By Claire Davenport BRUSSELS | Tue May 8, 2012 4:31pm EDT (Reuters) – An explosion of people checking into social networks is being exploited by mobile application makers and private detectives, who say they can use people’s online chatter and photos to track them and find out … Read more
Malicious QR Codes: A Mobile Security Blind Spot By David Braue, cso.com.au May 5, 2012 4:50 pm It’s hard to read in-store signage, magazine, or newspaper advertisements or product brochures these days without seeing a quick response Code (QR Code) — the blocky, square two-dimensional barcodes that let smartphone users quickly jump to a Web address by simply … Read more
Many EHRs Not Ready For Meaningful Use Study finds that only 11% of physicians have the technical capabilities to meet federal standards that define how an electronic health record system is to be used in a meaningful way. By Neil Versel InformationWeek April 30, 2012 10:12 AM 12 EHR Vendors That Stand Out (click image for … Read more
How Big Data Is Fighting Multiple Sclerosis SUNY Buffalo researchers will use IBM Netezza appliance and third-party software to seek cures for multiple sclerosis. By Ken Terry InformationWeek May 01, 2012 01:03 PM Researchers at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo are harnessing “big data” technology from IBM and another firm in the fight against … Read more
The Android Update Trap Updating your version of the Android operating system can cause more problems than it solves. Be careful what you wish for. By Jared Newman, PCWorld Apr 23, 2012 9:00 pm Samsung Galaxy S II smartphoneThe Samsung Galaxy S II was supposed to be David Petty’s dream phone. He’d watched the smartphone market for a couple of … Read more
House Passes CISPA Cyberthreat Sharing Bill, Despite Privacy Concerns
April 27th, 2012 | Posted by in Tech Alets | Tech News - (0 Comments)House Passes CISPA Cyberthreat Sharing Bill, Despite Privacy Concerns By Grant Gross, IDG News Apr 26, 2012 10:39 pm The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a cyberthreat information-sharing bill that critics say will give U.S. government agencies access to the private communications of millions of Internet users. The House late Thursday voted 248-168 to pass an amended … Read more
DNS Changer, a Real Threat not a Hoax
April 22nd, 2012 | Posted by in Tech Alets | Tech News - (0 Comments)Over the weekend a good friend showed me an article from the local paper. It was the pickup of an AP story concerning the FBI issuing warning about the DNS Changer malware and directing people to a website to determine if they were infected. I read this with scketpicism as government agencies don’t typically do … Read more
$25 Computer for Kids – Raspberry Pi
April 21st, 2012 | Posted by in Products | Tech News - (0 Comments)I came across this product quite by chance, but considering the impact a Linux design such as this could have, I had to post it. The goal of this is to provide kids an inexpensive device they can use to learn how to program. Please read the FAQ’s below and I have put a link … Read more
Senate Passes Bill Requiring Black Boxes in All New Cars
April 20th, 2012 | Posted by in Tech News - (0 Comments)Senate Passes Bill Requiring Black Boxes in All New Cars By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal, PCWorld Apr 20, 2012 5:46 AM The U.S. Senate has passed a bill requiring all new cars manufactured in the United States be fitted with black box data recorders. Senate Bill 1813 [PDF] was passed by the Senate and is just waiting for approval from … Read more
Fifth-Generation Wi-Fi Is Coming: Are You Ready for 802.11ac?
April 11th, 2012 | Posted by in Products | Tech News - (0 Comments)Fifth-Generation Wi-Fi Is Coming: Are You Ready for 802.11ac? By Michael Brown, PCWorld If your business has kept pace with changes in wireless networking, you’ve deployed dual-band routers and client adapters that can stream encrypted data over the airwaves at speeds greater than 100 megabits per second at relatively close range. But no good deed goes unpunished. … Read more
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