USB devices can secretly infect computers, researchers say
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28701124?ocid=socialflow_twitter
Friday morning wake up call.
Don’t trust anything … especially USB sticks from strangers.
Tag: information technology
Celebrating 18 Years as an “IT Hero”
My 17th year as a member of Information Technology for the law firm that currently employs me went out with somewhat of a bang last night. I won’t share the details here to protect the innocent (take that with a grain of salt!), but I will share this apropos video and leave you wondering about my true feelings.
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I’ll crack open a new bottle of wine tonight to inaugurate my 18th year and pray that my smartphone doesn’t beep off my end table in the middle of the night and remains quiet until Monday morning.
Here’s to just 17 more years until I’m allowed to retire (according to Social Security). Let’s hope I don’t go insane before then.
Happy Friday!
Article: Y2K bug triggers army conscription notices sent to 14,000 dead men
Y2K bug triggers army conscription notices sent to 14,000 dead men
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/11/y2k-bug-us-army-conscription-1800s-pennsylvania
Only the government or the military could suffer from a Y2K bug fifteen years after the fact.
I am not surprised.
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Why The Turing Test Is Bull$*¡t
Today’s mutterings moment switches from math spies to navel gazing computers.
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Broadband Data Cap Outrageous Surcharges
http://www.businessinsider.com/rural-alaska-data-caps-2014-2
Data caps completely change the way that people use the Internet. You could send countless emails on 25 GB of data, but any sort of streaming or video gobbles it up.
I may not live in rural Alaska but I can see the writing on the wall with Time Warner and Comcast.
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There’s something rotten in the state of online video streaming, and the data is starting to emerge — Tech News and Analysis
Unfortunately ISPs gloss over the real debate, which is whether transit providers, content companies and CDNs should have to pay to peer — that is, pay for the right to deliver all of the traffic that an ISP’s users are demanding — given that the end user has paid the ISP to deliver the content the user has asked for?
It’s a long article but full of insights into the battle for broadband going on v out of sight and mind of most consumers.
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Wozniak criticizes cloud dependence in light of NSA – CNET Mobile
http://m.cnet.com/news/wozniak-criticizes-cloud-dependence-in-light-of-nsa/57618399
The Great Woz has spoken,
Article: IT’s Losing Battle Against Cloud Adoption
IT’s Losing Battle Against Cloud Adoption
http://readwrite.com/2014/01/31/it-losing-battle-cloud-adoption-enterprise
Food for thought for what I struggle and wrestle with on weekdays.
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Article: US phone companies to explore replacing all phone numbers with IP addresses
US phone companies to explore replacing all phone numbers with IP addresses
http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/31/fcc-ip-phone-number-trials/
Interesting idea. Not sure it’s a sound or safe one for rural America.
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Article: Net neutrality petition gets a million signatures
Net neutrality petition gets a million signatures
I know it’s completely inappropriate but can I get an “Amen!” or “Hallelujah! ”
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