There are certain aspects of Windows 8 which I really like, update .1 or not, but it still doesn't feel very intuitive. Playing around with it for the first time it took me a few days to figure out how to turn the thing...
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DevOps is a great step ahead in the managing the process of software development. But the main challenge is to organize the work of diferent IT departments. At our software development company we're still struggling to introduce...
In reply to: DevOps
Alison, " . . . thought both the condition and the side effect were in my head . . ." In other words, he meant: "I don't know anything about your condition, therefore, it doesn't exist." " . . . until my husband told...
In reply to: Re: Wisdom of the Crowd
Thanks, Ariella.
-Susan
In reply to: Re: Amazon, yes. 3D, ehh...
Brian, "equally interesting is the wonderful technology behind waterproofing." Yes, very interesting. "sound waves needs to travel both in and out from the speaker and microphone, materials that do not rust...
In reply to: Re: Waterproof: Why only 30 minutes?
Thanks for the information, Eric. It's very clear.
-Susan
In reply to: Re: Waterproof: Why only 30 minutes?
6 weeks out of US consecutively is the limit before they cancel your entire service.
In reply to: re: T-Mobile's Free Roaming Plan: The Catches
Ariella, "or maybe they just left her practice then. I did." That's the reason why you are still alive. Those "doctors" should pass certain controls from time to time to make sure they are not killing people, or...
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"Maybe they all died before they could reach her" LOL @ Susan. Yes, or maybe they just left her practice then. I did.
In reply to: Re: Wisdom of the Crowd
What's funny about this is the fact that degree progams that would instill critical thinking skills are shunned, with quips like "Would you like fries with that?" I'm talking about liberal arts degrees. I went to...
In reply to: It's all in the liberal arts!
I would have read this, but an ad on every slide exceeded the utility of the information. I am sure it was a good article, maybe put it in a less obxnous place next time.
In reply to: Re: Great Slide Show on a Complex Topic
I myself once had to have a second set of a facial Cat Scans done for no other reason than Facility A couldn't read the electronic output of Facility B. This shouldn't happen. There should be some type of "API" on every...
In reply to: Perhaps this is a place for a Federal Mandate
FB Ad revenues grew in the last six consecutive quarters as the social media website leveraged its growing popularity to charge higher rates per ad.
In reply to: Re: Facebook not secure
>I was under the impression that high-demand employees moved pretty freely among the big Silicon Valley companies. Actually, employees in California have some of the strongest protection against labor mobility...
In reply to: Re: Poaching
I have doubts that the jury system can adequately assess patents, given their complexity. And the idea that software can be patented is just wrong. It's akin to allowing people to patent instructions like, "Place bread on...
In reply to: Re: Apple versus Samsung again; Fewer patents should be issued
Young cloud architects probably weren't aware of it, but they were trying to build a mainframe out of really cheap parts. They concentrated on bringing large amounts of disk, memory and CPU close together with short, generous...
In reply to: Mainframe architecture got it right
Samsung is using its own patents to fend off an aggressive attacker. Apple believes patents should protect the company that first produces a successful productization of a technology, even if it's not the inventor of it....
In reply to: Apple versus Samsung again; Fewer patents should be issued
The Heartbleed bug is obviously a major challenge for financial institutions, but bank websites handle a variety of tasks. [...] I would think what with the billions in bail out money that the banking cartel has taken from...
In reply to: Heartbleed Virus is just the tip of the iceberg
Terrific piece Alison. There are indeed some significant hurdles still to overcome before we get to any sort of cohesive national telehealth program. As you point out, even now a robuts telehealth program provides the...
In reply to: Achieving the Triple Aim
Given the epic fail of the HHS dot gov website while she was at the helm, Kathleen Sebelius is the last person who should be commenting as to health I.T. security practices. Maybe the next politician appointed to oversee...
In reply to: Red Tape is the Gravy Train of Federal Government
Who would have thought it would take this much technology to prevent people from pocketing pills? But this speaks to how painkillers like oxycontin and others have become highly sought-after street drugs. They're addictive...
In reply to: Addictive pills: Protect 'em like data
InformationWeek Government, May 2014Protecting Critical Infrastructure: A New Approach
NIST's cyber-security framework gives critical-infrastructure operators a new tool to assess readiness. But will operators put this voluntary framework to work?
Building a Mobile Business Mindset
The differences between mobile apps and conventional Windows clients, or even web applications, are far more than skin deep. Yes, the touch-versus-keyboard interface, APIs, and programming languages are new, but that’s arguably the easy part. There are profound differences in how the two are built, the functionality each prioritizes, the release cycles on which they’re developed — even the attitudes, values, and work styles of the developers creating them.
2014 State of Storage Survey
If you look at vendor financials, the enterprise storage business seems stuck in neutral. Don't believe it.
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