Having gone through the effort of pruning my start screen to the point where it is useful, I don't mind it. The changes are enough for me to take a look at metro apps again. I haven't seen any that looked better than existing...
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Love the article about Google, Info Week, but HATE the user experience when reading. That darn ad pops up everytime you move from one item to another... Really? I give up.
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I agree that "Patches are just band-aids ", and I think that we need to take real proactive steps. We know that the vulnerable technology has been in place on up to two-thirds of all websites for approximately two years,...
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We recently got a Roomba. I wouldn't call it a smart. I can vaccum and sweep faster and more thoroughly than the little rolling disk. However, my wife points out that we can run the robot every day, in contrast to the weekly...
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I don't understand why people have such a negative reaction to lab-grown meat. Do people understand the factory-like production systems in use today raise, slaughter and process meat? There's absolutely nothing natural about...
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The Target breach might cause other organizations that store highly coveted information like credit cards to consider breach insurance. It seems prudent, along the lines of flood insurance, though I wonder if some organizations...
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As part of security awareness and training that I conduct for organizations - such as for PCI DSS, HIPAA, and other regulatory compliance frameworks, I always emphasize the criminal and legal aspect of stealing data. It...
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Most of the hospital / healthcare system IT folks I've been speaking with as part of a forthcoming InformationWeek health IT salary and job market report say the demand for ICD-10 conversion skills remains and that they...
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Several months ago, while editor of a (now defunct) sister site, I wrote a series of articles on millennials and their career goals and working styles. One stat that stands out was the high percentage of this generation...
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This raises a good question for readers: does your organization have a good catalog of the commercial and open source software deployed on websites and systems that could be subject to attack? How quickly could you track...
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Thank you, @Juan, for sharing this research on crowd wisdom and citizen science. I look forward to exploring the page (already bookmarked!) later this week when I have a little more time. This is a really exciting area....
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In my quest for a diagnosos I had the same experience, @Susan. The doctor, who had zero bedside manner, thought both the condition and the side effect were in my head -- until my husband told him about how this medication...
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Somehow I've made it over 40 years in IT. I'm a rarity. When asked if I think its a good field to get into I tell them only if you want a 20 year career because at or before that milestone you'll be kicked to...
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@daburt00: The rules for telehealth vary from state to state and are not federally mandated, which is where some of the confusion comes in. Insurers have, for the most part, become much more flexible and agreeable to paying...
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According to the well developed updated technology the different applicatios are introduced in market as well as it helps the people to upgrade themselves. Like that the iOS application that introduced in several smartphones...
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Precisely, @Susan! As we've seen from Laurie's comments, it's vital for all members of this community to work together closely. Just because products are integrated doesn't necessarily mean the patient will be satisfied....
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@Laurie, your frustrations and experiences underscore how important it is for phone makers, developers, and healthcare providers -- in this case, hearing aid-makers -- to closely partner, not only on development but on support....
In reply to: Re: IPHONE 5S and hearing aids
What you learn about information technology is not really based on what school you went to, or how long you have been at the job. Schooling is great if you are motivated, and not just going through the motions to get...
In reply to: Education or Skills
It doesn't really matter if containers is a new idea - what is important is that it is bringing a concept to the cloud to help reduce complexity of workload migration. I think this is just another example of the maturation...
In reply to: Old vs New isn't the issue - it is Complexity vs Simplicity
I agree that there are people in every industry that are not good problem solvers but, as an IT professional, you or I, or anyone else, should be able to follow logical patterns to find solutions to problems. I...
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It has to do with how the "IP" system works. The Galaxy S5 has an IP (ingress protection) rating of 67. The first number applies to protection from solid objects, including dust and dirt. The second number applies to protection...
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2014 State of Storage Survey
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