Between this and the "thigh gap" fiasco, it's a wonder they keep any customers. I don't shop there very often but I'll certainly think twice about giving them any of my hard-earned money in the future.
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Very impressive Smart City Project. I especially liked that she made it clear how important eHealthcare and eEducation are for the city and for its youth. It would be nice to see more Smart City Projects like this around...
In reply to: Impressive Smart City Project
I think one of the secret sauce ingredients to a successful 'baked in' DoD RMF system implementation is the DISA CCIs (Control Correlation Identifiers). Many haven't noticed, but DISA FSO has been re-writing and re-wiring...
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There are couple of options - The best is a new PC running Windows 7 - There are plenty around HP is actively selling new machines with Windows 7. (https://shopping.hp.com/desktops%20&%20all-in-ones/windows+7) If it's out...
In reply to: Re: The issue is no one trusts Microsoft
I tried to pull out the details most interesting to IT executives and project managers, but I'd be interested in your analysis of what's most significant in the federal report on what went wrong. The journalists at...
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For many, the cost of a new PC and near vertical learning curve of Windows 8 is a major issue. However I have tried a number Linux distros and I have to say that they are definitely a good option. THe setup process is a...
In reply to: Linux could be a great option
To me, this is a "the first hit is $79" story -- I know our household isn't giving up Prime. Yes, it's a big one-time hike, but the first since launch in 9 years. It's about on track with inflation over that 9 years...
In reply to: Re: More Inflation
Very nice! Virtual meetings are making collaboration easier and more effective than real meetings in many ways. They are also a great tool if your eneterprise have several telecommuters, something that is increasing rapidly...
In reply to: Enterprise collaboration and telecommuting
The 70% maintenance cost is a little misleading. It is better represented as the total cost of owning a software system. For any large software deployment, 70% or more of the total cost of the software is represented by...
In reply to: Re: Consolidate
I'm going to say something that will probably strike a chord with many average users: Few people will see any personal benefit in anything past windows xp sp3 and Office 2003. Updates after that were not for the sake of...
In reply to: It just shows what a nice system it is
This decision comes as welcome news. NIST's risk management framework, and its related documents (linked in this story), including 800-53 Rev 4, indeed take a more holistic approach to information assurance and security. ...
In reply to: Smart move
@Charlie - I was just waiting for someone to give me a solid use-case. The advanced nature of today's modern infrastructure allows us to do great things with technology. Virtualization, cloud, and a distributed platform...
In reply to: Re: Leave the intruder alone for a little while longer?
What I'm concerned about is what Google does with this info? For corporate customers, they likely keep hands off. I can't imagine businesses using them otherwise. But for consumer use, I simply won't ever trust Google, no...
In reply to: What does Google know?
I second that :) Much appreciated!
In reply to: Re: Thanks for great post.
Thanks for sharing the NYTimes piece, Bob. There's a great quote in it from David Dalrymple, a technologist in the valley: "The most innovative and effective companies are old-guard companies that have managed...
In reply to: Re: Remarkable coincidence!
I get the attraction of charter schools, but I also get the argument that they syphon funds and cherry pick students with motivated parents from public schools, which cannot pick and choose what students to admit. How is...
In reply to: Re: Education
This might not be a bad feature as long as the owner can turn it on or off. Not sure we want a kill switch owned by the telcos, manufacturer or government. I feel it would just get hacked. I am perfectly happy...
In reply to: Re: Come on ...
It's a lot easier to insure a form-collection page/mobile app is secure - than to insure that proper network access controls are implemented across all sector (Wifi, Lan, remote access, etc) of your network.
In reply to: Browser Based Contrrols
....here we go with more inflation. Inflation inflation everywhere... this is a 20% price hike.
In reply to: More Inflation
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