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Google Map update frequency, configuring VoIP phone in DMZ, installing Ubuntu Linux on laptops (use VMWare to create a virtual machine, old OS will remain intact), switching from MS Messenger to Skype, meaning of BIOS beeps during bootup failure, Profiles in IT (Donald Ervin Knuth, author of The Art of Programming and TeX), Device of the Week (Phillips HUE LED lights, controlled with Zigbee wireless standard, bridge to Wi-Fi network, use iPhone app), Google blocked in China (in preparation for the Communist National Congress), Website of the Week (FiveThirtyEight.com, a polling aggregation site run by Nate Silver, sophisticated statistics, called the election with accuracy), and Romneys ORCA website failure (a centralized site to orchestrate the get-out-the-vote campaign crashed on election day, app that had not been beta tested, failure may have cost him the election).
September 17, 2012 -
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LastPass vs. Keepass (password vauls), setting time zone in iPhone, Windows disk clearnup (removing old restore points can reclaim diskspace), open source MS Office alternatives (Open Office, Libre Office), controlling spam (setting filters, reporting spam, masking email address when posting), Profiles in IT (Eben Christoper Upton, creator of Raspberry Pi hacker computer), Devicee of the Week (Rasberry Pi computer, ARM-based PC, five ports, boots Linus from SD flash memory, great way to learn computer science, $35, starter kit $100), Russian hacker outed with webcam picture (Nation of Georgia enticed hacker to download malware, turned on webcam, published photo), Phillips Hue LED lighting system (color and intensity controlled with iPhone app, connected with Wi-Fi, $59 per bulb) and Republicans use more social media (both parties now on par, Dems dominated social media in 2008).
September 17, 2012 -
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File compression with Zip, cell phone privacy (digital networks are encrypted), password storage (LastPass vs browser cache), disk size arithmetic, transfering files to new Win7 laptop, Profiles in IT (Phillip Walter Katz, creator of PKZIP), technology job trends (social media, big data, jQuery, Platform as a Service, Hadoop, San Jose and Washington DC top cities), worst passwords of 2012 (password, 123456, iloveyou, plus more), Gmail tips (dots and case are ignored), impolite Wi-Fi network names used to communicate with neighbors, and big data to create 4.4 million jobs by 2012 (cloud, mobile devices, social media, data mining).
September 17, 2012 -
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Photo Streams in iOS6 (sharing was never easier), transferring Windows Live Mail to new computer (export and import details), portable MP3 and FLAC players, favorite iPhone apps (Camera+, Viber, Flipboard, plus many more), audio vs data CD formatting, Profiles in IT (Stanford Robert Ovshinsky, American inventor and scientist), how are most iPhones damaged (falling out of users hands is first, water damage is second), Ada Lovelace Day (October 16, Ada was the first computer programmer, created a program for the Babbage Analytical Engine), Day Zero exploits good for at least 10 months (most target Windows or Adobe products, increasingly used for cyber warfare, based on Symantec study), and text spam is on the rise (4.5 billion text spams in 2011, forward spam message to 7726 to report).
September 17, 2012 -
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Disabling IDFA tracking in iOS6, Windows 7 power management, using TreeSize to analyze disk storage, exporting Gmail and contacts to Yahoo, prepaid SIM cards with data in Asia, Profiles in IT (Thomas Anderson, co-founder MySpace), search traffic trending down (mobile app searching on the rise, bad news for Yahoo, good news for Apple), Skype IM worm update (takes over computer, holds contents for ransom, dont click on suspicious messages, update Skype and operating system), and Iran behind Saudi cyberattacks (Shamoon virus shut down Aramco and Qatari gas computers, wiped out critical files, Iran has entered the cyberwarfare race).
September 17, 2012 -
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Scaling online servers, PHP application development (CakePHP vs CodeIgniter), NINITE installer (highly recommended), installing SSD in laptop (challenges revealed), Profiles in IT (Frederick Emmons Terman, co-founder and Father of Silicon Valley), Special gusest (Feroze Khan, Stratford VP for International Programs), market demand for web programming languages (PHP and Java top server side languages, HTML and CSS top client side languages), and scaling facebook for 1B users (hacker culture with rapid code releases, dedicated data centers with custom software).
September 17, 2012 -
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Did you know that weather accounts for 70% of all air traffic delays in the U.S.? Delivering more information, more quickly, to air traffic controllers and pilots means significantly reducing the impact of weather on your travel. Raytheon engineers are leveraging more than sixty years of aviation experience to bring more precise weather forecasts into the air traffic management arena. That means safer travel and fewer delays in getting to your destination.
September 17, 2012 -
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Edward Johnson is currently the chief financial officer (CFO) for FEMA as of September 2012, after coming to FEMA as the Deputy CFO in January 2012. As CFO, Johnson provides advice and counsel to senior…
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Peggy Sherry was sworn in as the Department of Homeland Security’s chief financial officer on April 9, 2012. She had served as the deputy chief financial officer since July 2008, during which time she led…
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As an investigation continues into oxygen-deprivation issues involving the F-22 Raptor fighter, Air Force officials say they're optimistic about the program's future and the jet's ability to perform. Several F-22 pilots have complained about blackouts in the cockpit. Maj. Gen. Charles W. Lyon said previously unexplained F-22 physiological incidents, were a result of a combination of factors related to oxygen delivery system components," He says corrective action is under way."
September 17, 2012 -
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The Federal government's Cloud First Strategy identified $20 billion in potential savings from cloud computing. While this represents 25% of the total Federal IT budget, it corresponds to a measly 3% of the total Federal government's budget. Tapping into this larger cost savings opportunity won't be easy but it is a necessity. For this to happen, cloud computing needs to be better leveraged to bring not only IT efficiency but also to bring mission efficiency.
September 14, 2012 -
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will soon be traveling to China and Japan, amid escalating tensions in the region including tussles over several disputed islands in the East China Sea. This will be Panetta's third trip to Asia in 11 months, reflecting the Pentagon's ongoing shift to putting more military focus on the Pacific region. The trip will also include a stop in New Zealand. Panetta's stop in Japan is also likely to include discussions about the deployment of V-22 Ospreys there.
September 14, 2012 -
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The agency's primary mission is to promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigration.
September 13, 2012 -
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Marines have been sent to Libya to beef up security. Who are they? The Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) is capable of rapidly deploying to immediately improve security at United States Government installations worldwide. FAST Marines are deployed at the discretion of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps when the primary and auxiliary security forces of the Marines are unable to adequately respond to a security crisis.
September 13, 2012
