HateDell

HateDell. If you own any Dell computers, or have ever had the misfortune to need Dell customer service then you owe it to yourself to take a stroll over to I Hate Dell which is a site run for disgruntled current & former Dell employees.  It makes for fascinating, if depressing, reading.[Curiouser and curiouser!]

The dossier of private information is the badge of the totalitarian state

The dossier of private information is the badge of the totalitarian state. ID cards to use 'key database' of personal info. Blunkett blanket trawl By John Lettice . [The Register] This whole “biometic-ID cards will save our asses” stuff thing is a lot of old hooey. Organized criminals will, as they always have, use their… Continue reading The dossier of private information is the badge of the totalitarian state

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LibraryInstruction.com

LibraryInstruction.com. Marylaine Block highlighted this site in her Neat New Stuff list. LibraryInstruction.com has “library instruction lesson plans, articles about library instruction, a large library instruction bibliography, and links to library instruction resources.” Nice place to start for user education resources…. [LibrarianInBlack]

Under Reconstruction

Under Reconstruction. A few months ago, I quietly took over responsibility for the Microsoft Research web site. I've never been one to march in and immediately start making sweeping changes, so since then I've been learning about the site and the team, and learning as much as I can about what we have and what… Continue reading Under Reconstruction

Extrusion: Insider theft of digital assets — best (and not so best) practices

Extrusion: Insider theft of digital assets — best (and not so best) practices. ComputerWorld has an interesting article discussing the unauthorized transfer of a company's essential digital assets… commonly called extrusion. Extrusion has a strange nature that stems from unexpected actions by trusted insiders in an environment assumed to be secure. For this reason, extrusion… Continue reading Extrusion: Insider theft of digital assets — best (and not so best) practices

California Bars a Firm's Voting Machines in November Election

California Bars a Firm's Voting Machines in November Election. California will prohibit the use of 15,000 of voting machines from Diebold Inc. in the November election because of security and reliability concerns. By John Schwartz. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

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Ole Eichorn found

Ole Eichorn found a new reason to love the Charles Hotel in Cambridge. [Scripting News]