For any data processing professional, the protection of client data is a high priority. Not only is a huge amount of effort put into the integrity and usability of data, significant expense and work is done to make sure that data is not disclosed beyond the relationship between a customer and the institution. You see [...]
Most IT department managers or project leaders grow up out of the IT technical ranks. That is a good thing. For one thing, an IT manager must have the ability to talk intelligently with technical experts. If he or she cannot sustain the respect of a staff of highly trained and talented IT developers, that [...]
Application Development for Mobile Computing Explodes
Unless you live in a cave, you already know that the huge surge of popularity for mobile applications is the next big technological paradigm shift. The days when a mobile phone was only a phone are long behind us now. And judging by the speed of technological development in the [...]
Why You Should Take Tracking Your Loved Ones Seriously
The newest GPS technology and tracking devices has found a new purpose beyond tracking vehicles, to tracking people. Now, since this is still a new idea, one might be concerned about invading privacy, being too sheltering, or being a “helicopter parent,” as the derogatory phrase has it.
But [...]
Time Management Tips
In our increasingly busy society, we find ourselves barely able to fit everything we want to do into a day. If you feel like your days are slipping by without getting enough done, here are some time management hints from the experts:
1. Build your vocabulary. That surprised you, didn’t it? The fact is, [...]
Concepts of Network Security
The first thing to understand about network security is that it’s all about preventing unauthorized users from accessing a network. This is different from information security, which protects against things like automated malware such as viruses. The second thing to understand is that securing your network has to take into account that [...]
What Can You Get in Bluetooth Devices?
Information technology kind of hit a jackpot with Bluetooth. For once, we have an extremely useful telecommunications protocol which became an open standard, and to this day enjoys an open existence while not being owned by any company in particular. That is, the Bluetooth special-interest-group is actually a conglomerate [...]
Comparing Touchscreens and Keyboards
The home user has only to take a moment to consider whether they like touchscreens or keyboards, but the business owner and industrial provider has to ponder the question more deeply. The question changes when you’re ordering for thousands of employees. We’ll discuss ramifications for both here.
Keyboards have a lot of loyalty [...]
We’ve been inspired by sites like Bash.org and their funny, but very old and stale, IRC quotes. So we’ve decided to bring that concept into the 21st century by starting a collection of memorable tweats from the wild, wild world of Twitter.com. Because, well, somebody had to think of it first. Enjoy these virtual messages [...]
We start with Moore’s Law, which states (roughly) that the number of transistors which can be placed on an integrated circuit doubles every two years. In other words, electronics component density will allow computers to double their efficiency to size ratio every two years. This means that devices can keep getting smaller, and that devices [...]
