Wednesday, July 03, 2013

MIT researchers immerse you in your Gmail data

10 celebrity cameos in classic video game ads

State finds grocery store price scanning 100% accurate?

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July 03, 2013
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MIT researchers immerse you in your Gmail data

A new visual data program called Immersion from the MIT Media Lab invites users to hand over their Gmail address and password in exchange for seeing how they really use the Google messaging system.

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Issue highlights

1. 10 celebrity cameos in classic video game ads

2. State finds grocery store price scanning 100% accurate?

3. Road sign spelling mistake has drivers swerving

4. Happy Independence Day: Stop Watching Us, Restore the Fourth Amendment

5. Video: Zimmerman trial calls witness via Skype, trolls intervene

6. Switching's summer of discontent

7. Android lock screen bypass highlights mobile risk

8. Apple hires Yves Saint Laurent CEO to head special projects

9. Microsoft trumpets early success in IE11 bug bounty

10. ICANN board approves registry agreement for new gTLDs

11. We can see you now: 8 Skype interview no-nos

WHITE PAPER: McAfee

Eight "Must-Have" Firewall Rules

With the torrent of new threats resulting from Web 2.0, it's likely that your existing firewall is leaving you exposed. This checklist should help you understand the advanced features available in next generation firewalls and guide your evaluation process. Read Now

10 celebrity cameos in classic video game ads

Before Breaking Bad returns on August 11, you owe it to yourself to watch Bryan Cranston hawk Mega Force for the Atari 2600. READ MORE

State finds grocery store price scanning 100% accurate?

A distrust of the technology and/or those who implement it can be the only explanation for Massachusetts having been the very last state to drop its requirement that every individual item on supermarket shelves carry a price tag. READ MORE

Road sign spelling mistake has drivers swerving

There really is no EPHARTA, PA., but you would think there was, for now at least. That's because the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation put up a road sign last week for EPHRATA, PA that had the major typo. The transportation department said the error was made in its sign shop and obviously no one caught it. Still they will assuredly notice the $800 to $1,200 it will cost to fix it - sometime... READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems

Getting the Most Out of Your Next-Generation Firewall

Trends such as BYOD and the adoption of social media and other grey applications as legitimate business tools have had profound effects on organizations of all sizes. Read Now

Happy Independence Day: Stop Watching Us, Restore the Fourth Amendment

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, the former chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, was so frustrated with the way she has been portrayed as wielding a rubber stamp of approval for the NSA's dragnet surveillance, that she made public statements to the Washington Post. READ MORE

Video: Zimmerman trial calls witness via Skype, trolls intervene

The prosecution in the murder trial against George Zimmerman, who has confessed to murdering Florida teenager Trayvon Martin but is arguing self defense based on the state's "Stand Your Ground" law, recently called a witness to testify via Skype, for whatever reason. As they quickly learned, it was a bad idea. READ MORE

Switching's summer of discontent

Is the perfect storm coming for the networking industry? IT spending has been downcast by one reputable forecaster, while a shift in network equipment spending was seen in Q1 by two market research firms. READ MORE

WEBCAST: IBM

Boost Profitability with Better Planning & Mobile Reporting

This session will discuss how Ashurst, a top-tier legal service provider for private and public sector clients worldwide, was able to effectively manage organizational change and improve their profitability using IBM Business Analytics. Learn More.

Android lock screen bypass highlights mobile risk

Recurring lock-screen problem demonstrates the need for additional layers of security on mobile devices, says analyst READ MORE

Apple hires Yves Saint Laurent CEO to head special projects

Apple has hired Paul Deneve, until Tuesday the CEO of French luxury brand Yves Saint Laurent, to work as its vice president for special projects, igniting fresh speculation about possible new product launches including a TV or wearable computing devices such as a smart watch. READ MORE

Microsoft trumpets early success in IE11 bug bounty

Microsoft today said it had received "a few submissions" so far for its Internet Explorer 11 bug bounty program, the first for the company. READ MORE

ICANN board approves registry agreement for new gTLDs

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved a broad registry agreement that moves the organization forward in its efforts to offer more than 1,000 new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) for sale. READ MORE

We can see you now: 8 Skype interview no-nos

From keeping the family out of the picture to remembering not to text while on-camera live, we highlight some don'ts that if avoided might help you land a job. READ MORE

WEBCAST: Fluke Networks

Redefining Performance Management Video

See Jim Frey, Managing Research Director, Enterprise Management Assoc., Doug Roberts, Managing Director of Product Strategy, and Bruce Kosbab, CTO, Fluke Networks discussing how TruView redefines enterprise performance monitoring and troubleshooting. Learn More

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