In the Navy (stopping singing the song!) every person was trained for "damage control". We needed to know how to quickly get to the nearest fire station and deploy the fire hose and be ready to combat a fire. Now, you may not understand the power of a 2.5 inch firehose as you have not seen one in action. They are manned by more than one person for a good reason (this is only a 1.5 inch hose).
I for one would not want to be trying to climb a rope ladder with someone shooting water at me from one of these.
Also, if you have never seen the inside of a ship the walls and ceilings are lined with electrical cables, piping (high pressure air, fuel, hydraulic lines, and of course sewage!) that would be easily ruptured by an errant bullet. That is why many sailors are taught to shoot someone by ricocheting the buckshot off the floor to diminish the damage caused by the bullets that do not find the proper target.
I have been telling my clients this for years. Wisconsin law clearly says that if a manager knowingly allows an hourly employee to do work at home then they must be compensated for their time. So, all my designs include the ability to and documentation on how to disable mobile access, remote email access, etc. for hourly and other non-exempt employees. If the employee saves all their email they can export all the email sent by them after hours, compile the data, and then prove a pattern of working in the evenings. If they were a 30 - hour employee they can sue for the remaining hours and benefits. This is a lot of risk for employers.
Here in Milwaukee we have "Contact 6" where reporters will go investigate stories that are very newsworthy but not prioritized by law enforcement. Funny though, usually the police become a little more responsive after the story airs.
So help them out. Buy a cheap webcam and have it delivered to the thief's house. Capture some pictures of the perp and show those to the PD. Officers love pictures.
If the person who stole it isn't American (trying to be politically correct here) MAYBE the FBI will be interested. If it does not involve terrorism then you will only get their help if you know an agent personnally.
If the stole the laptop, they are likely to be using a stolen credit card too. It would be a better idea to have a sheriff follow the UPS guy to the door; most officers would love to bust someone for an online purchase (especially crossing state lines) with stolen credit card.
Your a school! Just site your source! Advertisements are meant to be displayed. Print some of these out, put them in a nice frame and you will have a nice walk thorugh history.
How can you have a site that anyone can sell anything without any taxes being collected? Not to mention that it is a perfect place to get your enemies house looted just by posting a "free stuff" listing.
For example, before the advantageous use of computers, it was A LOT of work to compile an accurate Comparable Market Analysis of "like" homes sold in a neighborhood. My wife is a realtor and now for 90% of her inquiries it is a simple address input then "create PDF" on her company intranet. Additionally, marketing a property used to be a lot harder and more expensive. Pictures had to be developed, print media cost a lot of money, calls to someone in the next county were not free, and don't forget putting stamps on mailings. The commission rates have been around since this was more costly to the agent (advertising) and a lot more work, and just like senators giving themselves raises, they have been able to keep commissions up by restricting competition via the Multiple Listing Service (MLS).
Don't get me wrong, there are reasons why you cannot automate this process. First, it is illegal, you need a licensed broker to complete the sale of property. Second, people are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and a little error could mean that you have to stay is a POS house for 10 years to reclaim your investment. Unless you are in the construction trade, you need the help of a real estate professional to ensure you are not getting yourself into trouble.
I myself have enjoyed the six figure income my wife makes and this ruling has be a little worried about her long-term employment as a realtor.
My favorite quote from my wife for being a Realtor: "I love being a Realtor as it gives me a flexible schedule; I get to pick which 80 hours I work in a week." (anonymous)
Is this law designed to protect the creators of the IP or the people who own patents for legal distribution of music via a medium such as the Internet?
I do not see how this is a debate. If the IT policy dictates that the data is within a recoverable period, then produce the data. If you cannot, then whoever is responsible for said recovery is guilty of "Failure to obey a lawful order or regulation", Article 92, and "Noncompliance with procedural rules", Article 98, of the UCMJ. Plain and simple.
The admin maybe guilty of "Dereliction of Duty" if the drive was destroyed to early, but the CIO is responsible for the data retention policy.
Then you are the exception. Even when I was running RC1 of SP1 I had tremendous speed increases due to the removal of Vista looking for a domain controller everytime you open a window. I am running RTM SP1 now. How you ask? I made some reg key changes and installed it from Windows Update. From my experience with SP1 on Thinkpad laptops I have YET to see any issues and only great gains.
Those of us who have TechNet Plus subscriptions also get lots of licenses (i.e. install keys) to run the various Microsoft products, not just download the software. Also, I have been running SP1 RTM since last week, and I downloaded it from Windows Update. Those who participate in the Betas (the connect site) get the ability to test SP1 RTM early. If you want that ability, then participate in the Betas.
I am running RC1 of SP1 and it has made significant improvements on my x64 laptop. One of the major fixes is the removal of occurances when Vista looks for a domain controller to update user information on a side panel of the window. That fix alone has increased the performance and useability of Vista.
For those of you looking to install RC1 be warned it takes about 2 hours to install and you must remove it prior to installing SP1.
Help desk training should be moved to the college of Business and Marketing. That way we should receive better customer service when calling in and they can do better at up selling the caller. Heck, the people are just reading scripts the way it is. Besides, the influx of marketing girls will always be appreciated.
Support personnel that actually have to THINK and solve connectivity problems can be tech trained. Again, they are just a little more than the script readers previously mentioned. If they cannot solve a problem they usually resort to rebuilding the imaged machine and/or swapping a part.
Now, those who actually have a say into the design of the production network that drives the business. Well, those my friends are the IT Professionals that need to understand the ever updating complex technologies and how to relate them to business problems to provide solutions with value. All while following strict change management processes, compilation of end user training, and implementation without downtime. These people are not ever going to loose their job as we will be needed even if part of our "solution" is using hosted solutions, canned software, etc. The IT Professional is the one (or team) that keeps the automated business making money.
Now if you fall into the help desk or support person profile, take the hint that you are expendable and you had better have solid goals and a training plan for advancing your career. If not, then you most likely will fall behind and be changing careers.
Now if they can have you pass through WITHOUT getting checked mannually, then that would be a cool solution. Like the process on the Illinois tollway using I-Pass. The passport "light" would stay on green and the line would keep moving. The line would only stop for manual inspection when the light turns red. Combine this with a sign saying "American Passport customers only" and a bunch of manual stations. Of course, the single file line could also have dual cameras watching the faces of poeple going through.
If that is what you are coming from then any "Home Theatre in a Box" HTIB is an upgrade. That is not what the article is recommending. They are suggesting a "reference" level HT which by any true HT fan will say uses non-retail store equipment; definitely not HTIB stuff.
As for your setup, you can upgrade by watching your shows on your PC with a good pair of headphones/earbuds.
What I would like to see is an application that makes a deal with Verizon, AT&T, etc. to use the built in wireless chip to phone in GPS coordinates on each boot and shutdown. Yes, this does not stop people that wipe the hard drive, but tell me the truth, how many "smash and grab" or "opportunistic" thieves have that level of technical ability?
Couple this with a requirement for pawn shops to startup laptops at least once and you should see a serious increase in laptop recovery.
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In the Navy (stopping singing the song!) every person was trained for "damage control". We needed to know how to quickly get to the nearest fire station and deploy the fire hose and be ready to combat a fire. Now, you may not understand the power of a 2.5 inch firehose as you have not seen one in action. They are manned by more than one person for a good reason (this is only a 1.5 inch hose).
I for one would not want to be trying to climb a rope ladder with someone shooting water at me from one of these.
Also, if you have never seen the inside of a ship the walls and ceilings are lined with electrical cables, piping (high pressure air, fuel, hydraulic lines, and of course sewage!) that would be easily ruptured by an errant bullet. That is why many sailors are taught to shoot someone by ricocheting the buckshot off the floor to diminish the damage caused by the bullets that do not find the proper target.
How about a replaceable back seat area as well. Swap the batteries and back seat. Once gets charged the other cleaned.
So in the cold war we had an arms race. Is this "cyberwar" going to start a bot race?
If you DDOS me, I will DDOS you!
We just need 300 Spartans to man the bottleneck link between here and China.
for my wife that goes off within 500 yards of a shopping mall?
I have been telling my clients this for years. Wisconsin law clearly says that if a manager knowingly allows an hourly employee to do work at home then they must be compensated for their time. So, all my designs include the ability to and documentation on how to disable mobile access, remote email access, etc. for hourly and other non-exempt employees. If the employee saves all their email they can export all the email sent by them after hours, compile the data, and then prove a pattern of working in the evenings. If they were a 30 - hour employee they can sue for the remaining hours and benefits. This is a lot of risk for employers.
Here in Milwaukee we have "Contact 6" where reporters will go investigate stories that are very newsworthy but not prioritized by law enforcement. Funny though, usually the police become a little more responsive after the story airs.
So help them out. Buy a cheap webcam and have it delivered to the thief's house. Capture some pictures of the perp and show those to the PD. Officers love pictures.
If the person who stole it isn't American (trying to be politically correct here) MAYBE the FBI will be interested. If it does not involve terrorism then you will only get their help if you know an agent personnally.
If the stole the laptop, they are likely to be using a stolen credit card too. It would be a better idea to have a sheriff follow the UPS guy to the door; most officers would love to bust someone for an online purchase (especially crossing state lines) with stolen credit card.
Your a school! Just site your source! Advertisements are meant to be displayed. Print some of these out, put them in a nice frame and you will have a nice walk thorugh history.
http://www.aresluna.org/attached/computerhistory/ads
How can you have a site that anyone can sell anything without any taxes being collected? Not to mention that it is a perfect place to get your enemies house looted just by posting a "free stuff" listing.
For example, before the advantageous use of computers, it was A LOT of work to compile an accurate Comparable Market Analysis of "like" homes sold in a neighborhood. My wife is a realtor and now for 90% of her inquiries it is a simple address input then "create PDF" on her company intranet. Additionally, marketing a property used to be a lot harder and more expensive. Pictures had to be developed, print media cost a lot of money, calls to someone in the next county were not free, and don't forget putting stamps on mailings. The commission rates have been around since this was more costly to the agent (advertising) and a lot more work, and just like senators giving themselves raises, they have been able to keep commissions up by restricting competition via the Multiple Listing Service (MLS).
Don't get me wrong, there are reasons why you cannot automate this process. First, it is illegal, you need a licensed broker to complete the sale of property. Second, people are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and a little error could mean that you have to stay is a POS house for 10 years to reclaim your investment. Unless you are in the construction trade, you need the help of a real estate professional to ensure you are not getting yourself into trouble.
I myself have enjoyed the six figure income my wife makes and this ruling has be a little worried about her long-term employment as a realtor.
My favorite quote from my wife for being a Realtor: "I love being a Realtor as it gives me a flexible schedule; I get to pick which 80 hours I work in a week." (anonymous)
Is this law designed to protect the creators of the IP or the people who own patents for legal distribution of music via a medium such as the Internet?
I believe everyone has already downloaded their music in spite of their last position on P2P. What would they release?
I do not see how this is a debate. If the IT policy dictates that the data is within a recoverable period, then produce the data. If you cannot, then whoever is responsible for said recovery is guilty of "Failure to obey a lawful order or regulation", Article 92, and "Noncompliance with procedural rules", Article 98, of the UCMJ. Plain and simple.
The admin maybe guilty of "Dereliction of Duty" if the drive was destroyed to early, but the CIO is responsible for the data retention policy.
Then you are the exception. Even when I was running RC1 of SP1 I had tremendous speed increases due to the removal of Vista looking for a domain controller everytime you open a window. I am running RTM SP1 now. How you ask? I made some reg key changes and installed it from Windows Update. From my experience with SP1 on Thinkpad laptops I have YET to see any issues and only great gains.
Those of us who have TechNet Plus subscriptions also get lots of licenses (i.e. install keys) to run the various Microsoft products, not just download the software. Also, I have been running SP1 RTM since last week, and I downloaded it from Windows Update. Those who participate in the Betas (the connect site) get the ability to test SP1 RTM early. If you want that ability, then participate in the Betas.
I am running RC1 of SP1 and it has made significant improvements on my x64 laptop. One of the major fixes is the removal of occurances when Vista looks for a domain controller to update user information on a side panel of the window. That fix alone has increased the performance and useability of Vista.
For those of you looking to install RC1 be warned it takes about 2 hours to install and you must remove it prior to installing SP1.
Help desk training should be moved to the college of Business and Marketing. That way we should receive better customer service when calling in and they can do better at up selling the caller. Heck, the people are just reading scripts the way it is. Besides, the influx of marketing girls will always be appreciated. Support personnel that actually have to THINK and solve connectivity problems can be tech trained. Again, they are just a little more than the script readers previously mentioned. If they cannot solve a problem they usually resort to rebuilding the imaged machine and/or swapping a part. Now, those who actually have a say into the design of the production network that drives the business. Well, those my friends are the IT Professionals that need to understand the ever updating complex technologies and how to relate them to business problems to provide solutions with value. All while following strict change management processes, compilation of end user training, and implementation without downtime. These people are not ever going to loose their job as we will be needed even if part of our "solution" is using hosted solutions, canned software, etc. The IT Professional is the one (or team) that keeps the automated business making money. Now if you fall into the help desk or support person profile, take the hint that you are expendable and you had better have solid goals and a training plan for advancing your career. If not, then you most likely will fall behind and be changing careers.
Now if they can have you pass through WITHOUT getting checked mannually, then that would be a cool solution. Like the process on the Illinois tollway using I-Pass. The passport "light" would stay on green and the line would keep moving. The line would only stop for manual inspection when the light turns red. Combine this with a sign saying "American Passport customers only" and a bunch of manual stations. Of course, the single file line could also have dual cameras watching the faces of poeple going through.
Tell Bush that Osama is on the moon with WMDs. We will get there again.
The military already uses these. The Marines uses them to bring their network onto a ship during transit and then into a tent when deployed.
If that is what you are coming from then any "Home Theatre in a Box" HTIB is an upgrade. That is not what the article is recommending. They are suggesting a "reference" level HT which by any true HT fan will say uses non-retail store equipment; definitely not HTIB stuff. As for your setup, you can upgrade by watching your shows on your PC with a good pair of headphones/earbuds.
Umm...I think we could take them out for way less than $100 Billion. The President could then have Camp David 2 in a warmer climate.
What I would like to see is an application that makes a deal with Verizon, AT&T, etc. to use the built in wireless chip to phone in GPS coordinates on each boot and shutdown. Yes, this does not stop people that wipe the hard drive, but tell me the truth, how many "smash and grab" or "opportunistic" thieves have that level of technical ability? Couple this with a requirement for pawn shops to startup laptops at least once and you should see a serious increase in laptop recovery.