Archive for the ‘e-business’ Category
User Interface Design of Digital Technology
Friday, April 27th, 2007Personal exposure and experience with using any technology is a definite asset; however, it is not by any means a prerequisite in the business environment. There are many technologies that we use on a daily basis without understanding how to create the technology. Good examples are our automobiles, televisions, and digital video recorders.
Developing Writing Skills By Listening to Podcasts
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007I agree with the process, write as we speak. I frequently recommend to writers that they aurally record their thoughts and then write their comments down, as they play back the recording. I have a microtape transcription machine (it was the only gift that I wanted for my 35th birthday), and I used it for many years, documenting my spoken lecture. Now, I use a digital voice recorder; however, the outcome is the same: I speak first, and then I write. I found that this process of speaking, then writing has helped my podcasting. I am now speaking, writing, speaking.
Using Computer Clock Skew to Crack Anonymity Networks
Friday, December 29th, 2006At the recent Chaos Communications Congress, Steven J. Murdoch, a researcher in the security group at the University of Cambridge, discussed how clock skew can be used to facilitate a digital attack against anonymity networks. Clock skew, the tendency for a computer’s clock to become less precise when heated, can reduce the efficacy of anonymizers, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Tor network.
Virtual Offices: How to Make Them Work for Your Company
Saturday, November 25th, 2006Creating a geographically-flexible workspace* has always been my dream. It took me ten years from the time that I first added this goal to my business plan to finally implement it. Since April 1, 2000, I have been working from a home office, a suite of 1,400 square feet that includes a private conference and reading room, office space, and a work room with a long bench upon which I can repair computers and assemble books. I even have my own kitchen and lavatory. If my refrigerator were a little larger, I could comfortably live here!
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What Affects Website and E-mail Performance?
Saturday, November 25th, 2006Who Registers a Domain and Who Hosts Websites & Email
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006Web sites must be hosted on a computer that is connected to the Internet. Domains, the alphanumeric names given to Web sites, must be registered and assigned to the site. Otherwise, it we be much more difficult to locate Web sites and practically impossible to address e-mail messages.
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Creating Standard-Format Web Pages using Cascading Style Sheets
Saturday, November 18th, 2006I use Macromedia HomeSite to create new and to edit complex pages. Even though the product has a WYSIWYG option, I prefer to edit in the standard text mode, using the preview mode to check the layout of my code. I specifically encourage novice designers to refrain from using Microsoft FrontPage and other solely WYSIWYG design applications, as each of them inserts extraneous code into the page that is not in keeping with the W3 HTML standard. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3) is the standards body for Web content development.
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What is a Fully-Secured Computer?
Friday, November 10th, 2006The only fully-secured computer is one that is turned off. It is impossible to guarantee total security, especially once a computer is connected to a network, including the Internet. The best for which an IT manager (or an individual user) may hope is that the installed antivirus, antispam, and firewall applications are stronger than the attacks the computer receives.
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Securing Passwords and Other Private Data
Friday, November 10th, 2006Which Author is Better: One or Many?
Sunday, March 12th, 2006Google’s Plan to Store Data Online Presents Security Concerns
Thursday, March 9th, 2006Wi-Fi Slow To Enthuse Consumers
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006Podcast
The BBC News reported this week that wi-fi, wireless fidelity, networking is slow to catch on with consumers. Most people do not take advantage of the flexibility that wireless connectivity offers. Why is this? In this podcast, I discuss how I use wireless networking to create flexibility in my work schedule.
First Marketable Quantum Computer Chip
Saturday, December 17th, 2005Google Goes Head-to-Head With PayPal
Sunday, June 19th, 2005Google, the leading search engine company in search of itself has again added a new service to its eclectic portfolio. Later this year, Google plans to offer an electronic payment service that will compete directly with PayPal, owned by eBay. Services will, reportedly, include processing payments using consumer credit cards and checking accounts, the mainstay of PayPal’s service.
Personalize Google and Get a Gmail Invitation
Friday, May 20th, 2005Drop Voice, Keep DSL
Thursday, April 21st, 2005Verizon Communications will allow current customers in the Northeast U.S. to discontinue voice telephone service while keeping DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) broadband service. Telecommunication providers have been roundly criticized for requiring DSL subscribers to also maintain voice service, thereby limiting consumer choice.
Wireless Networks To Be Outlawed In Urban Environments
Friday, April 1st, 2005Pew Report States That 27 Percent of Users Download Digital Music and Video
Saturday, March 26th, 2005The Pew Internet & American Life Project reported this week that 36 million Americans, 27 percent of internet users, report having downloaded music or video files. Half of this group have skirted the traditional peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and commercial online distribution services (i.e. Napster, iTunes). This is a significant number of digital media users whose sharing of digital media is untraceable by the recording industry and copyright holders.
