Posted by: Admin on: February 7, 2010
The coming May 2010 automated election is surrounded by controversy and a number of technological fears. It all started with the defacement of some government websites and now the much talked about importation of 5,000 jamming devices. All these sounded new to the ordinary people, but to those who belong to the I.T. industry – especially those who are involved in security knows that cyber attacks happen everyday, and the impact / cost is staggering.
In a report “In the Crossfire: Critical Infrastructure in the Age of Cyberwar”, commissioned by McAfee and authored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) found that the risk of cyberattack is rising. Despite a growing body of legislation and regulation, more than a third of IT executives (37%) said the vulnerability of their sector had increased over the past 12 months and two-fifths expect a major security incident in their sector within the next year. Only 20% think their sector is safe from serious cyberattack over the next five years.
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Posted by: Admin on: February 4, 2010
In every successful endeavors, there will always be two sides to every story. The success of social networking sites is something nobody expected. It has change the way people view computing. As a matter of fact, it has change computing altogether.
The benefits of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace is unquestionable. It allows users to connect with other users – be it their friends or business counterparts. But being popular and being the most visited destination on the web has its downside as well.
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Posted by: Admin on: February 3, 2010
Last year, they say when you drive, don’t text. If you text, don’t drive. The campaign drew a lot of support, and I am not surprised. How can you text and drive at the same time? If you know how to drive a car, you know that you need to put your 100% attention to the road or your endanger your own life or someone else’s life.
But a recent study released by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) study contradicts everything. The study shows that despite the ban, there is no reductions in crashes after hand-held phone bans take effect. Comparing insurance claims for crash damage in 4 US jurisdictions before and after such bans, the researchers find steady claim rates compared with nearby jurisdictions without such bans.
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Posted by: Admin on: January 31, 2010
Now that Apple has introduced its much publicized Tablet device called iPAD. People can’t stop thinking what the future holds for books and newspapers, will e-Book readers be the nail to the coffin for books and newspapers? A recent research conducted by Professors of advertising Dean Krugman and Tom Reichert, and Barry Hollande says otherwise.
Portable e-readers such as the Kindle are unlikely to win readers back to the newspaper habit unless they include features such color, photographs and touch screens, according to research conducted at the University of Georgia.
Young adults in particular compared the Kindle DX used in the study unfavorably to smart phones, such as the iPhone or Blackberry.
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Posted by: Admin on: January 26, 2010
I always believe that it only takes one great idea for us to make it big in this lifetime.
Delivery service is not new, as a matter of fact its been here for a long time. Delivering items straight to the client’s doorstep is one great service that undoubtly increases the sales of any business. But simple as it may sound, delivery services requires a lot of attention. You don’t just deliver the item, you have to make sure that the item arrives on time, in good condition – delivering the product as if you own it.
That is why when I heard about this new service called QuickDelivery.ph, I said to myself – Is this another ordinary QuickDelivery.ph? My quick answer is NO.
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