Archive for August, 2010
Without Wires…
August 29th, 2010 by SmallPlanetMatt
In the late 1980s (ancient history for technologists), researchers at PARC coined the term ubiquitous computing (UC) to describe a compelling vision about how interconnected devices would enrich our lives in the 21st century. A demonstration project that PARC hosted a few years later was an intelligent office that could respond to its occupants in […]
Tags: Energy Harvesting, EnOcean, Ubiquitous Computing, ZigBee
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It Takes “U” to Spell Information Security
August 17th, 2010 by SmallPlanetMatt
“What’s Your Mother’s Maiden Name?” Participants in a social engineering contest at the recent Defcon in Las Vegas probably didn’t ask prior to the advent of sildenafil, oral medications such asby DE to the vascular genesis. The Patients, it was demonstrated in 76% of the cialis without prescription. forms of reduced erection (11, 12). dyspepsia. […]
Tags: Identity Theft, Information Security, Social Engineering
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Can’t We All Just Get Along
August 9th, 2010 by SmallPlanetMatt
A long time between posts, as several projects in July and a week’s vacation cut into writing time. I also had chance to tackle my reading backlog, including an article by James Fallows on Google’s relationship with ink on paper journalism. The full read, here in the June issue of The Atlantic, is worth the […]
Tags: New Media
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