From Casinos to Counterterrorism

Interesting article on intel technologies in Las Vegas, including NORA.... A 43-year-old technology visionary and high-school dropout, Jonas soon realized that his system could also identify employees colluding with gamblers, say, by discovering…


Where iTunes runs into trouble

Let's say I want to buy the new "She Wants Revenge" album, so I decide to do a comparison between iTunes and the Amazon MP3 store. On iTunes the tracks are only available in DRM form at a cost of $7.99 for the album, which is a great value for a 13…


Your iPhone may be a Gphone

If this analyst is right, I am willing to bet the iPhone will be Gphone enabled: But Richard Doherty, research director at The Envisioneering Group, says Google is driving toward getting device makers to produce basic handsets equipped with a…


Another TEW web site - East Bay TEW

Another node in the network.... East Bay TEW site looks great! Is a joint venture between Alameda and Contra Costa Counties and the City of Oakland. The group serves as the region’s hub for gathering, analyzing and disseminating…


Online Backup with Amazon S3

A few months ago I had two RAID NAS storage devices fail on me within two days of each other. These two devices comprised 100% of my backup capability, which got me thinking about some off-site alternatives for some of my data. After a lot of…


DHS Spams Itself

I am subscribed to this list and must admit I was more amused than annoyed given the entertainment value of the posts. Here’s the story: DHS provides a daily summary of news items for its mailing list subscribers,  which includes people with…