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Ethnography in industry: methods overview
From Putting People First

Ethnography in industry: methods overview

James Glasnapp, who manages PARC‘s Workscapes and Organization team, has written his second article in a series on ethnography (you can read the first one here)...

Changing Passwords
From Schneier on Security

Changing Passwords

How often should you change your password? I get asked that question a lot, usually by people annoyed at their employer's or bank's password expiration policy:choose...

XNA and Game Development and Expression Web and Web Design Talks
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

XNA and Game Development and Expression Web and Web Design Talks

Last summer I helped present two talks at the CSTA CS & IT Symposium. In both cases I had small rolls with Pat Philips doing almost all of the talking on the talk...

The End Of The Road For Web
From Wild WebMink

The End Of The Road For Web

The news is out that WS-I will now be absorbed by OASIS according to their PDF release. They told us back in July that it was going to happen. As far as I can tell...

Libraries Lending E Books
From The Eponymous Pickle

Libraries Lending E Books

I got a note the other day that announced my local library was starting to lend e-books, and even loaning out e-readers.   That made me think,  what do the publishers...

Removing Belts at Airport Security
From Schneier on Security

Removing Belts at Airport Security

The TSA is making us remove our belts even when we don't have to. European airports have made us remove our belts for years. My normal tactic is to pull my shirt...

The Rise of Self Checkout
From The Eponymous Pickle

The Rise of Self Checkout

I have looked at aspects of retail checkout for some time.  Examining methods like RFID tagging, in store hand held scanning, carts that scan their contents and...

From Computational Complexity

Dr. Scott Goes to Washington

Fellow blogger Scott Aaronson was chosen as one of 19 NSF PECASE awardees and wins a trip to the White House. Congrats to Scott! He received the award "for pushing...

Time to Get Clever?
From Computer Science Teachers Association

Time to Get Clever?

Many dedicated and resourceful individuals have been working on inspiring the public school system to adopt a computer science friendly curriculum in grades k-12...

Social Media Law
From The Eponymous Pickle

Social Media Law

A good overview piece in E-Commerce Times on recent developments in social media law.

links for 2010-11-10
From Wild WebMink

links for 2010-11-10

Belgian Court recognises CC licences Important progress here for Creative Commons. The more case law that upholds CC licences the better. (tags: creativecommons...

Securing the Washington Monument
From Schneier on Security

Securing the Washington Monument

Good article on security options for the Washington Monument: Unfortunately, the bureaucratic gears are already grinding, and what will be presented to the public...

? Wednesday Tab Sweep
From Wild WebMink

? Wednesday Tab Sweep

Belgian Court recognises CC licences Important progress here for Creative Commons. The more case law that upholds CC licences the better. iFixit: The free repair...

Microsoft Technology Associate Certifications Revisited
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Microsoft Technology Associate Certifications Revisited

Last July I wrote about the Microsoft Technology Associate program and I thought it was time to revisit that program. I have some additional information to post...

Community Escrow
From Wild WebMink

Community Escrow

My essay on Community Escrow, one of the differentiating features of open source software, is now available in the Essays section.

links for 2010-11-09
From Wild WebMink

links for 2010-11-09

EC lobs grenades at copyright's Ancien R

New Neuroscience Blog
From The Eponymous Pickle

New Neuroscience Blog

Mind Hacks informs us of what looks to be a new and useful neuroscience blog:   Brain Detectives. "  ... This fall I became the writer-in-residence at the Montreal...

Crowdsourcing Surveillance
From Schneier on Security

Crowdsourcing Surveillance

Internet Eyes is a U.K. startup designed to crowdsource digital surveillance. People pay a small fee to become a "Viewer." Once they do, they can log onto the site...

Metaio's Augmented Press
From The Eponymous Pickle

Metaio's Augmented Press

For those interested in the topic of augmented reality, I suggest subscribing to Metaio's Augmented Press Newsletter.  Largely commerical examples that Metaio is...

Don't Need this Internet Thing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Don't Need this Internet Thing

A significant percentage of US homes don't see the need for the Internet.  Ars Technica reports on a US Commerce department survey/study. Highly surprising.
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