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2008 March

AT&T Says American Workers Are Not Skilled Enough

It is a small story that was reported by Reuters news service. It is not a story that grabs that headlines but it is a huge condemnation about what is happening in the schools across the country:
“…”We’re having trouble finding the numbers that we need with the skills that are required to do these [...]

More Data on the T.J. Maxx and Marshalls Data Breach

More specific details are coming forth on the T.J. Maxx and Marshalls data breach. It seems that there was a slight under-estimation of the number of files that were compromised:
“…TJX said last March that at least 45.7 million cards were exposed to possible fraud in a breach of its computer systems. Court filings by [...]

Dental HMO Data Breach

The data breach involves approximately seventy five thousand people:
“…The Dental Network — a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield dental HMO — exposed the personal information, including Social Security numbers, on a public Web site last month but didn’t notify members until three weeks later, the Baltimore Sun reported Wednesday. The information was on Dental Network’s site for [...]

Taser Used on Eleven-Year-Old Girl

How big can an eleven year old be? An eleven year old might be in grade five, perhaps grade six. Apparently, an adult country deputy could not control this eleven year old girl and used a Taser to subdue the student:
“…Orange County Deputy Donna Hudepohl pulled out her Taser and fired it at [...]

Adobe: Online Version of Photoshop Now Free

It is free. It is from Adobe and it is a basic version:
“…San Jose, Calif.-based Adobe Systems Inc. says it hopes to boost its name recognition among a new generation of consumers who edit, store and share photos online.
…Adobe says providing Photoshop Express for free is part marketing and part a [...]

Knut Called A “Publicity Addicted Psycho”

Knut is a polar bear who was raised by humans at the Berlin Zoo. As a cub, Knut was immensely popular. Now, no longer a cute cub, Knut is being called “an animal psychopath” and a “publicity addicted psycho”:
“…Markus Roebke said Berlin Zoo’s celebrity animal was obsessed with the limelight and howled with [...]

The Memorial Wall Online

It is referred often simply as “The Wall”. It is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and it is online:
“…The virtual version of the famous memorial — which is a pair of 246-foot black granite walls inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 American military casualties — is searchable.
Every name etched onto the real-world wall [...]

Firefox Update Is Available

The latest Firefox update is available:
“Mozilla Corp. yesterday patched 10 vulnerabilities, half of them marked “critical,” in its open-source browser as it updated Firefox to Version 2.0.0.13. The new Mozilla Messaging Inc. spin-off, however, was not able to provide a matching update to its Thunderbird e-mail client, which shares five of the Firefox flaws that [...]

Chris Webber: Not A Hollywood Ending

It seems vaguely odd to feel sorry for a multimillionaire but that is my first reaction upon hearing that Chris Webber has retired. There is no doubting his enormous talent. The statistics will show that he had terrific basketball skills. He was gifted. High expectations have followed Chris Webber from a [...]

The 256 GB Solid State Drive (SSD)

It’s expensive and it is an indication of the next wave. Super Talent is preparing to ship the 256 GB solid state drive:
“…The new drive from Super Talent is the same size as a 12.5-millimeter-thick 2.5-inch laptop drive — that’s thicker than most common laptop drives, which are 9.5mm high, but the same size [...]

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