Tag Archives: information technology

So Your Home Printer Just Ran Out of Ink . . .

Posted on April 4, 2016 by mossjon314159

Home printing and printers are the bane of my existence.  I’m very spoiled.  My employer is a large law firm.  Law firms excel at killing trees (i.e. printing reams and reams and reams of paper).  I’ve had access to exceptional … Continue reading →

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Windows 10? Here are privacy issues you should consider

Posted on July 29, 2015 by mossjon314159

http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/29/wind-nos/ More and more reasons to try or switch to Linux.  Beware of Windows 10 “Free” upgrade … it will only cost your privacy. Posted from WordPress for Android via my Samsung smartphone. Please excuse any misspellings. Ciao, Jon

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Article: Google executives explain why the MBA approach to building things is ‘stupid’

Posted on February 7, 2015 by mossjon314159

Google executives explain why the MBA approach to building things is ‘stupid’ http://venturebeat.com/2015/02/06/google-executives-explain-why-the-mba-approach-to-building-things-is-stupid/ Expect the unexpected. Posted from WordPress for Android via my Samsung smartphone. Please excuse any misspellings. Ciao, Jon

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Article: Virtual desktops don’t replace EMM

Posted on January 18, 2015 by mossjon314159

Virtual desktops don’t replace EMM https://gigaom.com/2015/01/18/virtual-desktops-dont-replace-emm/ The firm I work for does both MDM and VDI. That’s the nature of IT support in legal firms. Access whenever wherever and however but still securely. Posted from WordPress for Android via my … Continue reading →

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Internet traffic jams are widespread in the US, and are probably about to get a lot worse | The Verge

Posted on November 2, 2014 by mossjon314159

http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/31/7138449/m-lab-netflix-comcast-verizon-isp-business-dispute-congestion-traffic-interconnection ISP interconnection has a substantial impact on consumer internet performance –sometimes a severely negative impact — and that business relationships between ISPs, and not major technical problems, are at the root of the problems we observed. An interesting study … Continue reading →

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Article: Windows 10 Technical Preview Gives Microsoft New Shocking Spying Privileges

Posted on October 6, 2014 by mossjon314159

Windows 10 Technical Preview Gives Microsoft New Shocking Spying Privileges http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/10/06/windows-10-spying/ Wow!  Yet another reason I prefer open source operating systems. Be very wary of M$ OS 10 and read your EULAs and Privacy Agreements very carefully. Posted from WordPress … Continue reading →

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NPR: Forgotten Female Programmers Who Created Modern Tech

Posted on October 6, 2014 by mossjon314159

 But every time you write on a computer, play a music file or add up a number with your phone’s calculator, you are using tools that might not exist without the work of these women. — Laura Sydell, The Forgotten … Continue reading →

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Article: How to protect yourself against hackers (or at least make it difficult for them)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by mossjon314159

How to protect yourself against hackers (or at least make it difficult for them) http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/09/03/protect-hackers-least-make-difficult/ My good deed for the day: providing the link above to you and asking you to take note. Better safe than sorry. Posted from WordPress … Continue reading →

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Why the federal court record system PACER is so broken, and how to fix it — Tech News and Analysis

Posted on August 28, 2014 by mossjon314159

http://gigaom.com/2014/08/27/why-the-federal-court-record-system-pacer-is-so-broken-and-how-to-fix-it/ So what happened? Why has the federal courts’ IT system stagnated despite more money? The answer, unsurprisingly, is that the money has gone elsewhere. Bureaucracies and budgets … if there is money unspent in one at the end of … Continue reading →

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Article: Women In Tech: It’s Not Just A Pipeline Problem

Posted on August 25, 2014 by mossjon314159

Women In Tech: It’s Not Just A Pipeline Problem http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/23/just-another-white-dude-writing-about-diversity/ Maybe, just maybe, a perception of the tech industry as a toxic environment for women has had something to do with that decline. Maybe the pipeline problem is not independent … Continue reading →

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