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- Krebs on Security
- Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina?
- Crickets from Chirp Systems in Smart Lock Key Leak
- Why CISA is Warning CISOs About a Breach at Sisense
- Twitter’s Clumsy Pivot to X.com Is a Gift to Phishers
- April’s Patch Tuesday Brings Record Number of Fixes
- Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites
- ‘The Manipulaters’ Improve Phishing, Still Fail at Opsec
- Thread Hijacking: Phishes That Prey on Your Curiosity
- Recent ‘MFA Bombing’ Attacks Targeting Apple Users
- Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks
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Oculus netbook robot
So what can you do with a small netbook? The oculus surveilance netbook robot is a robotic frame that converts small laptops or netbooks into a wi-fi controlled robot. Web browser and Smartphone control Remote Surveillance and Telepresence 2 way Audio and Video Open Source software and hardware Auto-docking Charging Station
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Tagged computer robot, higher education, home surveillance, netbook robot, notebook robot, robot wi-fi, robotics, wi-fi robot
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Over 50% use unauthorized file sharing apps at work
Sixty-six percent of those polled use free file-sharing platforms and, among these, 55 percent do so without alerting their IT departments. Without knowing which tools are being deployed within their organizations, IT administrators risk corporate assets, sensitive information and intellectual … Continue reading
NSA launches cyber operations academic program
The NSA has launched National Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Operations Program; the program is intended to be a deeply technical, inter-disciplinary, higher education program grounded in the computer science (CS), computer engineering (CE), or electrical engineering (EE) disciplines, with … Continue reading
I didn’t change them, they changed me
Often I have students come back and tell me how I helped change their life. Maybe it is modesty but I don’t truly take credit for their changes. It truly was the student who decided that they would … Continue reading
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Tagged Careers, Education, higher ed, higher education, School, students, tech school
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Explore your Skydrive with SDExplorer
Microsoft has one of the best cloud storage solutions on the web. Skydrive which is free allows for over 25gb of file storage. Skydrive also has the ability to create Microsoft documents such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and … Continue reading
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Tagged cloud computing, freeware, higher ed, higher education, online storage, School, skydrive, Software
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Add detailed statistics to Moodle with Piwik
If you have Moodle running on a server with PHP with IIS, you can add detailed statistics with Piwik. While Moodle Statistics are detailed and is capable of giving analytics. Piwik can be used on any website to obtain statistical … Continue reading
Industrial Maintenance PLC – Robotics Programs – One of the most technical programs in the state
The Industrial Maintenance class at TTC Shelbyville is one of the most technical programs in the state. Butch Arnold, instructor of the Industrial Maintenance class at the main campus has created a complex network of robots, plcs and industrial high-speed … Continue reading
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Tagged College, Education, higher ed, higher education, industry, plc, plcs, robotics, scada, TBR, Tennessee, Tennessee Board of Regents, Tennessee schools, training
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Start your career in Nursing
Become a nurse, patient care technician, CNA or Medical Assistant – Did you know you can start your journey to a new career by taking the Allied Health Test Preparation online for only $50? If you are busy with life, … Continue reading
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Tagged CNA, CNA Training, CNT, CNT Training, College, higher ed, higher education, Medical, medical assistant, nurse exam, Nurse Training, nursing, nursing classes, Nursing Exam, Nursing prep, Online Nursing, Patient Care Technician, TBR, Tennessee, Tennessee Board of Regents
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Free Microsoft Resources
Want to see how remote access and VPNs work? Microsoft’s technet has hundreds of demos, virtualizations, books and other materials. Here’s a lab on vpns – Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Remote Access VPNs So what else is available over at TechNet? Books, Magazines, … Continue reading
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Tagged Computers, Free Microsoft, Free Office, Free Office Templates, Free Windows, higher ed, higher education, Microsoft, Microsoft Discounts, Microsoft Education, Microsoft Free, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Training, Server 2003, Server 2008, Sharepoint Training, SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Service packs
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How much does the internet weigh?
So how much does the data weigh? Not the cabling, computers, or other physical devices (satellites, wireless access points, servers…). We’re talking about the data. You’ll be surprised!
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Tagged apple, computer technology, Computers, higher ed, higher education, Internet, internet weight, K-12, Linux, Microsoft, School
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Run VirtualBox on a webserver as a cloud OS
Want to run VirtualBox on a webserver for training or need to run VirtualBox remotely on a webserver? Need VirtualOSs in the cloud? Download PHPVirtualBox. Unzip the files into a folder in your webserver. Give permissions for web users. In … Continue reading
The Three Most Frequently Attacked Mobile Devices
“iPads pose the worst risk as far as data leakage in concerned since they are mainly used for consumption of enterprise information in various form of documents,” says Guy Levy-Yurista, vice president of products and development for AirPatrol. “This sensitive … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Computer Security, Computers, Education, Hacking, Health, Information Technology, network, Networking, Technology, Wireless
Tagged Android, apple, Business, data loss, google, higher ed, higher education, id theft, internet security, ipads, Mobile Computing, mobile data security, Mobile Devices, tablet computers, Tablet Computing
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Now hiring: companies move away from outsourcing to control their IT destiny
The tight IT jobs market and desire for more control over tech projects has many companies insourcing projects and growing internal staff. via Now hiring: companies move away from outsourcing to control their IT destiny.
Posted in Business, Computer Security, Computers, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Medical, network, Networking, Organizations, Technology
Tagged Business, Computers, higher ed, higher education, Information Technology, IT Jobs, Jobs, network, networking, Technology, Wireless
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Free Linux Courses
Linux.org Beginner Level Intermediate Level Advanced Level IBM Linux Kernel tutorial Linux System Startup tutorial Linux File Serving & Sharing Tutorial
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Tagged higer ed, higher ed, higher education, Learn Linux, Linux, Linux Commands, Linux Course, Linux School
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IT Skills needed in 2012
Computerworld has a great article on the skills IT Managers will be looking for in 2012. That trend is reflected in Computerworld‘s annual Forecast survey. Nearly 29% of the 353 IT executives polled said they plan to increase IT staffing through … Continue reading
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Tagged Computers, higher ed, higher education, Information Technology, IT, IT Skills
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Forget the iPad, What People Really Want is a Windows Tablet
Take a look around and it’s easy to come to the conclusion that Apple’s iPad is what the masses want. After all, nobody’s standing in line overnight to purchase a PlayBook. Next on the list is Android, though only if … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, Computers, higher ed, higher education, iPad, Microsoft Windows 8, Mobile Computing, Software, tablet pcs, Technology, Windows, Windows 8
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Did we go to the moon?
Absolutely. The conspiracy truly involves the cold war and American technology at the time. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is slowly mapping out the moon and with that, the Apollo landing sites can be seen and although initial pictures were grainy, the … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Security, Computers, Education, Information Technology, Internet, Networking, Technology
Tagged alan bean, Apollo, Apollo hoax, apollo moon landings, Computers, higher ed, higher education, Information Technology, IT, john aaron, Moon Landings, nasa, SCE TO AUX, space, space exploration
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Steve Jobs was a leader
Steve Job’s should be remembered as one of America’s greatest leaders of industry. Apple’s fame and fortune is because of this great leader. Little known to most, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were not just competitors – they were … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, Bill Gates, Business, computer technology, higher ed, higher education, Linux, Microsoft, Steve Jobs
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Mobile computing makes me crazy – Sanity out of Windows 8 – a review
(Part One) Androids, iPads, and other devices are not really driving me crazy. It’s the users who jump on mobile devices and declare it is the best or the not being able to wait – and the security of mobile … Continue reading
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Tagged Android, apple, higher ed, higher education, microsoft windows, Microsoft Windows 8, Mobile Computing, Software, Tablet Computing, tablets, TBR, Tennessee Technology Center, Tennessee Technology Centers, VirtualBox on Windows 8, Virtualization Windows 8, Windows, Windows 8, Windows 8 desktop, Windows 8 Review, Windows 8 tablet
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