Monday, January 15, 2007 - Posts

2007 IT Spending Projections

Everyone is trying to project where the money is going to be spent this year. It is a little like predicting which stocks are going to be moving up versus down. But according to a fourth quarter survey published by CRN , "the publication of record Read More...

PodSnacks: Connectionless vs. Connection Oriented Communication

Sometimes this seems to me to be one of the oldest and most tired of concepts to be discussed: connectionless vs. connection-oriented communication. But there is no question the concept is fundamental and it constantly comes up in our classes. So today Read More...

Technology Legislation Ramps Up

Now that the congress has shifted to Democratic hands, we're beginning to see some favorite topics recycle as the Democrats move on areas they felt stymied on in 2006 (or before). Last week saw three bills submitted for consideration. One was our Read More...

The Real Costs of Data Security Breachs Rising at >30%

Stolen laptops, missing PDA's, lost thumb drives. These are certainly considered common methods of data loss today. But what about lost or stolen files acquired by third parties? Those accounted for 29% of incidents reported. Lost or stolen electronic Read More...

Our Podcasts are Moving! Resubscribe now!

We have been looking for a way to simplify the task of uploading and maintaining our podcasts, so we can keep them coming to you and still do the rest of our jobs! Thanks to Rik (our IT guy) we found a way to do that. Unfortunately, it means we have to Read More...