The satirical newspaper The Onion once ran a story headlined, “Report: 98 Percent of U.S. Commuters Favor Public Transportation For Others.” This slice of cleverness from 2000 translates well to technology investment today. Because while innovation has become second nature for everything from media companies to retailers, many industries are oddly late to the party. […]
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During the holidays I was talking to my brother-in-law about this and that, and I randomly asked him what his daily routine at work looked like. His response both surprised and intrigued me. Each day he arrives at work, he gets out a piece of paper (yes, a piece of paper!) and writes down the
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With 2017 almost upon us, it’s time to imagine what the world of technology will look like in the new year. We’re already living much of it, but the trends are still eye-opening—and come with a few caveats. Based on forecasts from Daily Tech Talk, a preview of the Consumer Electronics Show in January, and a
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In September, I was pretty certain it was the craziest month of the year. Back to school, new routines, kid activities, work functions, etc. However, it is December and now I’m certain that this is the craziest month of the year. In fact, in the last 24 hours, I got invited to three more holiday
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Well, folks, we’re almost to the end of 2016. Now’s the time of year when we look back and reminisce on our accomplishments and how we can learn from the year’s “oops” moments in 2017. That’s right, we all have those moments where we want to kick, shake and shout, but the key is how
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Seattle businesses are proving that you don’t have to be big to give in a big way this holiday season. Below are three examples of helping the community in the most basic way: with nourishment. Take Fonté Coffee. Since 1992, this top-notch independent roaster has crafted a special Holiday Blend (this year’s combines Brasilian, Aged Sumatra
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With Halloween and the presidential election out of the way, we can now say the holidays are officially upon us. Regardless of race, ethnicity, or faith, it is difficult to escape Thanksgiving through New Year’s and everything in between. This is true at home as well in the workplace. So why not embrace the holiday
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Not all scary things go bump in the dark, slither into your nightmares or crawl out of TV screens. If you think you know yourself, try going up against your own technology. In this haunting time, we take a look at some of the technology that might just keep you up at night. For all
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Author: Paul Reiner, Kalles Group As a long time Identity & Access Management (IAM) consultant, I routinely hear IT departments bemoaning the cost and complexity of managing security groups. It seems that over the course of time, the company has lost track of a security group’s purpose and owner so they no longer can determine
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Remember the movie Minority Report, where advanced analytics and supercomputing was able to predict where the next crime would take place and a special police unit was able to arrest murderers before they committed their crime? Well, that technology is not just for Hollywood anymore. Pre-crime technologies are already here The following pre-crime technologies already
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It can help developers create quality software and uncover bugs that other tools cannot. Over 1,000 companies have signed up to preview it. It’s called Project Springfield and is creating quite a buzz on fuzz testing. Read on to get the scoop. What it is First of all, fuzz testing, or fuzzing, is essentially a
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The other day I was searching for a WiFi connection on my phone, and noticed a disclaimer before I connected to a public network. It warned me to be aware of my activity on this type of network because, well, my activity was open for anyone to see. I’d always known to be careful on
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