Monthly Archives: February 2013

Personal Security and the Internet

Nowadays we do almost everything online, paying bills, shopping, managing finances; the list goes on.  With so much of our personal information out there in the virtual world, we put so much faith in the organizations that we deal with …

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The Heralded Age: The Transition to Government Transparency

Prior to WWII, the United States was locked in a period of isolationism in an effort to remove themselves from events in Europe, as well as the world. The government shrouded their dealings and projects in secrecy, discreetly shipping and …

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Sailing into a “Vaster Wasteland” of information

When you turn on the TV, what do you watch? Is it news, is it gossip, is it just the weather? Like many people today, you likely find yourself with over a thousand channels but never anything ‘good’ on to …

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The risks of privatizing in your comany- Is it worth it?

Privatization is a trending hot topic in recent years that has many companies going back and forth on the idea. The long term effects are much greater than the short term effects that can be placed onto a company. Lets …

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LEARNING ON THE GO

With technology growing more and more each day, it’s hard to keep up with all of the trends. But one trend that is being invested more and more in our lives is the ability to “learn on the go.” Even …

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S.S. Minow sails again

The article A Vaster Wasteland gives a brief look at the past 50 years of television,  told from the perspective of then-chairman of the Federal Communications Comission.

Newton N. Minow began his new job 50 years ago, where he …

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Is Kanye West the Kanye Best?

To be completely honest, I wrote this article, in part, so that I could use that headline. I’m very proud of it.

But, to answer my own question: yes. Kanye is easily one of the best rappers in the business, …

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Cell Phones Taking Over the World?

I group in the generation where cell phones were being invented and the technology got better year by year. Yes there were cell phone when I was born, but they were these brick like device that nobody could afford and …

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Do too many use Google as a “go-to” for a range of different things ?

These days technology has made people very lazy. By lazy I mean anything can be done with  many different types of technology. A great example is Google, with a couple keywords and the click of a button, you can find …

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Is There Anything Google Doesn’t Know?

Currently, everyone including myself is Google obsessed. When you ask someone to look something up online they are most likely not turning to any random search engine. Google has become extremely popular and people have lately been turning the word …

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