UK prisoners offered data cabling training

Screw license plates... if you want to stop recidivism, teach prisoners a real-life skill. In this case, HM Prisons and Cisco are killing two birds with one stone, addressing the aforementioned issue as well as  dealing with brain-drain in the skilled-trades sector of...

Earning Points with Mom and Dad

The article below discusses a website that allows parents to assign online reward points to kids in exchange for real-world chores. Sounds like a great deal for parents, but not necessarily a useful lesson in the...

Marvel joins forces with UN for comic book

Picture it: Spiderman and the X-Men are battling an international foe responsible for the deaths of thousands of people. They can't do it alone, so they call upon...the United Nations? Well, yes--at least, that's...

Vancouver Realtor Sets Up Virtual Shop in Second Life

This is actually quite interesting, I'm actually reading a fiction book where people can walk through virtual malls and shop just like in real life. Now we've got it here, except in second life. Although personally,...

World of Warcraft Gets Its Own Rewards Card

Further blurring the line between online and real-world profits and expenditures, massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft (deep breath) has just released a rewards card. Frequent Visa users can now accrue subscription time, so the more stuff you buy,...

Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror - Video

"Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror Retired CIA agent, Scheuer argues that the greatest danger for Americans confronting the radical Islamist threat is to believe—at the urging of US leaders—that Muslims attack us for what we are and what we think...

Auto ID > Symbology > Biometrics > Photo Pattern Recognition :: Symblogogy

"What is Photo Pattern Recognition (PPR)? PPR is the ability to render a still photograph into an algorithm discernable identification symbol that then can be used for all of the cellphone applications that are being...

Cost-Effectively Blocking Undesired Web and Email Traffic at the Gateway fro...

Description: To gain insights into emerging security challenges facing SMBs and learn how organizations address them, IDC conducted in-depth interviews with executives at companies in several industry sectors. IDC also met with Trend Micro to review their goals and strategies...

The Automatic Millionaire - Five Rules for Hiring a Financial Advisor

"The No. 1 question I've heard over the years is, "David, how can I find a good financial advisor?" I've literally been asked this question thousands of times. It led me to create my 10 Golden Rules for Hiring a Financial Advisor, and today I want to share with you the five...

How We Test HDTVs

PC World's testing philosophy has always been--and continues to be--to evaluate technology products in a real-world setting, with applications that an average user is apt to use day in and day out. We test the image quality of HDTVs by using a jury of PC World editors,...

Security Watch: Security software for real-world threats

It turns out that the theft of veterans' personal information a few months ago included the personal information of up to 2.2 million active military personnel, including those currently serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. While the number is large, it doesn't mean all 2.2...

10 nasty money habits to kickout

Stop making the same mistakes every year and wondering why you can’t save. Break the cycle and change your life

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