As you probably heard, last week at the ALA Annual Conference, 3M announced the launch of its new Cloud Library e-Book Lending Service. This new service is a comprehensive platform that offers a broad range of options for libraries looking to lend e-books and even e-readers to patrons. Before the announcement, our own Tom Peters [...]
Two recent Pennsylvania State Court rulings only make things more confusing as Social Media privacy disputes become more prevalent. Bucks County Common Pleas Court Judge Albert J. Cepparulo ruled in Piccolo v. Paterson denied a motion to require the Piccolo to accept Patterson as a Facebook friend. In this case Piccolo was injured in an [...]
Researchers reported that Apple iOS4 operating system secretly logs unencrypted location data for iPhones, iPads, and those computers on which the devices synch to iTunes. Apparently the data resides on these devices only, so the largest problem will occur if the devices are lost, stolen, or hacked into. As a result of this revelation Senator Al Franken [...]
It’s the normal tendency of humans expressing themselves. To make the purpose they devise various natural means. Tattoos are a popular means of self expression with the new generation. But getting a tattoo done is a process which needs consideration. As soon as you accomplish it, it is a very painful and expensive procedure to [...]
American men have always fantasized about meeting beautiful, exotic Russian girls. With her thick accent, luscious hair and lips, and mothering personality, they’re an obvious choice when looking for a wife. Unfortunately, many men get taken off guard by stereotypes that Russian woman have, and don’t know how to respond when certain questions are asked. [...]
A recent report that the White House wants the FBI to have access to an individual’s Internet activity may help with investigation of terrorism or intelligence, but what about our expectation of privacy? Notwithstanding all of Mark Zuckerberg’s recent comments about privacy, last winter Zuckerberg he told a live audience that if he were to [...]
<p>And it’s not even out, yet. This is from a week ago:</p> <blockquote><a href=”http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/071309-microsoft-office-2010-is-unlikely.html”>Microsoft Office 2010 is unlikely to excite CIOs | Do CIOs really need any more features? By Martin Veitch , CIO (UK)</a></blockquote> <blockquote>Microsoft is preparing to show off Office 2010 this week at its Professional Developers Conference. The vendor must feel that [...]