Protecting SharePoint 2010 document libraries with IRM
One of the biggest security threats in any organization is data leakage. Microsoft’s primarytechnology for preventing data leaks is known as Information Rights Management. AlthoughInformation Rights Management is technically a Windows feature, SharePoint2010 can take advantage of it as well. What is Information Rights Management and why is it important…
Google mind reading comes to Gmail
I’m not the biggest Gmail fan. Sure, I use the service, but my inbox fills up too fast, and managing the madness is measured procrastination. Email in general is the problem; Google’s service is simply easy to blame. But a new enhancement coming in days has me finally ready to…
Game For Windows Live Encourages Piracy
Game for Windows Live, often shortened to the acronym GFWL, has been a dreaded piece of software for most end-users. The problems are also too many to list, however, one thing has become rather apparent, in order to get some games running right under the GFWL label, you have to…
Virgin’s PayLo Sub-Brand Adds Unlimited Talk, Messaging
By Joseph Palenchar — TWICE, 5/21/2012 Warren, N.J. – Virgin Mobile’s no-contract PayLo cellularservice launched its first plan with unlimited data and messaging. The $40/month plan, designed for use with PayLo’s featurephones, delivers unlimited voice minutes and messages, including text and picturemessaging, email and IM. The plan also throws in…
Mindjet Connects Vision, Action In Social Platform
Mindjet Connects Vision, Action In Social PlatformFollowing up on last year’s acquisition of Cohuman, Mindjetcreates a social platform that excels at letting users visually mapout plans, then collaborate to get work done. Following up on last year’s acquisition of Cohuman, Mindjetcreates a social platform that excels at letting users visually…
First Fourth Fireworks in Question Due to Lack of Funding
Newtown’s annual Fourth of July fireworks are in jeopardy due to a lack of funding, organizers say. According to event organizer Paul Salvatore, the parade is still on. It’s the fireworks, which come with a $3,500 price tag, that are in question. Newtown’s First Fourth celebrations are scheduled for Saturday, July…
Iranian Government Strengthens Electronic Curtain
Iran has established a cyber army to track dissidents and censor news. Photo: Reuters Iranian technicians monitor data flow in the control room of an internet service provider in Tehran, February 15, 2011 President Barack Obama has condemned the Iranian government for its attempts to drop an electronic curtain around Iran.
POWOW Group Messaging for Android
This post brought to you by POWOW Messenger. All opinions are 100% mine. Do you enjoy texting your friends with your smartphone more than you do talking to them face to face? If you also happen to be an Android user, there’s a free app from Handmark called POWOW Messenger for…
Smartphone hijacking vulnerability affects AT&T, 47 other carriers
Cisco Systems’ ASA 5500 series is one of many firewalls that drops data packets that contains invalid TCP sequence numbers. The feature can leak data that can be used to hijack connections. Computer scientists have identified a vulnerability in the network of AT&T and at least 47 other cellular carriers that…
Microsoft’s So.cl: A Brief Tour
Microsoft’s social networking experiment, So.cl, a site designed around sharing Web content pulled from Bing searches, is now available for all users. Launched in December and aimed at students, So.cl is not meant to compete with popular social networks such as Facebook, Google+, and Twitter. So.cl isn’t a place to…