You never need
professional website developers, until you want to develop a website.
Commentary
reveals how e-health gov site was rescued by Silicon Valley pros
by Sabrina
I. Pacifici on March 2, 2014
Obama’s
Trauma Team, By Steven Brill, TIME, March 10, 2014.
“…This is the story
of a team of unknown–except in elite technology circles–coders
and troubleshooters who dropped what they were doing in various
enterprises across the country and came together in mid-October to
save the website [heathcare.gov].
In about a tenth of the time that a crew of usual-suspect,
Washington contractors had spent over $300 million building a site
that didn’t work, this ad hoc team rescued it and, arguably,
Obama’s chance at a health-reform legacy… Had the Obama team
brought in its old campaign hands in the first place to run the
launch, there would have been howls about cronyism. But one
lesson of the fall and rise of HealthCare.gov
has to be that the practice of awarding high-tech, high-stakes
contracts to companies whose primary skill seems to be getting those
contracts rather than delivering on them has to change. “It was
only when they were desperate that they turned to us,” says
Dickerson. “I have no history in government contracting and no
future in it … I don’t wear a suit and tie … They have no use
for someone who looks and dresses like me. Maybe this will be a
lesson for them. Maybe that will change.” [Maybe
the horse will learn to talk? Bob]
Lots of potential
problems and too much adware. I wonder if my Ethical Hackers could
load a clean and protected OS and make this thing safe?
New
on LLRX – $38 Datawind UbiSlate 7Ci tablet as an e-reader
by Sabrina
I. Pacifici on March 2, 2014
Via LLRX.com
- $38
Datawind UbiSlate 7Ci tablet as an e-reader: Avoid this adware trap
despite its many positives!
David
Rothman is
spearheading chronicling the progress of expanding low cost access to
e-readers as libraries engage in mission critical outreach efforts to
reach underserved communities. In this article, Rothman
asks: Suppose you could buy an
iPad for $38, read OverDrive library books, even
hear text to speech from them, and enjoy Kindle books, too. And
how about social media, photos, basic video chat, and production of
low-res videos? What if you could even use voice recognition to
dictate e-mail or other documents for work or school? Programs to
loan out low-cost e-readers are on the horizon, but David cautions
there are indeed impediments, including operating system security and
lack of now ubiquitous high-end audio/video performance.
Another project for my
Ethical Hackers?
Can
Dashcams Stop ‘Crash For Cash’ Fraud?
The car in front of you
suddenly brakes without warning… and you plough into the back of
it. It’s not your fault, but you’re not alone in being a victim
of the Crash For Cash insurance fraud. In fact, with nearly 70,000
personal injury claims potentially linked to the scam in the UK
alone, it’s fair to call it a phenomenon. It’s already cost
lives in America and England.
But motorists across
the world are fighting back – with the aid of a small
camera fitted to their dashboards.
… You can even get
dashcam
apps for your mobile devices!
… The
aforementioned apps are generally less than $5. Witness
Driving for iOS and Android
is generally well-received and is just $0.99.
… There’s a
plethora of free apps for Android, all of which are pretty divisive,
including AutoGuard
Blackbox and DailyRoads
Voyager.
… One
issue is privacy. Dashcams are banned in Austria, and
it’s illegal to leave any surveillance equipment on unattended in
Sweden. Of course, it’s not so much an issue now, mainly as
they’re still in their infancy, but if all cars had one,
effectively your every move could be monitored.
Could be handy for my
Computer Forensics students. Something for the toolbox folder?
– can open over 200
file types right inside the browser. Your files are automatically
converted so they can be viewed online. The Jumpshare app brings
real-time file sharing to your desktop. Just drag & drop your
files to the menu bar to share instantly.
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