Heads up!
Internet
Explorer exploit release could trigger a surge in attacks
… Known as
CVE-2013-3893, the exploit was integrated Monday into Rapid7's
open-source Metasploit
penetration testing tool. By putting the exploit into
Metasploit, the attack code was made accessible not only to security
professionals but also cybercriminals, according to PCWorld.
… Microsoft has not
yet released a permanent patch for this exploit. It announced the
CVE-2013-3893 flaw and released a downloadable "Fix
It" tool in mid-September.
What's that buzzing
noise?
Guardian
– Selected excerpts – NSA drone document
The
Guardian: “Top-secret NSA drone document – selected excerpts.
Documents list various dangers to American drones,
including ‘air defense threats’, ‘jamming of UAV sensor
systems’, ‘terrestrial weather’, and ‘electronic warfare’”
...and we're going to
need these soon.
Some good pointers on
what should be included in your contract with vendors, from
HealthITSecurity.com.
Just a thought. Would
there be a market for an un-interruptable source of government data?
Dover Publishing reprints government publications like the SeaBee's
small building design guide. Why couldn't my students do the work
Congress is incapable of funding?
E-gov
sites shutdown
“Due to the Federal
government shutdown, NOAA.gov
and most associated web sites are unavailable. Only web sites
necessary to protect lives and property will be maintained. See
Weather.gov
for critical weather information or contact USA.gov
for more information about the shutdown. NOAA Federal Employees: For
access to the Notice to Federal Employees About Unemployment
Insurance (SF-8), please Click
Here.“
Help stamp out traffic!
Study
– Vehicle Sharing Services, Transit Apps and Wi-Fi Contribute to
National Driving Decline
“In a
first-of-its-kind study, U.S. PIRG compiled nation-wide evidence on
transportation apps and vehicle sharing programs, and found that
these advanced new tools have made it easier for Americans to drive
less. Real-time apps and on-board wi-fi for public transit, as well
as carsharing, bikesharing and ridesharing have spread rapidly in
recent years while driving has declined. The report
examines new evidence on how these practices are changing travel
behavior. The report, “A
New Way to Go: The Apps, Maps, and New Technologies that are Giving
More Americans Freedom to Drive Less” sheds additional
light on how Americans have been driving less per-person for eight
years in a row and total miles remain below 2005 levels (Federal
highway data). Among the findings cited in the report:
- Public transit enhancements—A majority of U.S. transit systems make scheduling publicly available for developers to produce smartphone apps to help riders navigate systems. Smartphone-based tools enable riders to find the best route and track the progress of trains and buses in real time.
- Bikesharing – More than 30 cities now have programs where subscribers can access bikes by the minute or by subscription at kiosks located on city streets. Approximately 40 percent of bikeshare members report reducing their driving, according to a survey of members of four bikeshare services.”
Definitely worth a
read! Interesting from a language, social media and analytics
viewpoint. (and from a Free Online Journal!)
Personality,
Gender, and Age in the Language of Social Media: The Open-Vocabulary
Approach
Abstract
We analyzed 700 million words, phrases, and topic instances collected
from the Facebook messages of 75,000 volunteers, who also took
standard personality tests, and found striking variations in language
with personality, gender, and age.
For all my students.
It always surprises me how many of these I use...
14
Free & Open Source Alternatives For Paid Software
… Not only do free
alternatives exist, they most likely offer all the features you need
and may be easier and safer to use.
… Did you know that
— for personal use — high quality, free, and open source
alternatives are available in virtually any software category?
Sounds good, doesn’t it? I’ve highlighted 14 different
applications that are either free or open source and can keep your
wallet from going on an unwanted diet.
For my students who are
using W8 already...
6
Amazing Windows 8 Apps For Enjoying Videos and Music, Modern Style
Keeping an eye on the
competition. Any environment can teach, the trick is the degree
itself.
– is determined to
make higher education available for everyone by building the most
affordable and accessible universities in the world. They aim to do
this by a variety of means, including technology-assisted learning
environments, students sharing their knowledge and skills, evaluation
systems that measure progress, and significantly cheaper tuition
costs.
I've been looking for
something our design students could use the 3D Printer for... Could
we provide these for local dentists?
3D-printed
toothbrush scrubs chompers in 6 seconds
The Blizzident
custom 3D-printed toothbrush is a bizarre-looking toothbrush
alternative that promises a 6-second scrub of your pearly whites.
There is no
one-size-fits-all Blizzident. Each one is custom-made to fit an
individual's mouth. The process starts with an impression or 3D-scan
of your teeth. If you have a dentist make an impression, it still
needs to be scanned into a 3D file. That scan is uploaded to
Blizzident, which then manufactures the toothbrush using 3D printing.
Perspective. This is
another “Bob, you idiot, free phone service is never going to
happen!” stories. Unless it is a “perk” for high speed
wireless internet customers.
FreedomPop
launches free mobile plan with 200 minutes
FreedomPop has fired a
shot over the wireless industry's bow.
To commemorate its
one-year anniversary, FreedomPop debuted its free mobile phone
service on Tuesday. The free service includes 200 anytime voice
minutes and 500 text messages per month, as well as 500MB of data.
… Heavy mobile
users can purchase FreedomPop's unlimited voice and texting plan for
$11 per month.
Until I can get
permission to have my students create their own textbook as they
learn, I want them to publish things like: Useful online resources,
Apps that work, Stuff I learned this week... Things like this
article in fact.
How
I Self-Published My Magazine Online And In Print
(Related) Or they
could Blog using the notes they already have...
Postach.io
Makes It Easy to Blog Through Your Evernote Account
Postach.io
is a slick blogging tool that recently won Evernote's
Devcup. Postach.io allows you to blog from your Evernote
account.
To blog through
Postach.io you
authorize it to access Evernote on your behalf. Once authorization
is granted Postach.io creates a notebook called "Postach.io"
in your Evernote account. Then to write a blog post you simply write
a note or send a note to the Postach.io notebook in your Evernote
account. You can style your font, insert pictures, and insert
HTML into your notes just like you can with any blogging service.
When you apply the "published" tag to your note it will
appear as a blog post on your Postach.io blog.
If you and or your
students are already using Evernote to take record notes and save
bookmarks, Postach.io
could be the perfect solution for your blogging needs. If you write
your lesson outlines in Evernote, you could quickly turn them into
blog posts for your students and their parents to read. Evernote
supports audio notes so your students could possibly use Postach.io
to publish short podcasts.
If you have the
Evernote desktop app or any of the mobile apps you could even draft
blog posts while you're offline and have them go live on Postach.io
the next time that you connect to the web.
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