2006: A year of public humiliation for the VA (FCW.com)
December 26th, 2006
2006: A year of public humiliation for the VA (FCW.com)
Department of Veterans Affairs officials say they are on their way toward preventing the recurrence of a humiliating data loss that occurred in May this year. A VA laptop computer and an external hard drive containing the personal information of 26.5 million veterans were stolen from the home of a VA employee. The VA has instituted data security and awareness measures, including new directives …
Using CSS To Hide Text: Search Engine Responses (Search Engine Roundtable)
A WebmasterWorld sparked this post from me. At SES Chicago ‘06, during a session named CSS, AJAX, Web 2.0 & Search Engines the search engine representatives were asked about how they handle CSS. It is currently easy to hide text…
Checkout 1.0 supports instant searches (MacNN)
Madebysofa today released Checkout 1.0, its new point of sale application offering retailers a user friendly way to run their stores. The software, which has been in public beta since October of this year, features a clear interface and instant search capability. Checkout provides automatic bookkeeping, a customizable invoice layout in HTML as well…
Time to take privacy technology seriously (Seattle Times)
Our privacy is at risk in all of the online databases that store information about everything from our Web shopping habits to our income…
Electronic navigation with the Michelin touch (Gainesville Sun)
Michelin, the European map and guide experts, have moved into the new world of GPS The ViaMichelin X-930 is an in-car navigation device with Michelin-approved information about points of interest along the way.
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