Philip Ewing reports on a nightmare scenario for the Department of Defense. Suppose a worker’s Android phone is infected with malware, and she innocently plugs it into her work computer to charge and sync contacts. You can imagine the government IT workers turning green at the thought of thousands of unknown phones running unknown softwareRead… Read more »
I’ll be visiting the Old Continent once again, September 7-27, 2011. As usual, I’ll be staying near Cologne, Germany. Let me know if you’d like to meet up. If you’re aware of any cool events related to e-participation that are happening in the greater area during that time, please let me know as well. IfRead… Read more »
I met a “professional mentor” last week. He is going to help some deserving senior managers. Not surprisingly, no one is buying. I’ve been treated to some astonishing mentors. In every case they were working full time on their own needs, and I became a lot sharper helping out. I remember when I came homeRead… Read more »
Tri Delta Transit (CA) rolled out its next-bus application last week, providing real-time arrival predictions via computer, text message, mobile device, and telephone. In addition, battery-powered kiosks display real-time information at selected stops. “We’ve been looking at this type of real-time information for about 10 years,” said CFO Steve Ponte. A $1.1 million federal grantRead… Read more »
The FBI Child ID App gives parents a quick informational resource so they are prepared for the unfortunate instance where a child goes missing. The FBI states: The free FBI Child ID app provides a convenient place to electronically store photos and vital information about your child so that it’s literally right at hand ifRead… Read more »
The Back to School with Graduate School USA series is supported by the Graduate School USA. Let’s face it, we all learn best when we are having fun, right? I have found that the more interesting the topic of study, the more I excited I get about learning. For our next installment of the BackRead… Read more »
I heard a statement the other day that struck home – no one in today’s economy has ‘just one job’ for income – everyone seems to have a side job, residual or investment income, multiple sources of income, because ‘just one job’ doesn’t provide enough to live on (especially for large families). What do youRead… Read more »
The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator at http://free.pm-exam-simulator.com – The answer is at the very bottom: —————————— A custom jewelry manufacturing company took up a project to design and manufacture a necklace for an affluent personality. While in execution, during a metrics analysis meeting, the project teamRead… Read more »
Mostly, people take online bachelor’s degree so that they can earn more money. Usually a bachelor’s degree is a 4 year course. The main advantage of taking an online bachelor’s degree is that you get a higher salary when compared to non-graduates. The main advantages of taking an online bachelor’s degree program are: Time –Read… Read more »
For the second video in our Esri video series, we will be talking with Jason Duke, Regional GIS Coordinator U.S Fish and Wildlife Service: Video Notes: Jason Duke defines the primary mission of the Fish and Wildlife Service, describes the early days of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the US Fish and Wildlife responseRead… Read more »