"What is the difference between a router and hub or switch?"

IT background on networks

"The art of connecting things is becoming more and more complex every day. In this article, we will look at a method of connecting devices, called Bluetooth, that can streamline the process. A Bluetooth connection is wireless and automatic, and it has a number of interesting features that can simplify our daily lives. "

IT Background article

"The ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC) has launched Demand Your dotRights, an online privacy initiative designed to spotlight the need to upgrade laws protecting consumer data. An interactive web hub for the campaign, features a two-minute Flash video that explains the digital information trail and illustrates what happens to our personal information after we log off. "

"The project will exploit the current infrastructure consisting of Internet cafes in larger towns, mobile phones available to most families or communities, and radios that are an important way of providing information to people. We expect the following outcomes: "

This project looks interesting. I wonder if any issues have arisen from it. It was only established this year as a service project of W3C, but what are the potential issues here?

Who would think that the US State Deparment would be interested in Twitter's downtime?

Airlines and EU officials said the security risk will be minimized because the system will not connect inflight phones directly to the ground - instead using an onboard base station to link up to a satellite and then to ground networks. "It has to go through a central onboard cellular network that can be switched off by the captain at any moment, so that enhances the security of the passengers," said EU spokesman Martin Selmayr. He added that for safety and security concerns the phone services will not be available during takeoff, landing or during turbulence.

"The global economic slump is prompting IT staff to snoop on colleagues, suggests research. A survey of IT workers by Cyber-Ark found that 35% of those questioned had viewed confidential information, such as salaries and redundancy lists. "

Could this be a good lead article?

"A Japanese rail firm has introduced a system to check that staff are smiling enough at all times. Computerised scanners around 15 Tokyo stations will measure the smile's curvature to ensure it is broad enough."

What will the Japanese think of next?

""In today's difficult business environment, the instinctive reaction can be to batten down the hatches and return to the traditional command-and-control techniques that enable managers to closely monitor and measure productivity. "Allowing workers to have more freedom and flexibility might seem counter-intuitive, but it appears to create businesses more capable of maintaining stability." "

An interesting twist on using social networking in the workplace

Seem like this has potential as a lead article.

Quite an interesting new device for business and other uses.

This article suggests that people on phones would NOT be annoying. I doubt that. I think the phones would be a good money maker and that's all they care about. Although, there are plans on limiting the number of calls that can be simultaneouslly placed.

Can this be a portfolio item?

Can thi be a portfolio item?

Interesting new technology for health care--check it out.

Impacts of illegal file sharing.

Interesting plan that GB has proposed. Monitoring ALL internet traffic. Whoa!!

Good background on RFID

Too old for lead article, but informative.

Informative, but not good for lead article.

Very informative article that covers positive impacts of RFID tagging in hospitials.

Interesting look at the limits of biometrics.

Interesting look at the limits of biometrics.