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Madeline Brownstone

Group items tagged ITGS10-P2 - ITGS_Portfolio | Diigo Groups - 1 views

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    Informative, but not good for lead article.
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    Very informative article that covers positive impacts of RFID tagging in hospitials.
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click | The pitfalls of biometric systems - 0 views

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    Interesting look at the limits of biometrics.
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    Interesting look at the limits of biometrics.
sarah d

Mobile Malware Targeting Smartphones - 1 views

  • A comparison of these statistics to the worldwide smartphone population places the number of infected devices globally in the millions. Because the vast majority of these infections are designed to be stealthy and the fact few smartphones have Anti-Malware applications, most infected users are unaware their devices have been compromised.
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      i dont know if this counts as examples. i think it might be too broad.
Jackie C

The pros and cons of distributed computing - by John Fagot - Helium - 0 views

  • However, whenever there is the possibility of doing the right thing to accomplish a good deed, there are always others who will use the same technology for evil.
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    The pros and cons of distributed computing
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    Supporting document for 11chenj. Botnets and distributed computing!
Jaymee C

Facebook, Inc. News - The New York Times - 1 views

  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
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  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
  • Like other social networks, the site allows its users to create a profile page and forge online links with friends and acquaintances.
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    for assitance in portfolio 1
Madeline Brownstone

Business & Technology | UW team researches a future filled with RFID chips | Seattle Ti... - 2 views

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    Potentially a lead article. Needs to be checked further.
Madeline Brownstone

Open Ed at Creative Commons - 0 views

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    Open Source Education
Madeline Brownstone

Dallas kids tracked for their own good * The Register - 0 views

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    More on the Dallas experiment with truancy problems being solved with GPS tracking devices.
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    More on the Dallas experiment with truancy problems being solved with GPS tracking devices.
Madeline Brownstone

To Curb Truancy, Dallas Tries Electronic Monitoring - New York Times - 0 views

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    Big Brother tactics odly have found acceptance.
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    Big Brother tactics odly have found acceptance.
Madeline Brownstone

The+Movie+Pirates - 0 views

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    Watch CBS television online. Find CBS primetime, daytime, late night, and classic tv episodes, videos, and information.
Madeline Brownstone

BlackBerry Spy Software Hits the Market | Reuters - 2 views

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    Can't be a good portfolio article because it is a product announcement.
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    Interesting software. BUT!! Can't be a good portfolio article because it is a product announcement.
Madeline Brownstone

Shortcuts - Typing In an E-Mail Address, and Giving Up Your Friends' Too - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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    Contact Scraping to build user base of Tagged.com
Madeline Brownstone

Trendsmap - Real-time local Twitter trends - 2 views

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    Awesome mashup.
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    Awesome mashup.
Madeline Brownstone

Healthcare IT News - 0 views

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    Subscribe and get updates in healthcare IT news
Jaymee C

Mobile phone safety. The real truth about the hazards explained for the layman. - 0 views

  • "...with medical science indicating increased risks of tumors, cancer, genetic damage and other health problems from the use of cellphones, the government and the cellphone industry have abandoned the public."
  • he changed his opinion in the face of accumulating evidence about the dangers and wrote a book about it.
  • A scientist who maintains that mobile phones are safe to use is either corrupt or seriously incompetent.
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  • Furthermore, the data may have been faked so as to suit the intersts of the sponsor. In other cases there may be a hidden influence (read corruption) from the industry.
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    health issues from cell phone usage
Madeline Brownstone

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | E-prescription system goes live - 0 views

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    Patients are still given paper prescriptions but these contain a unique barcode.
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    Patients are still given paper prescriptions but these contain a unique barcode.
Madeline Brownstone

Expert: Technology fosters voyeurism - Washington Times - 0 views

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    It seems new personal video technology is having unintended consequences for our culture. Answer: Without a doubt. I work with a lot of adolescents, and one of the issues we are running into is the "sexting" or text-messaging of sexually explicit materials and pictures. In a lot of ways, it's raising or heightening the sexualized nature of adolescence.
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    It seems new personal video technology is having unintended consequences for our culture. Answer: Without a doubt. I work with a lot of adolescents, and one of the issues we are running into is the "sexting" or text-messaging of sexually explicit materials and pictures. In a lot of ways, it's raising or heightening the sexualized nature of adolescence.
Madeline Brownstone

Washington Times - Telemedicine allows for long-distance diagnoses - 3 views

  • While outwardly expensive — installation can range between $2.5 million and $3.5 million — and, to some, a seemingly excessive measure, the off-site support operation has shown itself in studies to be cost-effective in a relatively short period of time. Recovery of patients was faster, mortality rates in ICUs were lower, patients' stays were shorter, thereby shaving hospital costs by 24.6 percent, and fewer intensivists were needed.
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    The breakthrough is your mobile phone, the house call of tomorrow," says Dr. Jay Sanders, a protege of Dr. Bird, referring to the possibility of sending images from a high-tech personal digital assistant device.
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    The breakthrough is your mobile phone, the house call of tomorrow," says Dr. Jay Sanders, a protege of Dr. Bird, referring to the possibility of sending images from a high-tech personal digital assistant device.
Madeline Brownstone

VIDEO| Hospital's 'telemedicine' - 1 views

  • Staff at the Queen Victoria hospital in East Grinstead demonstrated their use of modern technology to the health minister Lord Darzi.
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      Humans and Machines--it's the best method for bridging distances
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    Staff at the Queen Victoria hospital in East Grinstead demonstrated their use of modern technology to the health minister Lord Darzi.
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    Staff at the Queen Victoria hospital in East Grinstead demonstrated their use of modern technology to the health minister Lord Darzi.
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