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Can IT Help Lead Innovation? - Input Output - 0 views

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innovation efforts inherently involve risk. In addition, innovation depends on creativity, which relies on thinking and acting differently
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progress in these areas has stalled because of IT. The initiatives are blocked at every turn: It's not our priority; this project has too many security risks; we don't have the manpower
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in companies where technology is not the end product, the IT department is more likely to be a barrier to innovation than to drive it
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IT — like HR and legal — is often dedicated to compliance, which is a fixed process. This is another condition to which innovation responds poorly
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Roland Gesthuizen on 21 Sep 13

Make innovation a priority. It won't "just happen." Despite the plethora of hurdles, IT is crucial to innovation. "I believe that IT departments can be the best program managers for innovation," says DeSai. "Especially when IT departments are in partnership with marketing, they can create powerful platforms to gain deeper understanding of current and future needs of the customers."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Make innovation a priority. It won't "just happen." Despite the plethora of hurdles, IT is crucial to innovation. "I believe that IT departments can be the best program managers for innovation," says DeSai. "Especially when IT departments are in partnership with marketing, they can create powerful platforms to gain deeper understanding of current and future needs of the customers."</div>

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Stephane Chazelas: the man who found the web's 'most dangerous' internet security bug - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 27 Sep 14

"It was a bug that lurked in software found on hundreds of millions of devices for 21 years, leaving them vulnerable to hackers, who may have known of its existence ... Shell Shock bug finder Stephane Chazelas Now Stephane Chazelas, an open source software developer living in Britain, is being hailed a hero by security experts and internet users for finding it and causing it to be fixed."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"It was a bug that lurked in software found on hundreds of millions of devices for 21 years, leaving them vulnerable to hackers, who may have known of its existence ... Shell Shock bug finder Stephane Chazelas Now Stephane Chazelas, an open source software developer living in Britain, is being hailed a hero by security experts and internet users for finding it and causing it to be fixed."</div>

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Web security in doubt after discovery of 'Heartbleed' flaw - 0 views

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"Millions of websites, online stores and social networks are operating with a major security hole in place, exposing user information and financial information to hackers. That is because a core safety mechanism used to secure the internet has a flaw in it. Worse still, it has been in place for over two years and experts are unsure if it has been exploited for criminal or espionage purposes."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Millions of websites, online stores and social networks are operating with a major security hole in place, exposing user information and financial information to hackers. That is because a core safety mechanism used to secure the internet has a flaw in it. Worse still, it has been in place for over two years and experts are unsure if it has been exploited for criminal or espionage purposes."</div>

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Computer Virus Stalls an F1 Team's Car Testing | Autopia | Wired.com - 0 views

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David Howard on 06 May 14

On the first day of the second Formula One preseason test, the Marussia team saw its 2014 car complete only three laps around the track because some witless oaf in the team garage downloaded a "Trojan-type virus" onto its computer system. Whoops.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">On the first day of the second Formula One preseason test, the Marussia team saw its 2014 car complete only three laps around the track because some witless oaf in the team garage downloaded a "Trojan-type virus" onto its computer system. Whoops.</div>

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David Howard on 06 May 14

On the first day of the second Formula One preseason test, the Marussia team saw its 2014 car complete only three laps around the track because some witless oaf in the team garage downloaded a "Trojan-type virus" onto its computer system. Whoops.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">On the first day of the second Formula One preseason test, the Marussia team saw its 2014 car complete only three laps around the track because some witless oaf in the team garage downloaded a "Trojan-type virus" onto its computer system. Whoops.</div>

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How the 5 hottest tech jobs are changing IT - TechRepublic - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 04 May 14

"The IT industry is shifting. Here are five jobs coming to the forefront and how they are transforming the IT department. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The IT industry is shifting. Here are five jobs coming to the forefront and how they are transforming the IT department. "</div>

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How UNSW has collected about $100,000 in piracy fines - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 23 Nov 14

The University of NSW says it has issued 238 fines - estimated to total about $100,000 - to students illicitly downloading copyright infringing material such as movies and TV shows on its Wi-Fi network since 2008. UNSW told Fairfax Media on Thursday it made "no apology" for taking "strong action to discourage piracy, which is not only unlawful but unethical"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The University of NSW says it has issued 238 fines - estimated to total about $100,000 - to students illicitly downloading copyright infringing material such as movies and TV shows on its Wi-Fi network since 2008. UNSW told Fairfax Media on Thursday it made "no apology" for taking "strong action to discourage piracy, which is not only unlawful but unethical"</div>

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Terminal 101: Using Ditto to Copy Files | Mac|Life - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 14 Nov 14

"Apple has developed its own (better) implementation of cp. This command, called "ditto," not only copies the files from the source directory to the destination directory, creating the destination directory if it doesn't already exist; but will also merge the contents of the source directory with the destination directory if it does exist."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Apple has developed its own (better) implementation of cp. This command, called "ditto," not only copies the files from the source directory to the destination directory, creating the destination directory if it doesn't already exist; but will also merge the contents of the source directory with the destination directory if it does exist."</div>

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High School IT - It's time to start from scratch - TechGeek - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 16 Feb 14

"In response to the ever-increasing role of technology in society through various academic and engineering developments, one fundamental question remains in the movement to arrest the decrease in students studying Computing at high school and university: what should we be teaching about IT to high school students? "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"In response to the ever-increasing role of technology in society through various academic and engineering developments, one fundamental question remains in the movement to arrest the decrease in students studying Computing at high school and university: what should we be teaching about IT to high school students? "</div>

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Binary Game - 3 views

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Jarrod Robinson on 12 Feb 13

he Cisco Binary Game is the best way to learn and practice the binary number system. It is great for classes, students and teachers in science, math, digital electronics, computers, programming, logic and networking. It is also a LOT of fun to play for anyone who likes to play fast-paced arcade games.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">he Cisco Binary Game is the best way to learn and practice the binary number system. It is great for classes, students and teachers in science, math, digital electronics, computers, programming, logic and networking. It is also a LOT of fun to play for anyone who likes to play fast-paced arcade games.</div>

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The Simpsons hits Google Glass where it hurts - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 07 Feb 14

"On this week's episode of The Simpsons, "Specs and the City", Mr Burns gives every employee of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant a pair of "Oogle Goggles". It seems like an unusually generous and savvy gift, but really Mr Burns just wants to use the devices to spy on his employees. You see where this is going. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"On this week's episode of The Simpsons, "Specs and the City", Mr Burns gives every employee of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant a pair of "Oogle Goggles". It seems like an unusually generous and savvy gift, but really Mr Burns just wants to use the devices to spy on his employees. You see where this is going. "</div>

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Guide to securing personal information| Office of the Australian Information Commission... - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 17 Mar 15

This 'Guide to securing personal information' (Guide) provides guidance on the reasonable steps entities are required to take under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) to protect the personal information they hold from misuse, interference, loss, and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. It also includes guidance on the reasonable steps entities are required to take to destroy or de-identify personal information that they hold once it is no longer needed (unless an exception applies).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This 'Guide to securing personal information' (Guide) provides guidance on the reasonable steps entities are required to take under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) to protect the personal information they hold from misuse, interference, loss, and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. It also includes guidance on the reasonable steps entities are required to take to destroy or de-identify personal information that they hold once it is no longer needed (unless an exception applies).</div>

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'Vexatious' digital activist forces Australian Electoral Commission to release secret c... - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 13 Jul 14

"The Senate has forced the Australian Electoral Commission to disclose the source code of the software that counts Senate preference votes after the organisation refused to release it in response to a freedom-of-information request. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Senate has forced the Australian Electoral Commission to disclose the source code of the software that counts Senate preference votes after the organisation refused to release it in response to a freedom-of-information request. "</div>

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Time Machine - when it goes wrong and how to fix it | Alan Dix - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 18 Jul 14

"What bit of software do you really need to be reliable? If anything else goes really wrong you have the backup - but if the backup fails you really are lost."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"What bit of software do you really need to be reliable? If anything else goes really wrong you have the backup - but if the backup fails you really are lost."</div>

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VCE IT Lecture Notes Exam tips -VCEIT Lecture Notes - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 30 Oct 13

"How to pass the VCE IT exam Or, at least, a few tips that might come in handy"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"How to pass the VCE IT exam Or, at least, a few tips that might come in handy"</div>

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Science of Stylometry a Weapon Against Hackers, Trolls, Malware - 0 views

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DocHub | Instant Documentation Search - 0 views

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Colin Sutton on 02 Sep 12

DocHub is a great resource for finding documentation for whatever programming language you need. It currently includes CSS, HTML, JavaScript, DOM, jQuery, PHP, and Python. You can either search or browse through the properties, making it very easy to find whatever information you need.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">DocHub is a great resource for finding documentation for whatever programming language you need. It currently includes CSS, HTML, JavaScript, DOM, jQuery, PHP, and Python. You can either search or browse through the properties, making it very easy to find whatever information you need.</div>

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How NFL fans used Wi-Fi at the Super Bowl (Infographic) - FanSided - Sports News, Enter... - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 07 Feb 14

"Fans at Super Bowl XLVIII got a different experience with Wi-Fi, they used Extreme Network's Purview. The new technology provides visibility into application use across the network, helping organizations in various ways. Aside from improving the experience of fans trying to connect, it allows the stadium to understand how the spectators are using Wi-Fi allowing them to optimize application performance."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Fans at Super Bowl XLVIII got a different experience with Wi-Fi, they used Extreme Network's Purview. The new technology provides visibility into application use across the network, helping organizations in various ways. Aside from improving the experience of fans trying to connect, it allows the stadium to understand how the spectators are using Wi-Fi allowing them to optimize application performance."</div>

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5 Good TED Talks On Games | The Upside Learning Blog - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 13 Feb 14

"As games continue to establish themselves into our daily lives, the future as we know it will not be the same. They don't just hold the power to influence our life, but also have great implications for Learning. Below are a few interesting talks from TED's past, focusing on games, which are sure to get you thinking."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"As games continue to establish themselves into our daily lives, the future as we know it will not be the same. They don't just hold the power to influence our life, but also have great implications for Learning. Below are a few interesting talks from TED's past, focusing on games, which are sure to get you thinking."</div>

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Jinha Lee: Reach into the computer and grab a pixel | Talk Video | TED - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 16 Mar 14

"The border between our physical world and the digital information surrounding us has been getting thinner and thinner. Designer and engineer Jinha Lee wants to dissolve it altogether. As he demonstrates in this short, gasp-inducing talk, his ideas include a pen that penetrates into a screen to draw 3D models and SpaceTop, a computer desktop prototype that lets you reach through the screen to manipulate digital objects."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The border between our physical world and the digital information surrounding us has been getting thinner and thinner. Designer and engineer Jinha Lee wants to dissolve it altogether. As he demonstrates in this short, gasp-inducing talk, his ideas include a pen that penetrates into a screen to draw 3D models and SpaceTop, a computer desktop prototype that lets you reach through the screen to manipulate digital objects."</div>

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Wolfram Alpha Drills Deep into Facebook Data - 0 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 27 Jul 13

"Back in January, when Wolfram Alpha launched an updated version of its Personal Analytics for Facebook module, the self-billed "computational knowledge engine" asked users to contribute their detailed Facebook data for research purposes. The researchers at Wolfram Alpha, having crunched all that information, are now offering some data on how users interact with Facebook."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Back in January, when Wolfram Alpha launched an updated version of its Personal Analytics for Facebook module, the self-billed "computational knowledge engine" asked users to contribute their detailed Facebook data for research purposes. The researchers at Wolfram Alpha, having crunched all that information, are now offering some data on how users interact with Facebook."</div>

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