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"The cool kids these days are spinning vinyl discs on antique record players, and the analogue fightback may have made its way to the very top, according to a report that says the Kremlin is returning to typewriters in an attempt to avoid damaging leaks from computer hardware."

"The questions on this year's exam paper may include case studies, design briefs, newspaper articles, and images as stimulus material. This could make it interesting as well as challenging. The challenge is in being able to apply your knowledge to the stimulus material presented on the exam paper."

"Since our post about Infographics, a *lot* of people, stunned by Tufte's "less is more" gif, have been asking us lately what's our recommendation for a data visualization package. Considering the size of their datasets, and the kind of story they wanna tell, our answer has been invariably the same: "Well, use your dusty ol' Excel". Surprising isn't it?"

AAPT breached Privacy Act | theage.com.au

AAPT breached Privacy Act | theage.com.au

"Hackers have begun exploiting the newly identified "Shell Shock" computer bug, using fast-moving worm viruses to scan for vulnerable systems and then infect them, researchers have warned. "

"A new security vulnerability found in everything from iPhones and laptops to light bulbs and web cameras has been dubbed by security experts as worse than Heartbleed, the bug found earlier this year that affected almost every device."

Canadian teen arrested for stealing tax data with Heartbleed | theage.com.au

Canadian teen arrested for stealing tax data with Heartbleed | theage.com.au

They say "possession is nine-tenths of the law," but even if you physically and legally own a Smart Thing, you won't actually control it.

"In September of 2013 I was asked to give a TEDx talk in Boulder, Colorado on Escaping Video Game Addiction. It was an incredible honor. It's been one of the most profound experiences of my life. 5 years ago I decided to quit my job and pursue the concept of having the freedom to live my life on my own terms, and although this talk speaks to video game addiction, it's truly a talk about freedom."

"MPEG Streamclip is a powerful high-quality video converter, player, editor for MPEG, QuickTime, transport streams, iPod. And now it is a DivX editor and encoding machine, and even a stream and YouTube downloader."

"When a contractor from America's National Security Agency (NSA) downloaded tens of thousands of top-secret documents from a highly secure Government network, it led to the largest leak of classified information in history - and sparked a fierce debate over privacy, technology and democracy in the post-9/11 world. "

"Federal officials did not permit testing of the Obamacare healthcare.gov website or issue final system requirements until four to six days before its Oct. 1 launch, according to an individual with direct knowledge of the project. The individual, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described the troubled Obamacare website project as suffering from top-level management disarray, changing systems requirements and recurring delays."

"The BBC has published computer programming study guides, quizzes and other support materials on its Bitesize site to coincide with the new computing curriculum's introduction in England."

"Apple offers just 5GB of free storage to iCloud users. Need more space? You've got to pay for it. If you don't want to do this, then you should take a look at these tips to keep your iCloud usage under control."

"Picasa is well-known as a top-notch integrated image organizer, photo editor and enhancer, with fantastic online galleries. In addition to its capable photo editing and organizing tools, the latest version, Picasa 3, now lets you do basic video editing and make your own movie as well."

"Timeline charts are great for providing quick snapshots of historical events. .. Then it strike me, why not make a visual time line of Microsoft Excel ? So I did that instead."

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