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Hapless HP has high hopes..that a new version of its proven Win 7 Slate tablet can attract business users. This may be a winning move since the device uses both pen input and a touch screen technology along with an operating system that is a proven winner in enterprise and a favorite among windows users. No need to trick old dogs new tricks. Hope Slate 2 does better than the forgettable Slate 1. …
If you thought that replacing your home phone with a cell phone would keep the bill collectors away, think again. Eileen Ambrose of the Baltimore Sun wrote an in depth article on the legislative battle going on over keeping debt collectors from hounding us everywhere we go on our portable phones. The full article appeared in a recent Detroit News edition. …
By Wil Payton, Communications Specialist,Connected Nation
“From government and schools to hospitals and private industry, our cyber networks are integral to Michigan’s infrastructure, economic growth, and quality of life.”
Connect Michigan applauds Governor Rick Snyder for recognizing broadband as a vital component for revitalizing Michigan’s declining infrastructure. “Broadband is one of the infrastructures of the future,” said Gov. Snyder yesterday in his Special Message to the Legislature on Infrastructure. That is why, since 2009, the Michigan Public Service Commission has been partnering withConnect Michigan to engage in a comprehensive broadband planning and technology initiative.
Connect Michigan is working to assess the local technology framework, establish goals, and develop action plans for expanding broadband throughout the state. Additionally, the program has been benchmarking broadband expansion and availability information statewide.
These efforts will assist the Governor with recommendations he made yesterday to:
• Leverage new investment and develop a unified vision with regard to broadband access and use in Michigan, with special attention to the rural areas in our state
• Work with private-sector broadband providers to help close the “digital divide” with better coordination, shared resources, more training, and greater investment
In the Governor’s White Paper of the presentation, …
Top malware researchers are sounding the alarming. An upgraded version of the Stuxnet virus which was so deadly accurate in its attack on Iranan nuclear facilities has been discovered in the wild. So far no targets have been identified but the the virus seems to be mainly reconnoitering key sites like Certificate Authority and industrial sites for future assaults. …
A new camera was launched this week that may help those of us who are all thumbs with cameras absolute pros! The Lytro is a weirdly shaped little camera with a tiny LCD screen that lets you mess with the focus after you have finished taking the pictures. The should take care of about 50% of all my shots! I will be most intrigued to see this adapted for cellphones which are now replacing point-and-shoot cameras. Foster Braun
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Following a national gathering on cyber security, Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan has established a center for Cyber Security in Ypsilanti, MI near the heart of two great universities and the Metro Detroit area. …
The State of Michigan won five awards in information technology, more than any other state, at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers in Denver, Colorado. Michigan Tech News
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Apple officially announced the death of its co-founder, Steve Jobs, who passed peacefully at his home surrounded by family. Perhaps this was Steve’s last “one more thing…” a favorite phrase he used at the end of length Apple product launches to announce the most innovative “next big thing” in computing. Jobs has suffered for many years from a form of pancreatic cancer and had looked drawn and haggard in his last public appearances. Earlier this week he was absent from the launch of the iPhone 4S which disappointed the expectations of many bloggers and commentators who had created an hysterical cloud of speculation leading up to the event. …
Under the guise of protecting computers from a password stealing Trojan, Microsoft security software killed Google’s Chrome browser on thousands of computers earlier this week. Redmond was soon back-pedaling furiously trying to change the anti-virus software that targeted one of its most aggressive competitors in the browser wars. That’s one way of handling the competition: declare them toxic and zap them! …
Ordinary folks have made some extraordinary discoveries. First a group of online gamers solved an HIV puzzle that has baffled scientists for years. Then a volunteer Web group collaborated to discover two new planets. Remarkable what happens when we work together. Wonder what would happen if Congress could do the same thing! …