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1612 Virtual Reality and Hacking Fingerprints

March 26, 2016 | Comments Off

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Hour 1

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Steven Fox, is a Senior Cyber Security Officer, US Dept. of Treasury outlined changes that have occurred in exchanging security information with Europe since the Edward Snowden revelations. Safe Harbor originally allowed very liberal boundaries for exchanging data but the new regulations under Privacy Shield provide for very serious penalties for data breaches. Basically the Europeans don’t trust us any more.

Click Here to Listen to Steven Fox[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black” border_width=”3″][vc_column_text]Rick Broida is our Gadget Guy and noted Cheapskate. On a monthly basis Rick visits to talk about the latest in gadgetry. This month Virtual Reality is the hot topic with the release of the Samsung Galaxy VR headset.

Rick also had valuable comments to make about using VPN (Virtual Private Network) software to protect our data while surfing away from home or office.

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SEMCO: The Future Is Now

April 14, 2011 | Comments Off

(Note from the Editors of Internet Advisor: We publish this address delivered at the 35th anniversary gathering of SEMCO on 4/10/11 because of some interesting perspectives both on the past and the future of computing.)

The Future is Now!

By Warner Mach

I would like to address six examples to show why the “future is now” in the rapidly developing computer world. SEMCO started in 1976. These are some of the reasons why what was science-fiction in 1976 is reality in 2011. Sometimes we are imbedded in the culture and don’t see the tremendous changes that have occurred:

(1) Overcoming limitations: We no longer deal with the limitations such as computer speed, limited memory, and limited external storage.

(2) Telecommunications: The universal Internet as a solution to the communications problem.

(3) Virtual Worlds: The world of Second Life and multi-user games.

(4) The “Watson” supercomputer that beat the human Jeopardy contestants.

(5) Simulation of brain neutrons: Henry Markram and the “Blue Brain” project.

(6) Seymour Wolfram and a “New Kind of Science.”

So imagine, if you will, that you have stepped out of the time machine from 1976.

(1) Overcoming Limitations:

I think that, for people who have been in …

The Internet Advisor Salutes SEMCO 35th Anniversary 3-6 PM Sat. April 9

April 9, 2011 | Comments Off

The first hour of our show is dedicated to an organization that has been around for 35 years supporting PC enthusiasts. Guests: Steve Yuhasz, Jim Rarus, Bob Clyne and Warner Mach. (See our Internet Advisor Facebook page for a complete photo gallery.) We’ll not only talk about the history of computing but discuss “The Future is Now”. Ed Rudel will have a special segment on “Successful Searching”, tips to help you find exactly what you’re looking for on the Internet.