Customizing Enterprise Portals: Will Users Take the Time?
Enterprise Information Portals: The Logical Next Step? See also Making Knowledge Management Smarter
IT Experts Share Antispyware Tactics
Anti-Spyware Tips And Tricks – “Get the straight dope from IT managers and security consultants about the best anti-spyware products, links to favorite anti-spyware information and software, how to tell if your system is infected, and what to do about it if it is.” See also Learn What Spyware Is, How To Stop It
Microsoft Announces Comprehensive PC Security Subscription Service
Press release: Microsoft to Deliver Automated, All-in-One PC Health Service for Consumers Windows OneCare Live: Coming Soon to Beta: “Windows OneCare is built specifically for people who don’t have the time or technical expertise necessary to secure and manage a computer on a daily basis. It is a comprehensive PC health service that goes beyond …
Georgia Gov. Signs Wireless Phone Privacy Bill
On May 10, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed the Wireless Privacy Act SB46…to provide that suppliers of wireless telephone service providing directory information shall not include wireless service dialing numbers without the express written consent of a subscriber…
Federal Judiciary Updates Map of Court Websites
From the Federal Judiciary: Each Judicial Circuit, District Defined in Newly Posted Map – “A new map delineates each of the 12 regional judicial circuits and 94 judicial districts within them. Clicking on the map will lead you to the web sites of the federal courts in a particular circuit or district.”
All Together Now – A Recommendation to Beat Spam
This NewScientist.com article suggests that Teamwork will beat the spammers by using a social network to identify spam in a dynamic, collaborative effort. Related reference: Let Your CyberAlter Ego Share Information and Manage Spam
Security and the Plane Incident in DC Yesterday
From Editor and Publisher, the text of the addendum to White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan’s follow-up to questions during the May 11, 2005 press briefing about the plane incident: “The President’s detail was informed when the decision was made to raise the threat level at the White House to yellow. A determination was made …
Guide to U.S. Government RSS Library
From FirstGov.gov, this U.S. Government RSS Library webpage aggregates links to a wide range of resources, including news releases, press briefings, transcripts, reports, advisories, statistics and technical documents, in one easy to use location, providing content on the following topical areas: Agriculture RSS Feeds Consumer RSS Feeds Cyber Security RSS Feeds Data and Statistics RSS …
Gov’t Produced Video News Releases Violate Law
Video News Releases (VNRs): Unattributed Prepackaged News Stories Violate Publicity or Propaganda Prohibition – Statement of Susan A. Poling, Managing Associate General Counsel (GAO), to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, GAO-05-643T, May 12, 2005 Highlights: “In two legal opinions this past year, federal agencies commissioned and distributed prepackaged news stories and introductory …
Updates to Recent White Paper on Blogging Anonymously
EFF recently published a white paper on blogging anonymously, and today posted additional information in response to reader feedback, and encouraged an ongoing dialogue on the issue.
UK PubMed Central Project Receives Funding
From the UK Guardian Unlimited: “Some of Britain’s leading medical research funders have banded together to finance the country’s most comprehensive online repository of medical knowledge. The multimillion-pound UK PubMed Central project is a big boost to proponents of open access to scientific research. It will enable academic researchers to post papers published either online …
Significant Hurdles Stymie Rollout of Terror Watch List
The Terror Watch List, under development for several years, has been plagued by set-backs; administrative, technical and political in nature. This BusinessWeek.com article reviews the origins of the system, the technology hurdles encountered during the course of its development, and the plans for its completion. See also Airline screening program panned by House appropriators