Compliance Issues for IT

Jennifer Schiff suggests the most important compliance issues and general responses.

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Android File Management Apps

J. R. Raphael provides a video and text review of Android file management apps, including:

1. Solid Explorer File Manager
2. Pushbullet
3. Folder Synch Pro
4. Files Go

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Student Debt

Jillian Berman analyzes a Federal Reserve report on "Consumer Credit Outstanding," which indicates that student loans now exceed $1.5 trillion.

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Gmail Client for Offline Email

J. R. Raphael notes that a native offline Gmail client is now available.

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Data Analysis Project Failures

Mary Branscombe explains the causes of common failures in data analysis projects :

1. Assuming your data is ready to use — and all you need
2. Not exploring your data set before starting work
3. Expecting too much
4. Not using a control group to test your new data model in action
5. Starting with targets rather than hypotheses
6. Letting your data model go stale
7. Automating without monitoring the final outcome
8. Forgetting the business experts
9. Picking too complex a tool
10. Reusing implementations that don’t fit your problem
11. Misunderstanding fundamentals like causation and cross validation
12. Underestimating what users can understand

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Wire Heads

Lone Frank writes about the addictive nature of brain stimulation , which can result in individuals stimulating their happiness centers for hours at a time.

In 1980, Larry Niven began his science fiction novel The Ringworld Engineers with the protagonist as a wire addict. It is unfortunate that speculative fiction is becoming reality.

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Antivirus for Android

James A. Martin compares Android antivirus offerings.

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Apple iPhone and Health Apps

Johnny Evans explains the security built into the iphone making it a suitable tool for medical data.

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Android P -- Navigation

J. R. Raphael shares what he has learned about gesture navigation in the new Android operating system, "Android P."

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Graduation Caps

The Ohio State University's Center for Folklore Studies examines the practice of decorating graduation caps . Examples are welcomed!

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Force Copy in Google Docs

Lisa Nielsen illustrates the power of force copy in Google Docs.

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Moving Beyond a Paper-Based Mindset

John Sowash describes how to teach with a mindset freed from bondage to paper. Electronic resources empower the user to go outside the textbook and classroom, and allow greater collaboration within the school.

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Duplication and Copyright

Jake Swearingen reports that Eric Lundgren is going to jail for pirating CDs.

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Social Media Use and Depression

The Economist published a chart showing a negative correlation between social media use and reported happiness. The article reports on American study which showed that heavy social media use preceded mental illness.

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Female Voices

Eden Faithful considers the primarily feminine voices employed in artificial intelligence as reinforcing cultural subservience.

Faithful's criticism reminds me of the description of a household robot from a 1956 science fiction novel:

"That's why we called the monster 'Hired Girl' -- it brought back thoughts of the semi-slave immigrant girl who Grandma used to bully."

Heinlein, Robert A. (1956). The Door Into Summer. Fantasy and Science Fiction, 11(4), p. 17.

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Insecure Hotel Safes

Stacey Leasca warns that hotels often leave the master password for room safes at the manufacturer's default , making it easy for professional thieves to steal the contents.

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School Shootings

David French muses on the cause of school shootings .

Throughout U.S. history there have been a few insane individuals who have shot students and teachers in schools. Acts of insanity cannot easily be prevented. However,my own thought is that these sad events should not be receiving the massive publicity that seems to evoke copycat killings around the nation. To do so seems as irresponsible as yelling "Fire" in a crowded theatre.

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Asymmetry

Anthony Phillips provides examples of how both symmetry and asymmetry are important .

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Recipe Markup for Google Properties

Barry Schwartz explains the specialized markup recommended for recipes to place well in Google search results.

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Google Assistant

Mike Elgan suggests that Google is likely to develop the most useful virtual assistant .

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Right of Assembly

Chris Quintana explains how Berkeley is developing a policy to ensure that provocative speakers at Berkely will be protected. Security costs for some speakers have drained millions from the University budget.

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Police Can Locate Mobile Phones

Joseph Cox muses on the ability of police to quickly locate mobile phones .

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J.R. Raphael suggests ways to reduce data usage when using an Android phone

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Parenting the Gates Way

Hilary Brueck interviewed Bill and Melinda Gates about their parenting strategy .

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Compendium of Windows 10 Update Information

Preston Gralla provides this long list of updates which have occurred since the initial release of Windows 10 .

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Tending Your LinkedIn Profile

Rachel Sokol reviews establishing a quality LinkedIn profile .

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Google Disavow and Web Search Results

Edd Wilson reports on a study of the use of Google's disavow feature.

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Disavowing Links

Derek Gleason explains about disavowing links .

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Expiring Messages and Other New Features.

Amy Gesenhues suggests how users can ensure confidentiqality, sich as a setting which deletes email after a short pause.

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Urban Intelligence

Menno Schilthuizen explores how city birds develop curiousity .

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Online Buying Habits

Greg Sterling reports that Millenials are the most active U.S. demographic for purchasing goods online .

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Education Technology Podcasts

Vicki Davis has created almost 300 podcasts on technologies and techniques for educators.

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Search Engine Opitimization

Katie Gerweck suggests how to plan for a website redesign that will be optimized for searchers.

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Learning Keyboard Skills

David Kapuler provides links to ten sites for learning keyboard skills.

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FAFSA Assistance

Jennifer Lee reviews an effort to increase Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion at Georgia State University.

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The Last Day of Work

Brooke Nelson suggests tasks for your last day of work .

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Sabine Baring-Gould

Matthew Walther writes a short biography of Sabine Baring-Gould , the anglican clergyman "who knew everything" and who wrote novels, hymns and children's books.

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Biological Roots of Romance

Sean Illing interviews biological anthropologist Helen Fisher about the chemistry of romantic love .

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U.S. Taxation In Retirement

Alicia Adamczyk reviews how retirement income is taxed in the United States.

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WebRTC

Shan Sinha explains the development and value of WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communications) procol, which is now being baked into all of the major browser releases.

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Android Hidden Features

J.R. Raphael shares some Android features in a two minute video.

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Google Forms in the Classroom

John Sowash provides examples of using Google forms in an elementary school classroom. Many of the concepts could be broadened to other applications.

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Macintosh Keyboard Skills

Johnny Evans shares keyboard skills every Apple Macintosh user should master.

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