http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:32:53 -0700 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:36:10 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d22-Kudos-to-Georgia-Tech-for-going-after-the-cyber-criminals?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner Photo (Wikipedia)At this week's Atlanta SecureWorld Expo, Sy Goodman of GA Tech offered a bleak outlook of Internet security...and he should know. This professor at GA Tech focuses on international developments in information technologies and nation... Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:36:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d22-Kudos-to-Georgia-Tech-for-going-after-the-cyber-criminals?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d20-The-Good-Bad--Ugly-about-Atlantas-SecureWorld-Expo?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner   Please note that this is a brief overview of what took place at this week's conference. I will go into more detail this week about the different topics. Okay, now about the expo.  The good. Just as I expected, this year's SecureWorld Ex... Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:59:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d20-The-Good-Bad--Ugly-about-Atlantas-SecureWorld-Expo?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d15-Beware-of-the-online-schemes-and-scams?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner    Photo (AP)As you know, there are pretty some nasty schemes on the Internet. Every day we seem to hear about more people getting duped. And yes, some of these scams and schemes are truly insidious. Below are the top 10 schemes created to ... Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:37:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d15-Beware-of-the-online-schemes-and-scams?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d14-Kiddies-and-technology?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner    Photo(AP) As a youngster, I had a TV in my room. However, I wasn’t given free rein to watch whatever I wanted, as my mother had more than effective monitoring skills. In fact, I don’t recall even watching a lot of TV. I had ... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:11:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d14-Kiddies-and-technology?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d12-Print-newspapers-versus-the-Internet?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner    Photo (AP) In case you haven't heard, the Internet has become the leading source for national and international news. While it has yet to supplant television, more people are looking to the Internet for their daily dose of news. And we m... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:51:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d12-Print-newspapers-versus-the-Internet?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d9-Technology-Books?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner   Okay, I'll admit it - I'm a biblioholic. I love to read. So, if you also like to read and are interested in some very good technology books, please allow me to suggest my top three for this week:1) Wired For War. If you like science fiction mo... Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:14:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d9-Technology-Books?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d7-The-Enhanced-You?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner   Photo (AP) If you're about 40 years old, you might remember the TV show The Bionic Man. If you're too young, allow me to recap. The show was about an astronaut who had an accident and was rebuilt with implants that increased his speed (he ran... Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:44:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d7-The-Enhanced-You?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d5-Do-you-have-a-technology-addiction?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner    Chinese computer lab - Photo (AP) Just take a look around and you'll probably agree that we're truly inundated with technology. Our new, fun and sometimes interesting technology can keep us glued to our computers and to our very... Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:36:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d5-Do-you-have-a-technology-addiction?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d4-The-Other-Web?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner  While most of us focus our search activities on the World Wide Web, you might be surprised to find that there's another Web, sometimes referred to as the Invisible Web, the Deep Web, the UnderWeb, and other names. While the World Wide Web provi... Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:49:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d4-The-Other-Web?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d1-Popular-Websites?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner   Curious about the most popular web sites? If so, check out Alexa.com for information about the top global sites, as well as top sites by country, language, and category. Below are some interesting tidbits:Top 10 sites in the United States... Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:50:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m3d1-Popular-Websites?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d28-Your-21st-century-brain-on-Facebook?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner  Are you experiencing short attention spans? Do you have difficulty empathizing with others? Well, according to one neuroscientist, this might be the result of your visits to social networking sites like Facebook.According to Professor Greenfiel... Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:40:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d28-Your-21st-century-brain-on-Facebook?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d25-Greet-or-submit-to-your-brainy-new-companion?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner     Photo (AP) Today I took a brief trip down memory lane and just marveled at the evolution of our machines that keep us connected to the Web. I remember my good ole' Tandy from Radio Shack. Now, just to give you some perspective (an... Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:40:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d25-Greet-or-submit-to-your-brainy-new-companion?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d23-We-Are-The-Web?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner     Photo(AP) If you viewed the Kevin Kelly video that I posted on 2/15/09 you'll remember his comment that the Web we have today is only 5000 days old. Just ponder that for a minute.  Prior to this, there was no Google, no T... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:40:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d23-We-Are-The-Web?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d21-Hip-Hip-Hooray-for-the-Gs--Google-GE-and-Green-Energy?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner    Photo(AP) In a fear-filled 24-hour news cycle, it's necessary to break away from all that negativity and read about some positive news. As you know, there are some very smart people in our country doing some great things and we need to h... Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:44:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d21-Hip-Hip-Hooray-for-the-Gs--Google-GE-and-Green-Energy?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d19-Great-and-affordable-technology-conference-comes-to-Atlanta?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner    Photo (AP) If you're interested in attending a great (and affordable) technology conference, I'd strongly suggest that you check out the upcoming SecureWorld conference at Cobb Galleria on March 17-18th.I've attended this conference... Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:12:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d19-Great-and-affordable-technology-conference-comes-to-Atlanta?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d17-On-Facebook-This-message-is-for-you?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner    Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Davos, Switzerland (AP)Wasn't it just yesterday that I was writing about being sneaky on the Web? Well, in case you haven't heard, Facebook has changed its terms of use, and frankly, it seems rather sn... Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:15:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d17-On-Facebook-This-message-is-for-you?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d16-Sneaking-around-the-Web?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner    Photo (AP) After a recent discussion with a friend about privacy in today's high-tech world, I decided to investigate some of the surveillance technologies for personal use that have come to us via the World Wide Web. Admittedly, I'm awa... Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:18:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d16-Sneaking-around-the-Web?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d15-Web-20--over-already?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner   Just when you were getting your head wrapped around the idea of Web 2.0, with its social networking boom, some are suggesting that this phase of the web is 'so over' and that Web 3.0 is looming on the horizon. Now, just what does Web 3.0 look... Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:50:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d15-Web-20--over-already?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d13-Want-a-new-life-Just-create-one?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner Second Life Logo (wikipedia) Growing up, I escaped into other worlds by reading and playing with Barbie dolls. My reading took me to incredible faraway lands. Through Barbie, I projected what I thought was cool by asking that my mom buy a s... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:05:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d13-Want-a-new-life-Just-create-one?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d11-The-teachers-are-no-longer-the-fountain-of-knowledge-the-Internet-is?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner   Photo (AP) Wow! Really? Do you agree? Such words by an Australian principal, while praised by some, are sure to rile up more than a few teachers. I can definitely tell you that after reading them in Don Tapscott's book - grown up digi... Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:11:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2938-Atlanta-Web-Examiner~y2009m2d11-The-teachers-are-no-longer-the-fountain-of-knowledge-the-Internet-is?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Web-Examiner