by Joseph Forbes | Mar 7, 2013 | MONEY, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
from the capitalist-robber-barons-wanted dept. “MIT researchers looked at 150 of the school’s spin-out companies in manufacturing businesses over a decade, and found many of them hit the same chasm: Once it was time to ramp up to large-scale production,...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 7, 2013 | Blog Entry, LAW, MONEY
from the hello-sir-madam dept. A New York Times consumer columnist tracked down the people who run a ‘This is your second and final notice” robocall operation. The calls came from Account Management Assistance, which promises to negotiate lower credit card...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 7, 2013 | Blog Entry, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
The short answer: it’s unlikely you’ll ever get your stuff back. Even with anti-theft software, there’s no guarantee, but we constantly recommend installing software like Prey for this very purpose. If you don’t have tracking software...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 7, 2013 | DATA, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
from the peek-a-boo-you-can’t-see-me dept. Today’s video is an interview with the Corporate Alliance Director and the Chief Technology Officer of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), a non-profit organization that claims it is...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 6, 2013 | INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, Technical Support, Technicals
Comcast revealed today how it will deal with customers who receive multiple warnings under the newly launched “six-strikes” anti-piracy system. After four alerts the ISP will “hijack” web-browsers of suspected serial pirates with a persistent pop-up notification,...
