Linked – Weak passwords banned in California from 2020
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Linked – Weak passwords banned in California from 2020

From a cybersecurity standpoint, this is a good idea. It demands that each gadget be given a unique password when it is made. From a “user has no idea how to get into the device because they never knew the password” standpoint, on the other hand? Yeah that’s going to be a mess. I predict…

Linked – Mobile to the Mainstream
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Linked – Mobile to the Mainstream

You may want to bookmark this one from Craig Ball. “This article looks at simple, low-cost approaches to getting relevant and responsive mobile data into a standard e-discovery review workflow, and offers a Mobile Evidence Scorecard designed to start a dialogue leading to a consensus about what forms of mobile content should be routinely collected…

Linked – Workplace Mental Health In Crisis: A Survivor’s Story
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Linked – Workplace Mental Health In Crisis: A Survivor’s Story

Ana’s story is great, and I encourage you to go read it, and especially to understand what she says about the importance of putting a face on survival. But this quote is one that I think resonates with what I see in the modern workplace, and not favorably. “Leadership styles that foster respect, humanity and…

Linked – How DNA Databases Violate Everyone’s Privacy
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Linked – How DNA Databases Violate Everyone’s Privacy

This seems less than ideal. “If you’re an American of European descent, there’s a 60% chance you can be uniquely identified by public information in DNA databases. This is not information that you have made public; this is information your relatives have made public.” There are links on Bruce’s post to a more detailed article…

Free Learning Resources – learnfree.org
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Free Learning Resources – learnfree.org

I have to thank my wife for finding this site the other night when she was Googling for some Excel tutorials. It’s done by the Goodwill Community Foundation and it not only has tutorials on tech topics like Excel, Gmail, and Internet Safety, but they also cover a range of topics involved with job searching,…

Linked – Social networking is dead
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Linked – Social networking is dead

I don’t know if I agree with Mike Elgan’s declaration completely, but I will totally agree with this, and the superiority of blogs and RSS feeds to get what is truly important to you. Meanwhile, the open, user-owned media are good. Blogs and podcasts are good. RSS is good. Email is good. You can’t get…