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Friday, January 24, 2003

Career Column

Career-Op: Security
by Douglas E. Welch, ComputorEdge Magazine

Of all the issues facing the high-tech careerist in the coming year, security, in all its forms, should be the top priority on everyone's list. I am not just talking about Internet firewalls, VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) and encryption, though. While all these are important, security involves the entire company, not just a few pieces of computer equipment. As a high-tech careerist, it will be your responsibility to convey the importance of technology security to everyone. This is simple self-preservation. Regardless of who might be at fault, if security is breached at your company, you will quickly find that everyone will hold you responsible.

Wednesday, January 22, 2003

Web/Art

Van Gogh's Letters

Unabridged, Annotated and Searchable. Wow! Sometimes the web can still amaze you.

Books

I am a big fan of the Harry Potter books (and movies) even though I am far outside the age range of their target market. Joe is just getting old enough now that I have started reading him the first book. We got him a Hogwart's Express train for Christmas, but only knows about Harry Potter from the television advertisements.

If you want to pre-order your copy of the latest Harry Potter book, you can pre-order from Amazon by clicking on the links below.

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Computers/Gear

Boing Boing has some info on great bags for the "road warriors" among you. I personally like "The Pod" as much as he does. It would be a great way to carry around all the stuff that no longer fits in my current bag including digicam, batteries, phone and more.

Tuesday, January 21, 2003

Books/Music

I have really been on a Jazz kick recently, pulling CDs off the library rack nearly every time I visit. Of course, I visit the library 3-4 times a week, so I am never wanting for music choices. -- Douglas

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Getz for Lovers

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Django Reinhardt 1935-36

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50 Fast Digital Photo Techniques

Computers/Mac

Mac OS X - Free Online Training Videos For those of you wishing to learn a bit more about Mac OS X, here are some short (and free) videos that explain the Finder, System Preferences and more.