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A wireless security camera is quite an interesting piece of technical equipment, which – the conventional wisdom holds – can deter people from breaking the rules (whatever those might be) or help after the fact demonstrate “who done it”. Their real value is however questionable. For one, they can become a prime target for attackers…

I admit: I didn’t jump on the “hip new phone with all kinds of bells and whistles” bandwagon yet. I’m very content with my small, sturdy Nokia. However one has to admit that there is a certain kind of wow effect when one looks at phones like the Sony Ericsson Satio. Even though I had…

GPS Tracking is a contentious issue, even more when it is forced on the subject. There are however situations where we can be legally obligated to subject ourselves to such tracking (for example when we are using the car of the employer or if our legal guardian wishes so). The LandAirSea company specializes in such…

cbt planet recently announced their MCITP bootcamps for 2010. MCITP stands for Microsoft Certified IT Professional, and in good Microsoft tradition, it doesn’t stand for one certification, but rather a group of certifications. So we have (list taken from the Microsoft site): MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator 7 MCITP: Consumer Support Technician MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician…

The issue of certifications is a contentious one in the field of IT. On one hand there are the people who try to hire without having necessarily the expertise to judge the candidate (ie. HR). On the other hand there are the people who complain about the low quality of “certified” people. The best attitude…