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Tech Talk Radio Highlights
This week Tech Talk reviewed opportunities for women
in technology and took a satirical look at the Worldcom
debacle. We also discussed efforts by the CIO Council
to recruit and keep IT workers, face recognition
surveillance systems, computer sales figures, wireless
phone tooth-implants, keyboard logging devices, video
pills with miniature cameras, search engine technology,
and much more.
Listen now to the latest show using either MP3 or Real Audio. Check
out all the links
referenced during the show.
Tech Talk airs each Saturday at Noon on WMAL
Radio (AM630) and is sponsored by Stratford
University. WMAL is an ABC affiliate and the number
one AM radio station in the Washington DC metropolitan
area.
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| Tech Talk Guests: Women in IT | | |
June
Cunha and Linda Lo, Stratford grads, discussed their transition
from other careers into IT. June is interested in security
and Linda enjoys WAN infrastructure. Both have found the IT
field invigorating and challenging. Neither regrets their
decision.
One of June's favorite organizations is Women
in Technology International (WITI), a support organization
for women entering or advancing in technical careers. WITI
has a Potomac Chapter. Their next meeting will be July 11th,
2002 from 6 to 8:30 PM in Chevy Chase, MD.
Check
out the WITI Potomac Chapter
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| CIO Council Addresses Fed IT Worker Shortage | | |
A
federal information technology panel will focus on providing
the government's IT workforce with more training and a career
"roadmap" to boost recruitment and retention, according to
Ira Hobbs, the panel's co-chair. Hobb's comments came during
a discussion about feedback on an August 2001 Study
from the National Academy of Public Administration which concluded
that the government needs to use more pay and hiring flexibilities
to compete with the private sector for IT workers.
Check
out the GovExec.com article
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| Worldcom Balance Sheet Declared Work of Art | | |
SatireWire,
one the Tech Talk's favorite sites, has another great satire
about "a surprise ruling by the US Supreme Court that ruled
that Worldcom corporate earnings statements should be protected
as works of art, as they 'create something from nothing.'"
The satire goes on to observe that "collectors began snatching
up original balance sheets, audits, and P&L statements from
WorldCom, Enron, and Global Crossing." They noted that the
acclaimed art critic firm, Arthur Anderson, is now called
"Art by Anderson."
Check
out the complete Satirewire article
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| One Billionth Computer Shipped | | | Between 1970 and today one billion computers have
been shipped worldwide. The two billion mark is
expected to be reached by 2008, according to the
Gartner Research group. China, Latin America, and
Eastern Europe are emerging markets for expanded PC
sales.
Check
out the PC Magazine article
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| Mafia Leader Jailed using Keystroke Logging | | | Nicodemo Scarfo was sentenced to 33 months in prison
after Government agents placed keystroke-logging
software on his computer. Placement was made using a
search warrant, rather than a wiretap warrant. The
logging device gave agents Scarfo's passwords and
user names. Since keyboard loggers are not
picked up by virus scanning software, they can remain
undetected.
Check
out The Register article
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