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May 12, 2008
Technical Brain Wave
We all know that electronics has helped in hundreds of medical applications and been the driving force in the development of some groundbreaking equipment like magnetic resonance imaging and laser surgery. But despite these medical innovations, areas still remain in medical testing and evaluation that can only be described as archaic and uncomfortable for the patient.
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Paul Whytock
April 24, 2008
Surfing Security And The ISP Invasion
In the last edition, I ranted about how Internet users are being subjected to unauthorised examination of the Web sites they visit by Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The whole idea was that once Web user interests are logged and analysed, they can be bombarded by advertising targeted at their “needs.”
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Paul Whytock
April 18, 2008
Surfing Security And The Phorm factor
Most of us know we must be cautious about the security of our personal data when using the Web. So, I wasn’t that surprised when Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee recently expressed his concerns about systems that can track a Web user’s activity when using the Internet.
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Paul Whytock
March 27, 2008
Visionary Technologists
There are times when human
imagination and expertise,
coupled with the enabling
effect of advanced electronics
technology, can create something
really important for people.
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Paul Whytock
March 11, 2008
A Long-Term View On Display
Interesting to hear about the joint
company that’s been formed
between Renesas, Sharp Corp.,
and Powerchip Semiconductor
Corp. (PSC). Its view is to feeding
the future LCD market with drivers
and controllers.
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Paul Whytock
February 21, 2008
Use It Or Lose It
Cyber thieves must be rubbing their hands with glee at the potential Internet crimes they can perpetrate thanks to data-protection inefficiencies of organisations—data that should be bulletproof against any threat. Indeed, 2008 has been tagged as the year that cyber crime will escalate in the extreme.
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Paul Whytock
February 12, 2008
Finding The Right Words
A well-known media industry newsletter recently ran an editorial comment questioning why editorial policies of US and European electronics magazines should differ so much when it comes to sourcing technical articles.
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Paul Whytock
January 24, 2008
The Healing Serpent
Another iTechnology breakthrough has entered our iWorld this month. But this one does not join the ranks of those well-known iWants like the iPod, iMac, and iPhone. All hail the i-Snake, which is not from the Apple stable of innovations.
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Paul Whytock
January 10, 2008
My Band Is Broader Than Yours
We start the New Year with a classic example of European disunity with three of the European Union’s major members independently starting, or planning, to implement next-generation networks to provide faster broadband services. If not for these members, a cohesive and co-ordinated strategy could be standardised throughout Europe.
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Paul Whytock
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