08.30.06
Posted in Society and Technology at 11:43 am by Norm Garrett
When we are computing in the public space, we need to pay extra attention to security issues. While I enjoy sitting in an Internet cafe with my laptop and surfing around, or using the Internet via a free wireless connection provided by my hotel, I am acutely aware that these may not be the safest of environments in which to engage the world.
Here is an interesting post entitled “10 Top Tips for Protecting Yourself at Hot Spots.” It is an excellent list but, more importantly, it points to the fact that we must be vigilant when using the Internet and that this is particularly important when we use it in a wireless environment. The article has some good suggestions. The bottom line is that we must be responsible for our own security because nobody else is going to do it for us.
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08.24.06
Posted in Uncategorized, General, Conferences at 9:48 pm by Norm Garrett
Well it has been a good summer and I got a lot accomplished. Unfortunately, I didn’t have much time to keep up the blog but I’m back at it now. Currently, I have several projects in progress that I worked on feverishly over the summer. The research I did was time-consuming but rewarding and I will be sharing some of my findings over the next few months on this blog.
Among other topics, much of my time has been taken up with writing grant proposals and papers for conference presentations. My next presentation will be at ELearn 2006 in Honolulu in October. This is an excellent conference for educational technology and its use in higher education. If you’ve never been, consider it (this year would be a good year to start since it is in Hawaii).
It’s good to be back at it and have another first week of the semester under my belt.
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