IBM News room - 2013-11-14 IBM Watson’s Next Venture: Fueling New Era of Cognitive Apps Built in the Cloud by Developers

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/42451.wss

Once science fiction, it'll be reality in 2014

http://m.cnet.com/news/once-science-fiction-itll-be-reality-in-2014/57615614?ds=1

How to Build a Homemade Clapper to Adjust the Lights and Set the Mood | Popular Science

http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2012-05/how-build-homemade-clapper-adjust-lights-and-set-mood?src=SOC&dom=fb

20 Things the Rich Do Every Day

http://www.daveramsey.com/blog/20-things-the-rich-do-every-day


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Power struggle: Green energy versus a grid that's not ready - latimes.com

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-grid-renewables-20131203,0,6231790,full.story#axzz2oslsZB3l

Top Ten: What Made 2013 Special

Top Ten military stories of 2013 (mostly failures):
http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/topten/articles/20131220.aspx

How to avoid Cancer | PremAseem.com

http://premaseem.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/how-to-avoid-cancer/

American-Made Index: The Role of Exports - KickingTires

http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2013/06/american-made-index-the-role-of-exports.html?cmp=cartalkfacebook

21 Money-Saving Life Hacks That Totally Work | Cracked.com

http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_737_21-money-saving-life-hacks-that-totally-work/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=fanpage&utm_campaign=new+article&wa_ibsrc=fanpage

PSA: Your Phone Logs Everywhere You Go. Here's How to Turn It Off

http://lifehacker.com/psa-your-phone-logs-everywhere-you-go-heres-how-to-t-1486085759?utm_campaign=socialflow_lifehacker_facebook&utm_source=lifehacker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Mount a Raspberry Pi-Powered Google Calendar On Your Wall

http://lifehacker.com/mount-a-raspberry-pi-powered-google-calendar-on-your-wa-1484219113?utm_campaign=socialflow_lifehacker_facebook&utm_source=lifehacker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Internet of Things — IOTA Computing

These folks make computers smaller than a fingernail that cost about a dollar in quantity:
http://www.iotacomputing.com/?page_id=17

About - [Flawless] Server

Based on Linux Mint, this setup collects media and serves it agnostically to your devices:
http://flawless-server.com/

See also:
"Plex is a media player system consisting of a player application with a 10-foot user interface and an associated media server. It is available for Mac OS X, Linux, and Microsoft Windows."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plex_(software)
http://www.plexapp.com/
"Plex began as a freeware hobby project but since 2010 has evolved into a commercial software business that is owned and developed by a single for-profit startup company, Plex, Inc."

Army Truck Shoots Drones, Mortars With Lasers | Popular Science

http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/army-truck-shoots-drones-mortars-lasers?src=SOC&dom=fb

5 tablet tricks - Kim Komando

http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=15725

Fwd: Millions of Maricopa County Community College students, staff notified of security breach

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/money/consumer/alerts/Millions-of-Maricopa-County-Community-College-students-staff-notified-of-security-breach

One secret about online accounts every computer user needs to know - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show

It won't work as well if you don't allow browsers to save passwords, but there is still some useful information in this article:
http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=15712&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=totd&utm_content=2013-12-12-article-1-end-b&page=1

Latest spying revelation has implications beyond gaming. Start using two factor authentication where possible.

Spy agencies in covert push to infiltrate virtual world of online gaming - NSA and GCHQ collect gamers' chats and deploy real-life agents into World of Warcraft and Second Life:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/09/nsa-spies-online-games-world-warcraft-second-life

"…The agencies, the documents show, have built mass-collection capabilities against the Xbox Live console network, which has more than 48 million players. Real-life agents have been deployed into virtual realms, from those Orc hordes in World of Warcraft to the human avatars of Second Life. There were attempts, too, to recruit potential informants from the games' tech-friendly users. …"

 

We're in a period of great change.  Many social media sites are offering more protection via "Two Factor" authentication while at the same time using our information to generate revenue through advertising:

https://blog.twitter.com/2013/getting-started-with-login-verification

http://www.techhive.com/article/2057237/keep-your-microsoft-account-safer-with-two-factor-authentication.html

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2036252/how-to-set-up-two-factor-authentication-for-facebook-google-microsoft-and-more.html

 

Facebook moved ahead Friday with changes to its privacy policies that make it clear that the company can include users' profile pictures, location and other personal information in advertisements:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/facebook-makes-changes-to-its-data-use-policies/2013/11/15/0107eab4-4e2f-11e3-be6b-d3d28122e6d4_story.html

http://www.informationweek.com/10-most-misunderstood-facebook-privacy-facts/d/d-id/898873

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/11/linkedin-updates-privacy-policy-to-let-in-advertis.aspx

https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170407-faqs-about-tailored-ads-and-your-privacy-controls#

 

Several social networking & tech companies are urging governments to reform their spying policies, but we don't yet know if this is just a marketing effort or something with real teeth.  Interestingly, none of the telecomm companies are on this list:

http://reformgovernmentsurveillance.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/09/technology/tech-giants-issue-call-for-limits-on-government-surveillance-of-users.html?pagewanted=all

http://venturebeat.com/2013/12/08/tech-wants-reform/

 

Related articles:

State of Deception - Why won't the President rein in the intelligence community?

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/12/16/131216fa_fact_lizza?currentPage=all

Angry Over U.S. Surveillance, Tech Giants Bolster Defenses:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/01/technology/angry-over-us-surveillance-tech-giants-bolster-defenses.html

"Google has spent months and millions of dollars encrypting email, search queries and other information flowing among its data centers worldwide. Facebook's chief executive said at a conference this fall that the government "blew it." And though it has not been announced publicly, Twitter plans to set up new types of encryption to protect messages from snoops."

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Declutter your hard drive for free - Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Komando Downloads

http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=1279

Could your router be taken over by hackers? - Cool Sites from The Kim Komando Radio Show® & Web site

http://www.komando.com/coolsites/index.aspx?id=15675

More than 2 million Facebook, Google and other accounts compromised | Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/12/05/passwords-guidelines-for-protecting-internet/

CNCCookbook: Belt Grinder Ideas

http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCKnifeMakingGrinders.htm

OracleVoice: Top 5 Processor Myths - Forbes

A good article despite being Oracle (Sun) hardware centered:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/oracle/2013/06/20/top-5-processor-myths/2/

Car Talk - Buying a used Prius

http://m.cartalk.com/content/buying-used-prius-it-pays-shop-around

How to Restore Your Vehicle's Headlights

http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2013/12/how-to-restore-your-vehicles-headlights.html#more?cmp=cartalkfacebook

My problem is keeping the haze away once the lenses are cleaned up ...

Liberals Go Hysterical Over List of 252 Examples of Obama’s Lying, Corruption, and Cronyism

http://www.randpaulreview.com/2013/08/obama-supporters-go-hysterical-over-list-of-252-examples-of-obamas-lying-corruption-and-cronyism/

YourFreeProxy Is Caught Installing A Toolbar That Mines Bitcoin On The Sly | TechCrunch

http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/01/yourfreeproxy-is-caught-installing-a-toolbar-that-mines-bitcoin-on-the-sly/?utm_campaign=fb&%3Fncid=fb

The Ten Commandments of Concealed Carry - Home Defense GunHome Defense Gun

These ideas might not always be possible or practical, but are worth considering:
http://www.homedefensegun.net/ten-commandments-concealed-carry/

Smaller Than Your Phone, This Device Could Keep You Healthy

Test your food & your environment with tools that enable you to determine what is problematic for you:
http://mashable.com/2013/11/26/tellspec/#:eyJzIjoiZyIsImkiOiJfdDR3bDljd3V4cG9hdXQ2bCJ9