June 2012

No Questions Allowed: Siri Use Banned By IBM

Posted on Monday, June 4th, 2012 by Kate Beckham

If you're an employee of IBM, you might soon find it harder to answer pressing questions like how long the gazpacho will take to cool or what the weather is like outside. Wired reports that IBM employees will have to do without the digital, voice-activated iPhone assistant Siri due to privacy concerns. Applicati...

https://www.faronics.com/news/blog/no-questions-allowed-siri-use-banned-by-ibm

Work From Home, Make Big Bucks! (Or: Click This Link, Get Malware)

Posted on Monday, June 4th, 2012 by Kate Beckham

According to Help Net Security, scammers and malware writers have started making more fake websites in hopes of getting people to click on false links and get infected with a worm or malware. The news source said GFI Software's Chris Boyd recently spotted a fake BBC website that shows users "how to earn over $10,000 per month by working from home."...

https://www.faronics.com/news/blog/work-from-home-make-big-bucks-or-click-this-link-get-malware-2

Green Apple: Data Center Powered By Renewable Energy

Posted on Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 by Matt Williams

PC power usage and management is an issue that many people think about (or should be thinking about!) in their own homes, but it appears Apple is going to set a dramatic example. The company is planning to power its main U.S. data center with 100 percent renewable energy by the end of 2012. "Apple’s da...

https://www.faronics.com/news/blog/green-apple-data-center-powered-by-renewable-energy-2

10 Tips for Insightful teaching

Posted on Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 by Maria Osipova

1. Eliminate online distractions The Internet is a goldmine of surfing distractions and policing them can be a full time job. Remove online temptation with web limiting. Create a list of allowed sites and blocke...

https://www.faronics.com/news/blog/10-tips-for-insightful-teaching

Spam And Other Nasty Things On The Social Media Menu

Posted on Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 by Scott Cornell

Jewelry designer Michelle Espinoza recently discovered just how awful social spamming can be, according to a recent San Francisco Chronicle article. Spammers targeted one of the images she posted of her jewelry on the social site Pinterest by making it link to pornography. Social me...

https://www.faronics.com/news/blog/spam-and-other-nasty-things-on-the-social-media-menu-2

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