Yuck. Cloud certainly isn't a panacea.
Gamification
Sounds like a silly word, but "gamification" is garnering buzz. The idea is that an enterprise can smooth difficult change issues like innovation, training, new processes, and so forth, through the use of gaming mechanics. Gaming mechanics include things like leader boards, points, clear goals, and real-time feedback.
In August of 2010, gamification wasn't on the list of Gartner's big changes to the world of work in the next 10 years.
Now, Gartner is talking a lot about it, but on both sides of the issue: Here and here are a few examples.
What do you think? Is there a place for game mechanics in the work place?
Open Source Data Center
Facebook is going green and sharing with the world. A PUE of 1.07 is pretty amazing.
Dropbox Security
I've often wondered about the security of Dropbox. This article discusses it. Net-net is that the security seems to be awful. There is a file on your computer which, if someone gets access to, allows them to access you dropbox without authenticating. Malware could be written to grab this file. Or someone could just nick it.
The article recommends the following:
- Don't use dropbox
- If you do use dropbox, encrypt all of your files
- Remove old systems from your list of authorized systems
Libyan Domains
Domains like Bit.ly, Ad.ly and Letter.ly leverage the country of Libya's domain extension (.ly) to create cute names.
These domain names may be at risk.
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