Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
One presentation made at the Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) in 2003. Held in Baltimore and sponsored by the University of Maryland School of Nursing, this scholarly conference brings together nursing informaticians and allied scientists from around the world. Continue reading SINI 2003 presentation
Much like the photography mini-reviews, these are short (mini) reviews on computer and hardware topics, including some mobile technology items. They are in no particular order, except chronological: https://www.nishiryu.us/publications/mini-computer-reviews The first computer I ever used was an IBM 360/67, a Continue reading Mini computer hardware and software reviews
Security updates for Windows are starting to sound more like romance novels. This week’s offerings: MS17-010: Security Update for Microsoft Windows SMB Server:(4013389) Eternal Blue Eternal Champion Eternal Romance Eternal Synergy Wanna Cry Eternal Rocks I’m speculating this series is Continue reading Windows malware as a romance
George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm (August, 1945) has 29,966 words. Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 (October, 1953) has 46,118 words. Apple’s “Apple Developer Program License Agreement” (June, 2017) has 42,993 words. In terms of plot, setting, and character, the license agreement is no Continue reading License agreement as literature
This is allegedly a check-in kiosk, allowing you to get a personal, human touch from a machine and not one of those impersonal people. Unfortunately, it would not let you check in. Several things are of interest: While laser printers Continue reading Out of order: coming soon!
The National Security Agency (NSA) has a large campus on Fort Meade, Maryland, protected by fences, barbed wire, police dogs, guards, and maybe a dragon or two. It is not visitor friendly. But right outside of the campus is the Continue reading Visit to NSA
What do you do if you need a quick reference to Visual BASIC and the only available reference is in Romanian? Let us consider this logically: First off, you do not wonder, “Why is there a Visual BASIC manual in Continue reading Visual BASIC in Romanian
Possible interpretations for this sign: Pay for people? Pay for children? Buy this sign? While we are on the subject of this sign: do you pay at the kiosk, or do you pay at the pay station? Must you pay Continue reading Pay now. But what?
Spam has become epidemic. Corporations and government agencies report that 80-95% of all email they get is spam: unsolicited messages either trying to sell something, or attempting to steal something of value (corporate or government secrets, confidential or private information), or Continue reading SMS Spam