HUNTSMAN’S RISKS. Politico covers Ambassador Jon Huntsman’s alleged involvement with a new PAC and a potential White House run here. “Federal law is relatively strict in barring employees from political activity while on duty, and special rules for ambassadors indicate that they are considered ‘on post’ — or on duty — at all times whenRead… Read more »
This article is written in the wake of a potential Government Shut down on March 4th, and to be read by those who receive a paycheck every two weeks from your job. For those who own their own business, and do not receive a steady paycheck, and are committed to improving our economy, want toRead… Read more »
This article was originally published on Tri Tuns Blog. OBSERVATION Do you remember when there was no email system? When you had only two choices of either meeting by phone or in person to conduct business? As amazing as technology is – along with its conveniences – it also has the potential to take awayRead… Read more »
Transport for London (UK) announced plans to upgrade its fare readers to accept payment by contactless bank and credit cards by 2012. Original post
Zen Car will launch an electric vehicle car-sharing program in Brussels next month, with 29 cars and 15 charging stations Original post
Friends – You may be hearing a lot less from me both on and offline. I have decided that I am going on hiatus, and I’m not sure for how long. My priorities shifted dramatically this past Sunday when my father told me he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. My father has always beenRead… Read more »
There are 47 published submissions to the “Inquiry into the role and potential of the National Broadband Network” on on the the House Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications web site. Some which got my attention were:Infrastructure Australia (PDF 566KB)Mr Andrew Freeman (PDF 95KB)Mr Tom Worthington (PDF 306KB)Mr Chris Avram (PDF 113KB)University of Tasmania (PDFRead… Read more »
Anyone else get a call from a three-digit number today? The calls to cell phones appear to be a phishing scam. Original post
The folks organizing the GovSec 2011 Conference and Expo have just given me a code that will give you a 10% discount when you register for their event, and they would like me to share that with you. That’s nice of them isn’t it? I try to go to this conference every year. When I’mRead… Read more »
Wow! Number 4 already! At this rate I’ll be through all 101 by 2020… Instapaper is a really neat service for saving content for consumption at a time that suits you. You create an account, and then add a bookmarklet to your browser – when you spot something you’d like to check out later, justRead… Read more »