Now you can have a guest account on your Android device, great for the living room! Samsung has begun manufacturing on their new NAND storage for mobile devices. This should not only make new devices cheaper, but make them faster and more capable. It could even be possible that these memory chips are destined forRead… Read more »
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What’sa Matter? You Too Big to Answer the Phone?
The ratio between government employees to the number of people the government serves is like a Bazillion to one. If every customer of government called just to say good morning, the entire telecommunications grid would crash – or at least that’s the way it feels sometimes. Governments are increasingly turning to write-once / answer-many technologiesRead… Read more »
DorobekINSIDER: 7 stories you need to know: Possible end to the STOCK Act
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Tuesday the 24th of July, 2012 The President’s nominee to lead the Office of Government Ethics says Congress should change a new law that aims to prevent insider trading of stocks because of potential unintended consequences affecting the privacy and safety of federal employees. We’ve been tellingRead… Read more »
Ranking Agency Innovation and Making Open Data Work
Happy Tuesday just days away from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. We sure hope to see you starting Thursday. On Today’s Program Government innovation — yes, I know people don’t believe those two words can go together. Insights about what YOU think about government innovation from a just released report. We’ll talk toRead… Read more »
Checking In w/ 2011 Fellow Jeremy Canfield
I caught up with 2011 Fellow Jeremy Canfield to see what’s he’s up to and find out what it was like to wear one of those blue track jackets. He’s what he had to say: In 50 words or less describe your Code for America fellowship experience. Unforgettable. What’s it like taking a year offRead… Read more »
The Role of Communication Technology in Today’s Society
Communication technology encompasses a broad range of mediums, from the internet to radio to television to wireless signal providers. It is used in the business sphere, in personal relationships and also in public spaces that are neither primarily commercial or personal, such as a subway stop that uses televisions to broadcast schedule changes. Traditionally, communicationRead… Read more »
Island GovCamp, interactive word clouds (Puffin shaped) and more…
This is the fourth in a series of posts about a recent trip to Orkney. Previous posts: Covered my visit from a personal perspective Talked about Northern BlueLightCamp; and A mini-post with an interactive Puffin-shaped word cloud This post covers some of the Island GovCamp sessions which took place over the weekend. Blogs and articlesRead… Read more »
New Energy Forum Brings Together Top Roster of Presenters For One Day in D.C. on June 21, 2012
The WGES DC takes place on June 21, 2012 at the Washington Post Conference Center. The attendees will meet a Veteran Actor of 85 Films, a Scientific Leader of Energy & Environment, Officers Leading some of the Largest Contracts in the World, Representative from the Pentagon, learn about the Hydrogen Superhighway project, innovative energy savingRead… Read more »
How Aussies are using social media – latest Sensis report
Thanks to a tip off from John Sheridan at GovCamp yesterday, I’m happy to report that the latest Sensis figures on social media use by Australians are out – and the numbers have continued to increase. Sensis reports that 62% of online Australians are using social media, with 97% using Facebook – roughly the sameRead… Read more »
National Library catalogue goes mobile and also launches mobile strategy
The National Library of Australia has taken a major step forward in the adoption of mobile internet in announcing the launch of its mobile strategy and mobile apps for both iOS and Android providing access to their complete catalogue. In particular the Library’s mobile strategy (released under a Creative Commons license) is the most visionaryRead… Read more »