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Free Memory Diagnostics Tool

MemTest86+, from www.memtest.com, is a free tool for diagnosing PC memory problems. It runs from a boot CD which enables it to test areas of memory that are normally in use by Windows.

Evaluating the Cloud Computing Act of 2011

From the Brookings Institution:

http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0616_cloud_computing.aspx

PhDs, Policies and Patents: Innovation and America’s Future

From the Brookings Institution:

http://www.brookings.edu/events/2011/0628_innovation.aspx

Report: Top 25 Coding Mistakes

From the Application Development Trends:

http://adtmag.com/articles/2011/06/28/top-25-coding-mistakes.aspx

15th Annual IT Salary Survey: Good Times Ahead?

From the Redmonde Magazine:

http://redmondmag.com/Articles/2010/08/01/15th-annual-salary-survey-good-times-ahead.aspx

What Do the Highest-Paid Programmers Make?

From the Application Development Trends:

http://adtmag.com/articles/2011/05/27/what-highest-paid-programmers-earn.aspx?sc_lang=en

Top 10 Free tools for Sys. Admins.

From the July 2011 issue of the Redmond Magazine

10. Disk Space Monitor

http://www.tinyurl.com/Rzrvm77

9. Bulk Password Reset

http://www.tinyurl.com/Lgntax2

8. Windows Service Monitor

http://www.tinyurl.com/Qzh9fog

7. VMware Change Reporter

http://www.tinyurl.com/Kzpc4s3

6. Active Directory Object Restore Wizard

http://www.tinyurl.com/BRces62

5. File Server Change Reporter

http://www.tinyurl.com/ih55n2d

4. Inactive Users Tracker

http://www.tinyurl.com/N56p4n5

3. Password Expiration Notifier

http://www.tinyurl.com/TYe7ak

2. USB Blocker

http://www.tinyurl.com/Zh5a8w8

1. Active Directory Change Reporter

http://www.tinyurl.com/Kf9kn3s

Why Privacy and Cybersecurity Clash

Privacy has come to mean more than the protection of personal data. Privacy today is not just preserving individual control of personal data, Privacy means preserving the original sense of unlimited opportunity the internet seemed to offer, as an unconstrained space for individual action.

See James Lewis's essay @ http://csis.org/files/publication/110615_CNAS_lewis_cyber.pdf

340-sqaure-feet House

Once again, design is everthing!

Books for Windows Gadget Programming

These are 2 decent books on developing gadgets for Windows. Unfortunately, they do not cover Windows 7 but are still quite useful (with small modifications - see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd370867(VS.85).aspx ) for Windows 7 gadget development. They are:

1. "Creating Vista Gadgets: Using HTML, CSS and JavaScript with Examples in RSS, Ajax, ActiveX (COM) and Silverlight" by Rajesh Lal; Paperback; $25.49

2. "Professional Windows Vista Gadgets Programming (Programmer to Programmer)"Wei-Meng Lee; Paperback; $0.01

I liked Mr. Lee's book more since it contained detailed usable code.

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