2006.02.22
Management Support Technologies
My academic title contains the words management support technologies.
I therefore considered the new and efficient document
management and dispatch system I saw in use at my health insurance provider
a rare gem, worthy of inclusion in this blog.
Continue reading "Management Support Technologies"Last modified: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 0:46 am
2006.02.15
A Malfeasant Design for Lawful Interception
Earlier this month it was revealed that more than 100 mobile phone numbers
belonging mostly to members of the Greek government and top-ranking
civil servants were found to have been illegally tapped for a period
of at least one year (see
Wikipedia article).
Apparently, the tapping was implemented by activating Ericsson's
lawful interception subsystem installed at the Vodafone service provider.
How could this happen?
Continue reading "A Malfeasant Design for Lawful Interception"Last modified: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:45 pm
2006.02.07
How Not to Cook an Egg With Your Cell Phone
A story
currently doing the rounds by email provides detailed instructions
for cooking an egg by placing it between two cell phones.
Here is my attempt to check its validity.
Continue reading "How Not to Cook an Egg With Your Cell Phone"Last modified: Tuesday, February 7, 2006 4:54 pm
