The Panama Papers data leak has already snared many rich and powerful folks who have been using questionable means to hide wealth beyond taxation and scrutiny. However, that’s not what I want to write about here. I certainly find the abuse of…
APRS antenna update
As I wrote here previously, I’ve been exploring the APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) Ham Radio system. I noted that while I had the Kenwood TH-D72 radio configured correctly, it was not reliably getting its packets to the nearest digipeater to…
APRS radio
I’ve been experimenting with APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) on HAM Radio. Interesting stuff! Essentially, it is a system that provides situational awareness and context for radio-enabled devices by capturing “beacons” from devices such as mobile radios, fixed point radios, weather stations,…
Encryption, backdoors and spies, oh my!
Since the Paris terrorist attack and then the San Bernardino shootings (which now are confirmed to be an internationally inspired terrorist attack by a US lifetime resident and citizen) there has been much discussion among talking heads on screen and…
Using Amazon Web Services for cloud-based applications
I’ve published an article on N2N’s blog on why we think it’s a good idea to build cloud-based apps on Amazon’s AWS infrastructure.
What is an Enterprise Service Bus?
I’ve published an article on the N2N Services blog explaining the basic concepts of an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB).
Cloud-based Integration of the Educational Enterprise
I’ve posted an article on the N2N Services blog on the topic of using Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS). See it at “Cloud-based Integration of the Educational Enterprise“ and follow the other things that are happening with N2N Services.
Cloud collaboration article on N2N Services blog
I’ve posted an article on the N2N Services blog on the topic of using cloud computing platforms for organizational collaboration and coordination of work. See it at “The Cloud and Collaboration: should I or shouldn’t I?” and follow the other things that…
Working with N2N Services
I will be spending some time for at least the next year working with N2N Services in the role of Principal Technology Advisor for the N2N application suite, especially the mobile platform. N2N has a well-architected mobile solution that provides…
The Careto malware
While we still see almost daily articles with fallout from the Target payment card breach (and other suspected breaches), the news this week brought word of a sophisticated APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) that has been operational for years. This has…