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Further on in this quick article and update are some of my latest collectibles from Scoop It , which is a nifty news aggregator with a name that's supposed to reflect the notion of a news reporter getting a "scoop" on a hot story (almost an anachronism), but which sadly suggests something more today along the lines of picking up after your Schnauzer -- but at least it's a better product name than "Monitis". The copy and pasting part caused some loss of content and quality, but the spirit of most of the subjects, plus some ideas to think about (forget about Agile and Scrum for a moment, you IT-obsessives who don't like really dealing with people -- you know who you are! ), going forward have come through. I will be posting quite a bit more frequently in the near future, and I wanted to thank you for your patience with me. I'd also add that the content will simply reek of original thought. It's interesting to note that the Project Management f...

Every computer system, every data storage system , every IT platform, and every data transmission line or port can be hacked. It just takes expertise (in the form of an adrenaline-fueled, cerebrotonic young genius who sees the thrill of the challenge before applying any moral or other standards to the actions or to the potential use), excellent equipment (state-of-the-art) and a powerful, charismatic handler to point the hacker -for-hire in the desired direction required to meet the corporate or financial backer's directive. The term "hack" has become synonymous in modern tech-speak to any tool or method which makes things easier. It used to be a pejorative categorization - today it is something to be sought after in accessing utility or finding a workaround. Hacking , as a practical matter, is a reality, and as such should be dealt with. It can be prosecuted or promoted -- and in prosecuting it, the use of experts (i.e., hackers) will absolutely be required. In the ...