As a doctor, one of the biggest expenses you have is malpractice insurance. Doctors don't mean to hurt people, but mistakes happen, and people often turn to litigation when mistakes do occur. IT engineers also make mistakes, mistakes which can lead to user's sensitive information being stolen. This can lead to wide range of problems, from simple frustrations, like having to change a password, to serious financial problems, like a trashed credit score. When an IT professional or programmer makes a mistake that leads to a user's information being compromised, the question arises, should they be financially responsible? Will "malpractice" insurance one day become a necessity if you work in IT?
Monday, January 16, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
When your BlackBerry becomes a CrackBerry
When I first got my smart phone, I was so excited; I knew I would be able to be much more productive. The world was at my finger tips! I could respond to emails, use the internet to answer questions, and I would never be lost again thanks to the phone’s integrated GPS system. What I failed to realize is that with all technology, and most things in general, there are always positives and negatives. Before I knew it, my phone’s miraculous data powers, accessibly almost anywhere at anytime, began to invade every aspect of my life. I started playing games in class, browsing the Internet during church services, and wasting precious free time playing Angry Birds. Was this the fault of the technology itself? No, the problem was in the way I chose to use the technology. Since I realized how much my smart phone had interfered with my life, I changed the way I use it. Now, I play fewer games and instead use the device’s calendar and to-do list features to be more organized. Remembering this potential for both good and ill in all electronics, I will look past the ads the next time there is a new technological craze and contemplate the impact the technology will have on my life before buying anything.
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