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Archives for January, 2011


Internet TV

by Jack Santos  |  January 25, 2011  |  1 Comment

I was recently asked about an update to a popular blog post I did over a year ago on my antics around my home theater setup.  Six months ago, Comcast was proposing a defense to its NBC purchase that said something like “Don’t worry about internet TV – that won’t compete with our content anytime [...]

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Data Quality: Taking It Personally

by Jack Santos  |  January 20, 2011  |  Comments Off

I have been spending a lot of time in hospitals lately, not as a hospital CIO (or a patient), but as a visitor.  Makes for some interesting comparisons about use of IT in different facilities.   During my last visit, I noticed some data quality issues. Data quality, especially in healthcare, has been a topic for [...]

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Mobility Amusement: Androids, Blackberries, iPhones, oh my!

by Jack Santos  |  January 17, 2011  |  Comments Off

Came across this the other day, and found it funny, in a Monty Python sort of way. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Part 0: Hacker Dad meets Hacker Mom

by Jack Santos  |  January 6, 2011  |  Comments Off

A few weeks ago I went public with a Facebook breach that I incurred. That post here. I suppose hacking is a relative term.  A few years ago, my (then) college aged son got into hot water during the early days of Facebook; he “hacked” Facebook to get a collection of MoveON.org aficionado email addresses, [...]

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