(re) blog: dialogue with Redemtech

Too many rules? Not in this case

Many summers ago while working for an amusement park on a lake, I learned a valuable lesson about rules. My car broke down on the road that wrapped around the peninsula on which the amusement park sat. The road was narrow, with thickets of lush greenery on one side and a sharp, rocky drop-off into the water on the other. I had no choice but to walk back in the direction I came, hoping to encounter another vehicle for roadside assistance.

Is the Used Computer Market Going Away?

If your organization has considered acquiring a refurbished PC, but is tempted by the falling prices of newer IT equipment, you may wonder just why you might consider buying refurbished instead of a shiny new model.

You’re not alone: others have also questioned — sometimes loudly — how long the used computer market can last, given the diminishing prices of new equipment.

Data Breaches Continue to Haunt Organizations

ABC News ran a very interesting item earlier this week – a roundup of the top 10 data security breaches from the past 10 years. Ironically, three of the top 10 were off-network incidents involving a stolen laptop computer, a mishandled hard drive and missing media.

Clashing E-Waste Certifications Are Just a Start

The e-waste industry has two rival certifications currently clashing in the marketplace. I find the heated dialog between ISRI and BAN interesting, even more so now that I read that their differences are headed to court. I gather that a lawsuit was filed because ISRI and IAER (a recent ISRI e-waste association acquisition) proactively registered “Certified Electronic Recycler” as a trademark. BAN took offense, and filed a suit indicating misrepresentation and use of common words.

Things Are Not Always What They Seem

A friend of mine recently boasted that he’d just voted for Ulysses S. Grant. I warily noted that he was a little late.

Strange Days for Data Security in Healthcare Sector

One thing we can learn from recent news stories, it’s not too bright to do doughnuts in the church parking lot in your pickup truck when committing a data breach.

U.S. EPA Administrator Call for E-waste Export Ban Not Widely Reported

It continues to amaze me how little mainstream news coverage takes place of major electronic waste issues. While the world is justifiably mesmerized by the environmental disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico, the e-waste crisis endures in the shallows.