Fall in Love With PCATT in February
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Opening Day at the Hawaii State Legislature
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Greetings!
With the Hawaii State Legislature in session, this is our opportunity to follow what's happening in areas of importance. Perhaps you feel so strongly about something that you will want to submit written or oral testimony for or against various measures. A good way to keep up with technology related initiatives is through the Hawaii Innovation Alliance Facebook page. At the very least, we owe it to our industry to know what's happening.
Beryl Morimoto
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Gartner Executive Program Survey
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Gartner, a leading information technology research and advisory company, conducted a survey of 2000 CIOs with interesting results. Mark McDonald, group vice president and Gartner Fellow, is quoted as saying, "In a world of change, it is concerning that around half of CIOs surveyed do not see IT's enterprise role changing over the next three years." Complimentary webinars are scheduled and survey details are available through this Gartner Press Release.
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Are You Ready for Disruptive Trends?
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Perhaps the CIOs who see no need for change could look at disruptive trends identified by Scott Anthony in his article for Harvard Business Review. They're all compelling. If you're interested in 3-D printing, PCATT offers training in 3-D design and a follow-up course where you can print your designs.
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Cisco's Annual Security Report 
John N. Stewart, senior vice president, chief security officer, Global Government and Corporate Security at Cisco says:
"When combined with findings from the Cisco Connected World Technology Report and how the next-generation workforce views security, there are unique, troubling and informative correlations and conclusions. Today, we live a blended work-personal life. The hackers know this, and the security threats that we encounter online such as embedded Web malware while visiting popular destinations like search engines, retailers, social media sites and smartphone/tablet apps no longer threaten only the individual; they threaten our organizations by default. This year's ASR highlights this and other trends while providing the hard data, and ideas, for how we should be approaching security today." You can read a report summary with a link to the full report. Training and a heightened awareness are critical elements.
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National Day of Civic Hacking
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It's the first of its kind and the latest in the series of open-data and software development events. The US Government is inviting everyone who is IT-oriented to come together and help develop applications that will improve our community. This event will take place on June 1-3 all over the nation including Honolulu. In a blog post written by Brian Forde, senior advisor to the U.S. CTO for mobile and data innovation, and Nicholas Skytland, program manager of NASA's Open Innovation Program, "This is an opportunity for citizens in every town and city across the nation to roll up their sleeves, get involved and work together to improve our society by cultivating an ecosystem for innovation and change". Learn more about National Day of Civic Hacking.
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9 Tips On How To Spot A Social Media Scam
If you're like me, you probably have accounts in Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and perhaps a few more. These are terrific social media sites that give you the latest in news and trends. It's also a great breeding ground for phishing, clickjacking, and social engineering. You may have seen it before, sentences that start with "Can you believe ..." or "Did you know...", these are just a couple of phrases that you should be cautious of and not click on that link. Kristin Burnham, senior writer of
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A First Look at Windows 8 and the New Office
Save the date: PCATT will co-host a briefing with Microsoft on Windows 8 and the new Office on March 15, 2013, 9 am to 11 am in the Norman Loui Conference Center at Honolulu Community College. Registration details will be coming.
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Fall in Love With PCATT in February
Here are the courses offered throughout the PCATT system for the month of February. If you have a hard copy of the schedule, note the HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery for Dynamic Websites course will start on February 7 with new days and times. This is your opportunity to learn why HTML5 is showing so much promise.
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And Finally...
And finally, regular readers know we end with something a bit off-beat or amusing. January 29 was National Puzzle Day so for those who like puzzles, here's one for you:
"A man went into a store and found out that it cost $3 for 400. He figured that meant each part cost $1. What did he buy?"
This is Logic Puzzle #3. Answers to this one and more brain teasers are from GreatLakesGeek.com
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