Qualitative content analysis has a long tradition from analysis of texts (notably the Bible) and more recently mass and multimedia productions. This research is often interpretative in nature and is associated with critical, phenomenological, hermeneutic, semiotic, and other forms of qualitative research. Some of these techniques and the rich tradition that accompanies this form of […]
Nevertheless, the transformation of the county fair into a supermarket is taking longer than originally anticipated. Use of the Internet for economic exchange clashes with the culture of freely available information, absence of a central authority, and the legitimate concerns regarding the security of information on the network. Security on the Internet is an afterthought; […]
The automation and dematerialization of monetary exchanges are not objectives per se, but are solely means to improve the productivity of financial institutions. In this regard, an overabundance of standards, and sometimes their competition, may constitute a barrier to the establishment of electronic commerce. Even if some manufacturers think they can profit from this situation, […]
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Throughout the history of the United States, one of the greatest political tensions has been that which balances personal privacy against the need for law enforcement to protect individuals and the country as a whole.
That tension has been with us from the very earliest days of the Republic. The Founding Fathers were extremely cognizant of […]
Just as in a large corporate network, you might have a problem with one or more components that make up the network. Network cards go bad, as do hubs and switches (and even individual ports on a hub or switch). Always keep handy the minimal documentation that comes with your computer(s), network card, hub, switch, […]
A pattern-matching IDS can look at a sequence of events to detect a problem. For example, if someone is suddenly removing dozens or hundreds of files, you might be faced with a disgruntled employee about to leave a system in an irreparable state. If you wanted to detect such an attack, you could configure your […]
