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Are You An ENFJ? Get to Know Sean Cunningham

Mar 1st

Get To Know Sean Cunningham:

From Wikopedia:

ENFJ (Extroversion, Intuition, Feeling, Judgment) is an abbreviation used in the publications of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to refer to one of sixteen personality types. The MBTI assessment was developed from the work of prominent psychiatrist Carl G. Jung in his book Psychological Types. Jung proposed a psychological typology based on the theories of cognitive functions that he developed through his clinical observations.

ENFJs account for about 2% of the population.

My Type Description Evaluation

Never in a million years did I think I would be classified as <Idealist/Teacher>. (However, I do have a certain professor who pegged me as this More >

“Under The Radar” Internet Privacy Concerns Update

Jan 8th

Posted by Sean Cunningham in Information Technology

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1. Can someone explain to me how?:

The rules prevent the phone and cable companies that control the Internet’s pipelines from restricting what their customers do online or from blocking competing services’ can be “another example of federal regulatory overreach that would stifle Internet investment and innovation.

Who is paying for the GOP’s position, it is backward to Republican philosophy and therefore we must follow the money.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/11/10/senate-rejects-gop-bid-to-overturn-net-neutrality-internet-rules/

2. Facebook admits to fraud:

Facebook Reaches Deal Over Deceptive Behavior Allegations

I was wondering how log it would take for this to happen on Facebook:

Facebook friends could be strangers in disguise, researcher shows

Under the Radar: Drug Companies Data Mining, GPS Goes to Supreme Court, Crackberries on the Brink?, ‘First Cloud OS?’, $14M Net Ad Fraud, Apple Kills Flash and Then Stabs It Again

Nov 17th

Posted by Sean Cunningham in Information Technology

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A Pfizer-led group plans to buy access to hospital records in to help identify and enroll participants in drug studies - Bloomberg/Business Week

Will GPS Tracking Concerns Lead to Smartphone, Website Changes? Fox Tech:

“Smartphone apps commonly track your location and how you use the software, and then transmit the information back to their headquarters. Google follows and records all your searches. Facebook follows all your moves not only on its site but on countless other connected Web sites. Verizon Wireless recently changed its privacy policy so that the company can track a customer’s location, Web browsing history, and apps — and then sell More >

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Latest Tech ‘Under the Radar’ Summary: Facebook, Murdoch, Bloomberg, Programming, Interesting and Hard to Believe

Nov 1st

Posted by Sean Cunningham in Cool sites

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Murdoch Still Hates Facebook:

Facebook Reveals Who Doesn’t Want to Be Your Friend Anymore -Fox Technology

Companies Look to Improve Facebook Policies Amid Surge of Complaints – Fox Technology

No Friends in Ireland: Probe Begins Into Facebook Privacy Issues -Fox Technology

Facebook sued over tracking users after logout -cNet

Here is one you will not see on Fox:

Murdoch Goes From Darling to Pariah in Watershed Moment - Bloomberg/Businessweek

Bloomberg no Angel either:

Omitting Clergy at 9/11 Ceremony Prompts Protest -NY Times

Programming Notes:

Will the cloud change programming? -cNet

Oracle Defies Self With ‘NoSQL’ Database -Wired

No GOP Senator Supports Bill to Protect Cloud E-Mail Privacy -Wired

FCC Aims to Blanket Rural America With High-Speed More >

Bloomberg/Businessweek, Cloud Computing, Facebook, High-Speed Internet, Murdoch, Oracle, Silicon Valley, SQL

Tech/Big Brother Updates Part Two: Facebook or Lifebook? Google Search Cheats, Adobe Flash is Dead, We Hate (Windows) 8, Google Can Watch Your Cursor, On Star/NSA Is Still Watching You; The Donald Trumped Himself (Fascinating Graphic)

Sep 22nd

Posted by Sean Cunningham in Cool sites

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I knew Facebook wants it all: “Facebook, in short, aims not to be a Web site you spend a lot of time on, but something that defines your online — and increasingly offline — life.” NYT

Google Cheats: I Thought Google Played Fair

Latest in Google Vs. Facebook Wars: Snippets and Subscriptions: Google, Facebook Armor Up for Social Wars

Adobe Flash Update- Flash is Dead:

Part One: See I told you so Seminole State: Now Will You Quit Forcing Us to Take Flash?

Part Two: The tablet-style version of Windows 8 (called Metro) is going to pull a Steve Jobs and stubbornly refuse to work with Adobe’s Flash.

More Reasons More >

My Latest Tech Updates: Under the Radar- Cloud Security;Google-Motorola; Spotify, Spokeo, AOL, Others Sued Over Web Tracking; Chrome rises at IE’s expense

Sep 4th

Posted by Sean Cunningham in Cool sites

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1. I am fascinated how IT is going to convince the business world ‘cloud computing’ is safe, I see I am not alone: Cloud Security Is Looking Overcast – Business Week 2. A never ending challenge: Keeping up with jargon, a few cool new terms- A beginner’s guide to telecom jargon, part 6 – cnet 3. Funny, just as I start a course at FSU called ‘Knowledge Management’ I have this article about the start of what I call ‘The New Corporate War: Knowledge Acquisition’: Google-Motorola: Patents of mass destruction -cnet 4. I don’t have time to read this, can someone please summarize? Silicon Valley’s self-styled More >

‘NO GRAPHIC DESIGN’: Employment Scams, The Rising Pandemic

Jul 7th

Posted by Sean Cunningham in Graphic Design

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Ever read through a complete job listing, getting excited only to see NO GRAPHIC DESIGN at the bottom of the ad? Here is why- I would avoid applying for any jobs that look like this:

“Entry Level Marketing – Immediate Hire,” “Junior Level Marketing Associate – Advertising & Public Relations,” “Expanding Company – Entry Level Positions – Will Train!” are all common headings used by employment scams to attract the unaware, desperate, and financially crippled career seekers.

WGC in Casselberry looks great:

http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?siteid=thankyou&job_did=J8C3QF78SGZ2HTVT31L

Found out they sell door to door windshield replacement:

http://www.ripoffreport.com/auto-advertising-services/wg-inc/wg-inc-wgi-world-group-wor-f683e.htm

Several other offers of this type either wanted me to pose as an More >

Employment Scams, No Graphic Design, rip off report, “Entry Level Marketing – Immediate Hire, ” “Expanding Company – Entry Level Positions – Will Train!”, ” “Junior Level Marketing Associate – Advertising & Public Relations

Beware ‘For Profit’ Tech Schools, Highest Cost, 50% Loan Default Rate

Jul 7th

Posted by Sean Cunningham in Graphic Design

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(Great Government Website: http://collegecost.ed.gov/) Out of the 27 most expensive for profits, 13 specialize in graphic design, that is 48%. Why, I do not know. Be careful, the government is doing something right this time. They are realizing that these schools saddle the students with debt the cannot possibly repay. Bankruptcy does not erase student loan, it is on your record forever: (CBS NEWS: Big student debt could limit schools’ aid access)

"Students at for-profit institutions such as technical programs and culinary schools represent just 12 percent of all higher education students but 46 percent of all student loan dollars in default."

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Graphic Design Teacher Myths I Have Busted in the Real World

Jun 26th

Posted by Sean Cunningham in Graphic Design

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1. The Myth: Do not code nor design in Dreamweaver, The Truth: Get it done as fast as you can with the highest quality, Designers I have spoken with say their code is never checked on interviews, DW speeds coding and you can go back later and take out garbage code if it makes you feel better.

2. Do not design your sites using Word Press. Most designers do, the designer at PCI, the largest print house in Orlando, did his site in WP, again it’s a BIG time saver. The reason most designers get fired at their first job is More >