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...Another hitch for mobile banking has been reluctance by wireless carriers and banks, both known for their strong-arm practices, to cede control over the application's look and feel. "Wireless carriers are not the easiest people to deal with. They want to control the user experience because in the end they are going to get blamed for it," says mobile analyst Roger Entner of IAG Research. Banks, on the other hand, are hyper-cautious. "They are so conservative and so security conscious. They don't want to do anything that will lead to fraud," says Gerry Purdy, chief mobile...
Adaptation isn't just about building a stronger physical infrastructure. A new urban village is being planned 120 miles north of London that will bring together mitigation and adaptation. "Bilston village will not only be a low-carbon-energy user, it will also try to make itself resilient to future climate changes," says West. For example, it will build flood protection into its design. "This could be a new model for how communities can walk on both legs into the climate future...
...foster media literacy to help young people sift through the multitude of user-generated content? -Kendra Hanzlik, Cedar Rapids...
...wait for their Netflix DVDs. A flurry of e-mails has recently crossed the Eliot House open list, sent by distraught students seeking explanations for their missing movies. As time passes and odds of a legitimate mailroom mix-up dwindle, students are beginning to point fingers. First-time Netflix user Kathleen A. Fedornak ’07 is anticipating the arrival of two films that are already more than a week late. Her roommate, in the middle of a thesis-writing cram session, was looking forward to a chick-flick study break. Fedornak is determined to get to the bottom...
...formatted to be readable on the small screen of a mobile device. Another recent piece of software gadgetry is the Harvard LibX extension for Firefox. LibX integrates search functions for the Harvard University Library directly into the Firefox software. Under a pilot program launched late last month, a user can right-click on selected text on any Web page and search it against the online HOLLIS library catalog or Google Scholar, a search engine for electronic databases of academic literature. The browser extension can also be used to ease the process of gaining access to fee-based online resources...