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![Three decades of optimism about relations between China and the United States would appear now to be coming to an end. Two major factors are causing this. One is the […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image-20141125-8654-sa51rk.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "US-China: a Chill in the Air")
US-China: a Chill in the Air
Posted on December 6, 2014 | No CommentsThree decades of optimism about relations between China and the United States would appear now to be coming to an end. Two major factors are causing this. One is the […] -
![The crucial water-energy nexus teeters on the precipice of global concern, where it has for too long been ignored or marginalized for the sake of short-term goals or shortsighted political […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/water-body-5.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Water-Energy Nexus—Two Sides of Same Coin")
Water-Energy Nexus—Two Sides of Same Coin
Posted on March 20, 2014 | No CommentsThe crucial water-energy nexus teeters on the precipice of global concern, where it has for too long been ignored or marginalized for the sake of short-term goals or shortsighted political […] -
![I hear it a lot: “Sharing isn’t new.” It’s tempting to look for glimmers of sharing in distant history. Europe’s empires tumbled like dominoes, save Denmark, which ceded rulership to […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_0063.jpeg?resize=115%2C115 "Sharing… the Next Steps")
Sharing… the Next Steps
Posted on September 28, 2013 | No CommentsI hear it a lot: “Sharing isn’t new.” It’s tempting to look for glimmers of sharing in distant history. Europe’s empires tumbled like dominoes, save Denmark, which ceded rulership to […] -
![If ever there was an industry in need of higher quality for less money, it’s the healthcare sector. In addition to the demand to improve operational efficiency, healthcare service providers […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/large__8575234274.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Healthcare and the Cloud")
Healthcare and the Cloud
Posted on June 20, 2013 | No CommentsIf ever there was an industry in need of higher quality for less money, it’s the healthcare sector. In addition to the demand to improve operational efficiency, healthcare service providers […] -
![A graphic designer has redone the hideous slide show on the NSA‘s embattled Prism project. Regardless of what you think of the program, this slide show “do-over” is brilliant. Dear […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/iStock_000000812044Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Here’s a ‘Do-Over’ for NSA’s Prism Slideshow")
Here’s a ‘Do-Over’ for NSA’s Prism Slideshow
Posted on June 11, 2013 | No CommentsA graphic designer has redone the hideous slide show on the NSA‘s embattled Prism project. Regardless of what you think of the program, this slide show “do-over” is brilliant. Dear […] -
![In the mid 1990’s when millions of people were just getting used to cranking up their modems to surf the web and check their AOL accounts, Rick Smolan felt the […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/large_3279572370.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Q&A with ‘Day in the Life’ Photographer Rick Smolan")
Q&A with ‘Day in the Life’ Photographer Rick Smolan
Posted on June 6, 2013 | No CommentsIn the mid 1990’s when millions of people were just getting used to cranking up their modems to surf the web and check their AOL accounts, Rick Smolan felt the […] -
![So you’re a free spirit kind of person, eh? Don’t want to be using any device forced on you by “the man,” and so you’ll take any and every chance […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/device-small.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "A Trifecta of BYOD Concerns")
A Trifecta of BYOD Concerns
Posted on June 3, 2013 | No CommentsSo you’re a free spirit kind of person, eh? Don’t want to be using any device forced on you by “the man,” and so you’ll take any and every chance […] -
![A group of veterans describes their experiences in transitioning from active military service to the Cisco workplace. Some of the nation’s top business leaders are joining The First Lady to […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/8432916526_5d31f6c42f_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Combat Fatigues to Cyber Networks: Veterans for Hire")
Combat Fatigues to Cyber Networks: Veterans for Hire
Posted on May 28, 2013 | No CommentsA group of veterans describes their experiences in transitioning from active military service to the Cisco workplace. Some of the nation’s top business leaders are joining The First Lady to […] -
![A government proposal to turn the entire Internet–its apps, services and software–into one giant, easy-to-access wiretap port drew withering fire in a report released today from a renowned group of […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/iStock_000016066249small.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Experts: FBI Dream of Wiretap Ready Interent Flawed")
Experts: FBI Dream of Wiretap Ready Interent Flawed
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsA government proposal to turn the entire Internet–its apps, services and software–into one giant, easy-to-access wiretap port drew withering fire in a report released today from a renowned group of […] -
![Apparently some shabby bookkeeping and sloppy routine filing by the Center for Copyright Information (CCI) has resulted in its right to do business revoked, according to a story in TorrentFreak. […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1073857136_4010a2f961_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115 "Copyright Watchdog Caught With Pants Down")
Copyright Watchdog Caught With Pants Down
Posted on May 16, 2013 | 1 CommentApparently some shabby bookkeeping and sloppy routine filing by the Center for Copyright Information (CCI) has resulted in its right to do business revoked, according to a story in TorrentFreak. […]