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Every few years, a new product or idea comes out that revolutionizes the industry. The word processor came out and made the typewriter obsolete. The telephone changed communications. The airplane made the world much smaller. The Internet made newspapers a thing of the past. With the anticipation of the next iPhone coming out, and all the news of other competing devices like the Motorola Droid, Google Nexus One, and so one, let’s take a moment to remember when the iPhone first came out.
This device changed the playing field. Phones were no longer considered simply a tool for making voice calls. It brought the Internet into a small handheld device, hundreds of thousands of applications available with a flick of a finger, integrate email, calendar, contacts, and so on. It also played music, movies, and television shows.
Several generations later, this phone continues to evolve. Soon, it will not be known as a phone but a truly integrated device that handles everything.
I’ll simply end this with a simple question that I have not yet been able to answer: why do we still have fax machines?
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01.25.10
"I’ll simply end this with a simple question that I have not yet been able to answer: why do we still have fax machines?"
For one simple reason: Your signature is still valid in proving that you've seen and signed a document and is legally binding. No one has yet shown that the security of digital signatures is advanced enough to take the place of a written signature, at least in the matter of any kind of contract law before any level of judge in this country. Forgery of a written signature is still rather difficult compared to the forgery of a digital signature.
01.25.10
You would be amazed how much fax machines are used in small business/non-profits. I think the "If it ain't broke why fix it" mentality is in play here.
01.26.10
I am sure that the technology that we all enjoy from the iphone will somehow find a way to figure out how to authenticate a signature. However, they have not yet allowed flash players, which is a little upsetting. casino online
02.24.10
This post turned to a discussion on digital signatures. I personally think some type of digital signature that requires authentication through username and password is more secure than a "wet" signature. It's pretty easy to forge a signature, especially if it's ran through a fax machine and the quality degrades.
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