Bitcoin is a digital cryptocurrency and it has increased in popularity with time. I wrote an introduction to it back in March 2011 and one of its stumbles in June of the same year. Despite those bumps in the road and still challenges that lie in front of it, Bitcoin has continued to grow in use and discussion. SecondMarket created the following infographic about the currency's … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
Firefox installer stub becomes the default download for Windows
Shortly after the release of Firefox 22.0, Mozilla began offering the installer as a stub to download instead of the actual setup file. This allows Mozilla to use more logic before serving up an installer and hopefully saving them bandwidth as a result. The stub file for this version is called 'Firefox Setup Stub 22.0.exe' and is 274 KB in size. When you hover over the normal … [Read more...]
Decyphering the terms and acronyms in technology job listings
All of the acronyms in IT can make for quite a bit of alphabet soup. When you are trying to find a job you might come across even more of these acronyms that might complicate understanding the posting and its requirements. Of course, you have common languages and technologies like XML, HTML, SQL, and PHP as well as positions like DBA, CIO, and CTO but there are even more … [Read more...]
Fiber at the last mile
Verizon has started a video series on YouTube called The Bandwidth Effect. It covers some of the technology and the challenges behind bringing fiber-to-the-premise broadband to the general public. Copper is still commonly used in the last mile, the wiring between an endpoint (residence or business) and the distribution hub. Verizon is changing that by using fiber at the last … [Read more...]
Apple’s App Store celebrates 5 years with free apps
Apple is celebrating its 5th anniversary of the App Store. For one thing, it dropped the lawsuit against Amazon for using the name 'App Store'. Secondly, it is giving away popular apps and games for free. The App Store turned five on Wednesday. If you open up the App Store on your iPhone, iPad, or through iTunes, you will see the 5 Years of the App Store banner to take you … [Read more...]