Depending on the organization, a department might be interested in using the account tracking feature of certain copiers. This would allow an organization to track and calculate a bill per PIN Code. This could allow an individual or a department to be billed individual for their printing at the end of the billing cycle. Beyond the business need, for a lot of people the PINs … [Read more...]
Archives for 2013
Using tech in back-to-school shopping
Back-to-school is a big spending period. I didn't believe how big until I saw this infographic. It covers online shopping, using tech to shop and compare prices, and use of social media. I wonder how much money is spent on just tech for back to school. I'm sure laptops and smartphones are big for back-to-college. (Credit: Ceros) … [Read more...]
Antivirus trials on Windows 8 decreases its security
One of the features of Windows 8 made me excited even though it didn't seem to get a lot of attention from anybody else. Microsoft rebranded Microsoft Security Essentials as the Windows Defender product and included it by default in Windows 8. I thought this could be a game changer. So many of the computers that I see that are infected don't even have an antivirus on them. This … [Read more...]
An animated discussion on quantum computers
Interested to learn more about quantum computers and their future applications? Enjoy this talk with theoretical physicists John Preskill and Spiros Michalakis. To make it more understandable and appealing, it is also animated by PhD Comics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2DXrs0OpHU … [Read more...]
SourceForge’s DevShare adware program rears its ugly head with FileZilla
SourceForge used to be a reputable place to download open source software. Now, that reputation is doing a full reverse as SourceForge becomes a place to avoid. A little relevant history: SourceForge was acquired by Dice Holdings from the previous owner Geeknet in September 2012. On July 1st of 2013, SourceForge announced a new program for developers called DevShare which … [Read more...]