Windows 8.1 will include built-in 3D printing functionality. Its usage will greatly expand outside of just the "makers" with its incorporation into the operating system. With Microsoft getting in on 3D fabrication, their On The Whiteboard series covered 3D printing and making it as easy as printing a Word document. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc46DDGHBbo If this has made … [Read more...]
Archives for 2013
Windows Defender out of date and Windows Update failing
I was happily using my ultrabook the other day when I noticed the flag for the Action Center required attention. Upon opening it up, it told me to update my virus and spyware protection. I'm using the Windows 8 built-in Windows Defender, so I was a little surprised it wasn't being kept up to date automatically. I hit the Update button for Windows Defender and it seemed to take … [Read more...]
Book Review and Giveaway: The Modern Web by Peter Gasston
The Modern Web: Multi-Device Web Development with HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript by Peter Gasston is a good book to catch somebody up on the new rules of website development with HTML5 and CSS3. It's able to build upon your existing knowledge to make the lessons easily understandable while being short, to the point, and incredibly informative. The focused content was a great read … [Read more...]
Perry Bible Fellowship comic picks on Mac OS X
Perry Bible Fellowship Comics is an amazing site with comics that push the limit. Sadly, updates for the comic have been few and far between recently but a new comic came out today. The Mac punchline might be a little dated at this point but the execution is perfect. Check out the comic Beach Closing at http://pbfcomics.com/259/ or see it below. … [Read more...]
Car hacking with Charlie Miller and Chris Valazek on the Today Show
Charlie Miller and Chris Valazek, well-known security researchers, demonstrated for Forbes Magazine and the Today Show the ability to hack the on-board computers of cars. Thanks to the recent self-park features, this means not only can they change the displays like the odometer, speedometer, and gas tank but they can also control the steering wheel.You can watch the video … [Read more...]