Intel presented a video timeline on the history of their 'bunny suits', the suits worn to limit contaminants in their fabrication plants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ma89gGqTfQ Ever wonder why Intel lab workers look like they're about to blast off into space? Those outfits they're wearing are called "bunny suits," and they wear them not to protect themselves, but to … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2014
Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited, a subscription service for ebooks
Amazon announced their latest offering this morning, Kindle Unlimited. It is a subscription service for ebooks and a 3-month credit for Audible audiobooks. For $9.99 per month, you get unlimited access to over 600,000 titles and thousands of audiobooks. It works across the various Kindle models and other devices with the Kindle apps. You can have up to 10 books out at a time … [Read more...]
A deck of playing cards with a splash of code
Code:deck is a set of playing cards with a bit of code on them to add some color and style. The cards are made by a trio of IT professionals and are available at Varianto25.com. The programming languages on the cards include CSS, HTML, SQL, PHP, JavaScript, Python, C++, and others. The code:deck costs $10 with a flat $5 shipping. The material used for the cards is chrome … [Read more...]
Sophos video promotes SysAdmin day
Sophos is gearing up for SysAdmin day, the last Friday of July. They have pretty cool socks you can get by registering for an account and a contest for the ultimate IT throne. This video sings the praises of SysAdmins and IT Pros for dealing with the users that aren't willing to help themselves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgeaya7Yg4A You can register for those cool … [Read more...]
Watch “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz” on YouTube
The documentary about Aaron Swartz, The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz has been available for renting on streaming services like Amazon Instant Video for a while. Now it's available in full to stream for free on YouTube thanks to The Documentary Network. The film follows the story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz. From Swartz's help in … [Read more...]