The 178-page book Billion Dollar Apps - How to Find and Implement a Winning Mobile Strategy is written by Alex Bratton, Founder and CEO of Chicago-based Lextech Global Services. His company works with clients to develop apps to meet their needs and improve their workflows. It is this workflow reform process that makes up the content of the book Billion Dollar Apps. I always … [Read more...]
Product Review: Amazon Fire TV Stick
I bought the Amazon Fire TV and reviewed it back in April. The Fire TV has a lot going for it - powerful hardware, quality build, and an easy-to-navigate interface. Amazon takes all of the great features of their Fire TV and strips it all down in order to produce them as cheaply as possible. Unfortunately, the quality suffers as does the experience. The Fire TV Stick must … [Read more...]
Book Review: Penetration Testing – A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking by Georgia Weidman
Penetration Testing - A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking by Georgia Weidman is 528 pages long and was published by No Starch Press in June 2014. This book is a beginner's guide to performing penetration tests. Penetration testing is a service provided by security researchers to organizations wishing to evaluate their defenses. Georgia Weidman documents the process from start … [Read more...]
Book review – Rogue Code by Mark Russinovich
Mark Russinovich is a Microsoft Technical Fellow working on the Azure cloud infrastructure. He has penned two previous novels and a short story featuring the same character, Jeff Aiken. Jeff is a computer consultant and has even managed to save the world more than once. Zero Day Trojan Horse Kindle-exclusive, short story Operation Desolation Rogue Code Cyber thriller, … [Read more...]
Movie review: ‘Disconnect’, a drama of the Internet’s impact
I recently watched the movie Disconnect, a 2013 movie about three scenarios where the digital world collides with people's personal lives. The different scenarios include cyber bullying, identity theft, and online prostitution. The movie holds a nervous tension the entire film, truly showing the dark side of how people can be exploited, robbed, and emotionally damaged by other … [Read more...]