Maximizing Innovation Utility Today there are numerous solutions for the design, management, and development of online applications. This can even be done remotely through varying cloud SaaS (Software as a Service) platforms. Remember Wix.com? Well, there are smartphone app design websites of a similar kind in today’s day and age. It’s no secret that cloud applications are … [Read more...]
Reflecting on 404 Tech Support in 2016
2015 was a calm year for 404 Tech Support. I had recovered from a Google search algorithm and kept a rhythm. 2016 has been a different story. I moved and began commuting to work in July which took up a lot of my free time and posting to 404 Tech Support became less consistent. I recently landed a new job in information security so the commute is gone but I work with different … [Read more...]
Report from Ford Foundation discusses the collective technical debt of our digital infrastructure
In a report titled Roads and Bridges: The Unseen Labor Behind Our Digital Infrastructure, the Ford Foundation addresses the shared code that companies profit from and individuals benefit from. Are we contributing enough to those that maintain the programs, libraries, and other code? If not financially, are we putting in the hours to help review the code that we heavily rely on? … [Read more...]
How a DirecTV bill really works in 2016
This is a follow-up post to How a DirecTV bill really works in 2015. It has been almost a year since AT&T acquired DirecTV. The telecom giant has made subtle changes to the service since taking over such as integration with AT&T wireless services. DirecTV has been a better experience than my local cable company and with better technology for the DVR and related … [Read more...]
Did the Bible address digital piracy?
Technology can enable a great deal of things. The processing power of what used to take supercomputers can be found in our pockets. We can watch every season from an old TV series on our phones. We can communicate around the world instantaneously. We can edit videos and photos in nearly indistinguishable ways. Just because we can do something does not mean that we should do … [Read more...]