Ubiquiti, which provides the EdgeRouter Lite and Unifi APs, made an announcement today to introduce their EdgeRouter X. It is a 5-port gigabit Ethernet router with PoE passthrough at an MSRP $49. This halves the price of the EdgeRouter Lite, which was already a deal, though the EdgeRouter X has lesser hardware components. The EdgeRouter X is anticipated to arrive in June … [Read more...]
What is augmented reality?
Augmented Reality layers virtual objects into real life settings. It is becoming more popular with smartphones since they have cameras, displays, and computers, everything needed for augmented reality. An app would use the rear-facing camera to see what the person is seeing. The computer would generate the digital objects such as special effects or information about the … [Read more...]
Sophos video demonstrates Wifi security
James Lyne of Sophos demonstrated how people are failing when it comes to Wifi security. He went to NYC and demonstrated a few different ways a malicious actor could be using Wifi to get personal information, steal money, or spread malware. It's crazy how many people connected to his demo offering free wifi or even when it charged a dollar. https://vimeo.com/121471342 Sophos' … [Read more...]
Must-have programming books
A career in technology involves learning a trade and relearning it every few years. This infographic recommends some top books that teach important development practices and specific languages or techniques important today that can help you on the path of learning something new. Refactoring - Improving the design of existing code Clean Code Code Complete The Art of Unit … [Read more...]
Photoshop experts struggle through Photoshop 1.0
Photoshop turned 25 this year, so CreativeLive invited photographers and other Photoshop experts, including one from Adobe, to try out Photoshop 1.0. Compared to its feature-filled modern version, 1.0 is pretty basic and missing some features you wouldn't want to live without such as live preview, more than one undo, and, of course, … [Read more...]