HP Security Solutions used a 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime Study to derive data for this infographic. Their conclusions are that security concerns continue to be top priorities for executives while attacks and their related costs are increasing. As security threats have become more sophisticated, they have also become more complicated to remove. (Credit: HP Enterprise Security) … [Read more...]
Sorting algorithms visualized
If you're like me, this was a trip back to computer science classes. This video demonstrates sorting a sample of data with 15 different algorithms. It also includes a sound effect to correspond to the values being compared. The visual representation of the sorting algorithms should make it easier to see how each merge processes through the data and the sound helps compare the … [Read more...]
Please hold. – Enjoy the hold music of tech companies off the phone
With a company's hardware or services in your organization, you have probably had to call them a few times. With the phone calls comes being on hold. It seems some fellow techs have begun to experience Stockholm Syndrome with the hold music. A Reddit thread collected some of the great hold music and other songs from top tech … [Read more...]
Xbox One Unboxing video
Microsoft is still seeking to improve the general opinion of their next-generation console. Hoping to drum up excitement, the company cut the line and did their own unboxing video before its release. Here you can see Microsoft's unboxing video of the Xbox One (or Xbone). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbrmAsxJPv4 … [Read more...]
When a robot calls tech support
The Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comic for today reverses the technology and human roles with fatal results. For an extra panel, visit the comic and click the red button. … [Read more...]