McAfee created this infographic with a reminder that large companies are not the only ones targeted or vulnerable to a cybersecurity breach. Large companies are likely better off to weather the storm of a security problem if they did experience one. That makes it all the more important for a small and medium business to ensure they are taking good measures to ensure they are … [Read more...]
Social Networks and Language Usage
Social networks and technology are connecting people like never before. Are we communicating less though as our language suffers through misspellings, being shortened, and too many acronyms? This infographic analyzes language usage across Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ and tries to find the common denominator such as geographic location, gender, and other factors. Twitter is … [Read more...]
The top 30 most popular WordPress plugins
I don't think a person goes looking for WordPress plugins for the sake of having plugins. I think instead that they see a specific need and turn to plugins to accomplish that need. Often times there will be multiple plugins that accomplish the task. Which one gets quick, stable updates? Which one does it the best way? Most likely, if a plugin is popular, they are probably one … [Read more...]
Microsoft’s hardware stress-test facility
Microsoft's 'On the Whiteboard' series visits a secret facility "without any windows" where Microsoft tests the stress points of its hardware. With the company heavily invested in the Surface tablet, the resilience of their hardware is very important. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jprmTQyPwmA … [Read more...]
The rise of Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a digital cryptocurrency and it has increased in popularity with time. I wrote an introduction to it back in March 2011 and one of its stumbles in June of the same year. Despite those bumps in the road and still challenges that lie in front of it, Bitcoin has continued to grow in use and discussion. SecondMarket created the following infographic about the currency's … [Read more...]