The Microsoft Build 2017 developer conference begins today. You can watch a Livestream of the keynote event beginning at 8AM PDT on Microsoft's Channel 9 website. CEO Satya Nadella will be joined by Scott Guthrie and Harry Shum. For the full list of sessions that cover a variety of topics, see the MyBuild site. … [Read more...]
182,000 new tech jobs were created in 2016, organized by state
The 2017 report from Cyberstates is out. It tells the job growth in the tech sector for 2016, across the nation, by state, or by metropolitan area. Overall, there were 182,000 net new jobs in 2016. This was around 10 percent of the new jobs added to the US economy. Key findings of the report include: The tech sector employs approximately 4 percent of the total U.S. … [Read more...]
New app will pay you to video record distracted drivers
Distracted driving can lead to injury, destruction, and even death. A new app called Text To Ticket has launched to try to curb this danger. With Text To Ticket, you can record a video of a distracted driver (and their license plate) and submit it to the company. They then confirm the incident and necessary information and then forward it on to the local law enforcement … [Read more...]
California passes energy efficiency standards for computers, monitors, and small servers
California passed new legislation to require new energy efficiency limits on monitors, desktop computers, workstations, notebooks, and small servers. The limits will be phased in over time beginning on January 1st, 2018. January 1, 2018 - Standards for workstations and small-scale servers January 1, 2019 - Standards for notebook computers and Tier 1 desktop computers … [Read more...]
18 days until Black Friday and retailers are full steam ahead
If you are looking forward to starting the holiday shopping season after Thanksgiving with some deals, you are not alone. The retailers are even more excited than you are. In particular, some tech-related retailers are working on building that hype up further. This round-up should help you plan your Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping for others and creating your own holiday … [Read more...]