Intel and Mark Burnett (Survivor and Shark Tank) partnered to produce a TV show called America's Greatest Makers. It is coming to TBS this Spring. Check out this preview that they showed at CES. 24 teams will be competing for a $1 million grand prize. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaPMGSqxmuY … [Read more...]
Microsoft taking down malware
Microsoft aggressive take-down of malware bots should be a good thing. Similar to the collateral damage of a superhero brawl, they have gained some critics for their approach to taking down malware and any businesses that might stand in their way. While following legal procedure, taking companies like No-IP offline has been controversial to say the least. (Credit: … [Read more...]
Modern software as 1980s arcade ads
djmdesign on Imgur has "an ongoing series of imagined arcade cabinets presented as 1980s inspired print advertisements." The ads poke fun at Windows, Excel, texting-and-driving, Instagram, and Facebook. As an ongoing series, there should be more to come too. … [Read more...]
Benchmarking PHP 7
If you run any PHP-based software like WordPress, Magento, Drupal, or others, you will be excited with the release of PHP 7. The performance aspect of the language has received major emphasis with this release, giving new life to PHP. You will have to make sure your software is compatible with PHP 7, of course, in order to upgrade your hosting and take advantage of the faster … [Read more...]
Project management can make all the difference
Project management can impact a project either way, resulting in success or failure. Allowing scope-creep, overbooking resources, not being pro-active, or any number of downfalls can allow a project to fail. This infographic goes into some of those problems. (Credit: Taskworld) … [Read more...]