Jan 23
How many times have we been stuck in traffic and wished there was a way to get around the gridlock? If you’ve ever driven (or tried to) on GA 400 around Atlanta, you know what I mean. During the busiest commute times, you creep along in traffic so slowly that your GPS goes into pedestrian …
Aug 03
[schema type=”person” name=”Hitchbot” jobtitle=”the hitchhiking robot” city=”Philadelphia ” state=”PA” ] Those that say that Canadians are too nice and trusting were proven correct over the weekend when a social experiment conducted by a Canadian group came to an end in the United States. This group of Canadian researchers developed HitchBOT, a hitchhiking robot, that was …
Jul 23
Have you ever felt like your computer was possessed? Many computer users, including Brendan Spaar, sometimes get the feeling that glitches in their gadgets are outside of their control. Some users go to great lengths to protect their data from corruption or theft including placing bible verses on their computer screens, saying a prayer before …
Jul 05
[schema type=”product” name=”Yamaha” description=”Yamaha migrates all of their data servers and applications to Amazon Web Services” brand=”AWS” manfu=”Amazon Web Services” ] If you have been following technology trends for the last 3 years like Brendan Spaar has, you will notice that companies are outsourcing all of their infrastructure into the cloud. Outsourcing once was a …
May 04
[schema type=”product” url=”http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/240772-faa-flaw-in-dreamliner-could-cause-loss-of-control” name=”Boeing 787 Dreamliner” brand=”Dreamliner” manfu=”Boeing” model=”787″ ] Everyone is afraid of a terrorist crashing an airplane that they are flying on. While this is a real threat, we should also be mindful of the software that controls these same airliners. Brendan Spaar has learned that new airplanes rely on software now more …
Mar 26
[schema type=”product” url=”http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/26/samsung_has_its_eye_on_yours/” name=”Samsung Galaxy S6″ manfu=”Samsung” model=”Galaxy” ] Do you remember how last year both Apple and Samsung wowed everyone with the ability to log into your phone using your fingerprint? Well shortly after the Apple iPhone 5S was released hackers figured out how to trick the fingerprint scanner and all bets were off. This …
Feb 27
[schema type=”person” name=”Leonard Nimoy” ] Science fiction geeks all around the world are in mourning today as they learned that Leonard Nimoy aka Spock is dead. You may remember Nimoy playing the role of the pointy-eared half Vulcan in Star Trek. He reprised his role in the recent JJ Abrams directed sequel movies. What some …
Aug 16
[schema type=”organization” orgtype=”Organization” url=”http://www.albertsons.com/recent-update/” name=”Albertsons” description=”These days, we know you are also concerned about the security of your payment card data, and we work hard to protect it. Unfortunately, like many other retailers over the past few years, Albertsons has recently learned of an unauthorized access to credit and debit card payment information in some …
Aug 03
[schema type=”person” name=”Eleouise Adcock ” url=”http://www.click2houston.com/news/elderly-woman-with-shotgun-surrenders-after-hourlong-swat-standoff/27248406″ description=”A 90-year-old great-grandmother armed with a 12 gauge shotgun held SWAT officers at bay in Channelview for hours.” city=”Channelview” state=”Texas” ] And now for a little low-tech news. A grandmother in Channelview Texas, a suburb of Houston, was none too pleased with the construction going on near her home. …
Jul 22
Tech enthusiasts around the globe were in shock today as Microsoft announced that it will no longer host its annual TechEd conference. In a blog posting on the company’s social hub, Channel9, Microsoft says about the termination: “you talked and we listened.” Brendan Spaar wonders who actually asked for the end of TechEd. In place of …
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