These are the best reads of 2015. The articles listed below come from a wide variety of sources. Some are from mainstream media outlets, others from independent outlets. Some are opinion pieces, some are news articles. But they all have…
The late ’90s, when floppy disks were still in common use. Of course, the average formatted floppy disk only held 1.44MB of data. How would you store massive amounts of data in a portable format? Enter Iomega’s Zip disk. The…
In my post Why I Call Myself a Digital Hygienist, I promised to show you how to keep your electronic devices safe from harm. Today, I will write about the greatest enemies of electronic devices. These three things will drastically shorten…
The year was 1999. Online commerce was hitting its stride and the dot com bubble was still growing. Amazon was beginning its ascent to the top of the food chain. As Americans began to embrace the idea of doing all…
The recent terrorist attack in France has once again reignited debate over encrypted communications. Many people in law enforcement and government have come out in favor of building a “backdoor” accessible only to authorities. This recent controversy over cryptography and the…
Many articles about interviewing for a job will tell you that one of the oldest clichés is to describe yourself as a “detail-oriented perfectionist.” This is to be avoided because the use of this phrase makes the interviewer think that…
It was 1997. The Internet was a much different place. No Amazon, no YouTube, no Google, no iTunes. The most common way of connecting to the Internet was dial-up, with a top speed of 33.6 kbps. No USB ports, Blu-Ray…
This is part one of a series on the parallels between computers and clothing. Pre-orders for the Apple Watch began April 10. The first review I read was not from a tech website, but from the fashion website Style.com. The reviewer compared the Apple Watch to the luxury watches some of her acquaintances wore…
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