Tag: information technology

Article: Verizon quietly unleashes its LTE monster, tripling 4G capacity in major cities

Verizon quietly unleashes its LTE monster, tripling 4G capacity in major cities

http://gigaom.com/2013/12/05/verizon-quietly-unleashes-its-lte-monster-tripling-4g-capacity-in-major-cities/

Happy I’m a Verizon customer.

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Article: Hackers Are Attacking Millions Of Computers And Demanding Ransom In Bitcoins

Hackers Are Attacking Millions Of Computers And Demanding Ransom In Bitcoins

http://www.businessinsider.com/cryptolocker-ransom-in-bitcoins-2013-12

Something else to worry about this month.

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Article: The Cable Industry is Imploding: What Providers Must Do to Stay Alive

The Cable Industry is Imploding: What Providers Must Do to Stay Alive

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/11/23/cable-industry-imploding-providers-must-stay-alive/

The sooner Tme Warner implodes the happier I’ll be.  Fibre now please!

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Article: What Happens To Your Data After You’re Dead?

What Happens To Your Data After You’re Dead?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tamlinmagee/2013/11/19/what-happens-to-your-data-after-youre-dead/

Interesting article but just a little creepy or weird when it branched off into speaking with your dead loved ones virtually.

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Article: Netflix Overhauls Its TV Interface To Create A Seamless Experience Across Connected Devices

Netflix Overhauls Its TV Interface To Create A Seamless Experience Across Connected Devices

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/11/13/netflix-overhauls-tv-interface-seeks-seamless-experience-users-across-connected-devices/

This will be interesting to try out with the Chromecast.

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Article: This 23-year-old’s open-source project, a server running on Raspberry Pi, gives the middle finger to Google

This 23-year-old’s open-source project, a server running on Raspberry Pi, gives the middle finger to Google

http://venturebeat.com/2013/11/10/arkos-secure-google-alternative/

I may need to investigate this further.   Seems promising.

Following My Blog Via Email

I’m writing this “how to” article for those members of my family (who shall remain anonymous) that resist the urge to create an account for every website they happen to frequent.  There is a way to follow my blog without creating a WordPress account.

Here’s how in four easy steps.

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Article: How Working Remotely Changed My Life (and Can Change Yours, Too)

How Working Remotely Changed My Life (and Can Change Yours, Too)

http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2013/11/01/working-remotely-changed-life/

If only … snowball’s chance in … well you know where.

The single most dangerous activity I do every workday is commute.  I’d live longer if I could eliminate that 2 hr 20 min black hole in my daily routine.