With SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA still looming, I have been coming across lots of ways to gain access to websites during a government shutdown of the internet. Everything from dial-up modems to creating a mesh wireless network for communicating with Continue reading
With the holiday season in full swing, I really try to be a good consumer and do much of my shopping earlier in the month of December. And because the local malls and stores are filled to the brim with Continue reading
A few days ago, Google landed a patent for a control method for a robotic vehicle. The specifics are even cooler! The vehicle’s ability to change from being human-controlled to autonomous was featured in the patent request. Using visual indicators Continue reading
A while back, we published an article chock full of free apps. There was a lot of stuff that we left out though. One of the glaring holes was in the Programming/Development section. We completely left out Eclipse. One reason Continue reading
HTML Colors What do those html hex values for colors actually mean? Well, I intend to explain it as clearly as possible right here. HTML colors aren’t supposed to be complex or confusing. The hex values are six digits following Continue reading
If you aren’t familiar with SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act, you should really look into it and contact your congressional representative to inform them of your opposition to internet censorship. Here is a very helpful infographic that breaks Continue reading
There is a top secret lab in the Bay Area called Google X. Some might think that this is where top secret proprietary software and search algorithms are researched and developed. In reality, Google X has nothing to do with Continue reading
Today, Adobe announced that it is cutting Mobile Flash along with 750 jobs. “Over the past two years, we’ve delivered Flash Player for mobile browsers and brought the full expressiveness of the web to many mobile devices, however, HTML5 is Continue reading
After last year’s Tux Pumpkin, I thought I would give the Android logo a try! Hope you like it!
I get this question a lot from less technical users. Why do people make computer viruses? Well, to start, traditional “viruses” only account for a tiny fraction of malicious software infections. A good catch-all term to use for malicious software Continue reading