Most website or blog owners know of the many changes that Google has made to its search algorithms over the last few years. Many felt the penalties imposed by these changes - a sudden fall in page rank and a massive drop in traffic early in 2011, and/or a further one in the first quarter of 2012, and subsequent to each of these major declines, many fluctuations in their web … [Read more...]
Best Tools for Mobile App Prototyping
The Best Tools for Mobile App Prototyping View more lists from Shyam Subramanyan … [Read more...]
Hosting Your Website or Blog
If you want to start a blog or create a website, the first thing you need is a hosting service. I very strongly recommend SiteGround. They have provided excellent service for me for many years now - first with me Drupal websites and then with my WordPress sites. Here are the simple steps you need to take to use SiteGround for hosting your website or blog. Click … [Read more...]
Energy Storage for a Sustainable Home
Elon Musk gave an excellent keynote presentation in California last week as he introduced Tesla's new battery system Powerwall. His talk was refreshingly humble, honest and human. I really admire his world view, aspirations and openness. Powerwall is a home battery that charges using electricity generated from solar panels, or when utility rates are low, and powers your home … [Read more...]
Diploma in Information Technology Management
The Diploma in Information Technology Management is a free online course that explains why managers must understand how Information Technology plays a fundamental role in both the structure and control of the modern business. A successful manager must have an excellent grasp of the functionality, capabilities and effects of the technology that he or she must implement and … [Read more...]
Diploma in C Programming
The C programming language is one of the most popular and widely used programming languages and is commonly used to programme operating systems such as Unix. It is a general-purpose programming language and one of the main advantages of programming in C is that it allows the programmer to write directly to memory. This means that key constructs within C-generated software … [Read more...]
Carbon3D Unveils Breakthrough CLIP 3D Printing Technology
Carbon3D has just unveiled a groundbreaking new 3D printing process which could revolutionize the industry. Their new Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP) process is between 25 and 100 times faster faster than current technology. The CLIP technology works by harnessing the power of light and oxygen to cure a photosensitive resin. Brian Krassenstein, … [Read more...]
DARPA taps Lab to restore touch to amputees
LIVERMORE, Calif. – The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (link is external) (DARPA) recently selected Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to join a collaborative research team that intends to build the world’s first neural system to enable naturalistic feeling and movements in prosthetic hands. Known as Hand Proprioception and Touch Interfaces (link is … [Read more...]
Tim Cook Says Apple Watch Could Replace Your Car Keys
The Apple Watch is likely to be the star of the show at a special event on Monday March 9 at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke to The Telegraph about the company’s first smart wearable and talked about what will motivate a purchase decision for the Apple Watch now. Darrell Etherington, Writer at TechCrunch: Cook told the Telegraph that he … [Read more...]
App Usage is Growing Faster than Mobile – Sparkroom
I couldn't help being amused by some of diners sitting in a beachside restaurant in Barbados last week. We had the most glorious view of the setting sun across the Caribbean Sea as the waves lapped gently on beach - and yet my fellow diners had their eyes and thumbs locked to their mobile phones. A quick look around any public space suggests that people spend an awful lot of … [Read more...]
Texas Instruments builds an alternative energy for the Internet of Things
At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Texas Instruments (TI) will demonstrate anInternet of Things sensor network that uses harvested energy that comes from changes in temperature, vibrations, wind and light. Patrick Thibodeau, Reporter for Computerworld: The idea of harvesting power has a long history and there are many applications of it today. However, big solar … [Read more...]
Could you become a victim of cybercrime in 2015?
Online security companies are predicting an increase in cyber crime in 2015. Stuart Dredge, freelance journalist and contributing editor to Guardian Technology, lists and discusses the areas to watch - based on the predictions of companies including BitDefender, KPMG, AdaptiveMobile, Trend Micro, BAE Systems, WebSense, InfoSec Institute, Symantec, Kaspersky, Proofpoint and … [Read more...]