Tech Archive
27 Jul 2015
Stop working! Play with this interactive tentacle monster instead
Stop working! Play with this interactive tentacle monster instead Searching for tentacles on the internet is…uh…well, let’s just say it can flag up some pretty way out stuff. Good work, Japan! But this is some safe-for-work, tentacle-related entertainment. Muscular Hydrostats – which should be the name of a math rock band – is a simulation that
14 Jul 2015
Available IPv4 address blocks have dried up, now there’s a waiting list
Available IPv4 address blocks have dried up, now there’s a waiting list IPv4 addresses, which are a computer’s unique address on the internet, have just become even harder to get. The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)announced July 1 that it is activating a “unmet requests” policy for the first time and putting in place
14 Jul 2015
How to use design thinking in your next project
How to use design thinking in your next project With more and more engineering-focused companies trying to become design-centric, they’re no doubt trying to adopt design thinking. But it’s not as simple as saying, “Just use design thinking.” Saying it does not make it so. What exactly is “Design Thinking”? Let’s take a step
14 Jul 2015
Spotify is actively encouraging iOS users to stop paying for streaming via iTunes
Spotify is actively encouraging iOS users to stop paying for streaming via iTunes Spotify, like most streaming music services, will cost you $9.99 per month. The company has long charged those who pay for its service via iTunes $12.99 monthly to offset Apple’s 30 percent cut of purchases. Now, Spotify is actively encouraging users
14 Jul 2015
Mozilla has had enough of Flash’s security flaws, disables Firefox plugin
Mozilla has had enough of Flash’s security flaws, disables Firefox plugin Mozilla has blocklisted all vulnerable versions of Adobe Flashin its Firefox browser, following the discovery of numerous critical security flaws in the platform. Mark Schmidt, head of Firefox Support, took to Twitter to announce the change. The news comes just a day after
14 Jul 2015
Facebook is reportedly building a virtual assistant powered by real people
Facebook is reportedly building a virtual assistant powered by real people Facebook is reportedly working on a virtual assistant,according to The Information. Sources say that Moneypenny, as the project is currently known, will be available via Facebook’s Messenger app and will allow users to ask real people for help with research and shopping. It
14 Jul 2015
What happens when you give the internet your Facebook password? Beautiful chaos…
What happens when you give the internet your Facebook password? Beautiful chaos… Facebook has been under fire for sometime over its ‘real name’ policy but what happens if you create a completely fake person and let strangers on the internet decide who they are? That’s what Joe Veix decided to do. The writer and
13 Jul 2015
Facebook has released the latest beta of its React.js user interface library
Facebook has released the latest beta of its React.js user interface library Back in March, Facebook released React Native, which allows developers to build native iOS and Android apps, on GitHub. Now, you can get your hands on the first beta of React v0.14, its Javascript library for creating user interfaces. The social network made the announcement
13 Jul 2015
Top tools to get your startup off the ground
Top tools to get your startup off the ground Which comes first – the apps or the business? It might sound like a dumb question, but the consequences of building a business on the wrong software tools can be serious. What if your customer database can’t talk to your accounting system? Or your resource
13 Jul 2015
Windows 10 Features Businesses Should Be Excited About
Windows 10 Features Businesses Should Be Excited About Ah, how quickly the new world of work spins. It wasn’t all that long ago that businesses were undertaking a massive effort to upgrade their desktops to Windows 7. And while Windows 8was more of a step backward in many people’s minds, it looks like the