World’s Largest ARM Super Computer
So last week, an elderly gentlemen came in our Boston computer service shop. When he was in college in the 1950s, the super computer was all they had. So today, I read an article that kind of reminds me of that. Here is the world's largest ARM Super computer. We know...
Oprah Chooses Apple For Original Content
So I think we all know the online content war is no joke. In fact, AT&T and Time Warner are merging because of this. However, Apple fights back. Oprah chooses Apple for original content. The media mogul signed a long lasting contract with Apple. This contract will...
AT&T And Time Warner Merge: Now What?
So most of you know I'm cynical of major mergers. I'm cynical because I think when they're too big to fail, they're too big to care. This is in contrast of our computer service shop. Here, our computer repair experts always care.? But this is the merger of all...
Will Google Save The Smartwatch Industry?
So the smartwatch is to be the next big thing in tech and IT support. But I guess consumers had other ideas. Because the smartwatch sale is slipping. Will Google save the smartwatch industry? They are trying. One reason smartphones are failing is because of short...
Net Neutrality 2015-2018: Rest In Peace
So June 11, 2018 is probably one of the darkest days in Internet history. I say this because this was the day net neutrality ended. Here lies net neutrality, 2015-2018, rest in peace. Under former President Barack Obama, they made this rule in 2015. It stopped ISP's...
Norman The AI Psychopath: They Tried To Warn Us
So a Facebook friend sent me a picture of McDonalds. But here, there are no clerks, just AI stands taking orders. It grieved him, and me also. However, something more disturbing is on the rise. Norman the AI Psychopath: They tried to warn us. So we can thank an IT...
Ethical Artificial Intelligence: Is This Even Possible?
So some of you followed me for years. Then you know how cynical I am about the AI (artificial intelligence) boom. If you don't then look at this TED talk. However, Google CEO Sundar Pichai insists his company can run AI with integrity. Ethical artificial intelligence:...
FBI Urges People To Restart Routers To Fight Malware
So for almost a month, cyber security company Cisco warned about the VPNFilter malware. If it gets on your router, then it can stop it from working, maybe even permanently. The IT service term is 'bricking'. The FBI urges people to restart routers to fight malware. So...
Amazon Con Couple Receives Prison Sentence
So now, more than ever, everybody loves Amazon. But some may love it too much, to the point they're fleecing the system. One Indiana couple sure did. An Amazon con couple receives prison sentence. So between 2014-16, the Finans out of Indiana ripped Amazon off of over...
Ticketfly Hacker Steals Information: Lots Of It
So do you use ticket broker Ticketfly often? I ask because you better check your information to see if it's safe. Ticketfly hacker steals information, and lots of it. So a few days ago, a hacker compromised Ticketfly. He/she caused a data breached that leaked out over...