Opensource.com provides some important predictions about AI over the coming year.
Amazon has filed a patent for a mini-drone that would be easily transportable (perhaps in a bag or attached to your clothing), and would be able to find things. You might have your car marked in some way, and when you get to the parking lot, the drone would fly from your clothing, locate your…
I love TechRepublic’s 10 Things posts, and 10 dumb things IT pros do that can mess up their networks is a great one. It’s fun to tell those user stories, but most of us have dumb moment stories of our own. Point #1, however, is critical. We all know it. You have to have backups,…
Cory Doctorow is a very well known science fiction writer, journalist, and a commentator on technology and social issues. He is interviewed in about the first 15 minutes of the Canadian (CBC) program Spark 170. I think what he’s saying is both prescient and very important. It would be worthwhile for American readers to listen…
I’ve been asked some weird questions in job interviews, and I know of many others. Here’s an article I thought might be of value to my clients: Steer clear of these 10 illegal job interview questions. Yes, they are rude, but they are also illegal.
They look at gadgets that apply existing technology. My only comment is that I think many of these things will happen sooner than that. Related articles On the go: Top gear in the year 2031 (gizmag.com) Touchscreen made of ice (makezine.com) NASA envisions neighborhood micro-airports to let travelers bypass pesky streets [Airports] (io9.com)
Here’s a laptop that will run just about anything you need. I have two clients who have these. One uses three external monitors plus the internal one while not on the road. Make sure to get enough RAM. You’re unlikely to have problems with hard disk space. (Featured image created in about 5 minutes with…
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