Unintended Consequences and the Internet of Things
Complex technologies like computers are, well, complicated, incredibly complicated. Not even their designers can anticipate how they will behave in every possible situation, which is why there are beta testers and bug reports. Engineers build machines to perform...
The Sound of Cyberwar is Silence
Whether you've been immersed in the mad circus that is the 2016 Presidential Election or hiding under a rock to avoid it all, you may have missed certain ominous signs recently in the news. These signal a terrifying new reality: cyberwar, international conflict...
Facebook and the Power of Algorithms
Poor Mark Zuckerberg. You'd think that being co-founder and CEO of Facebook, the largest and most successful social media empire ever upon whom billions depend, would be a pretty sweet gig. But the baby-faced billionaire gets no respect. His own page on Facebook was...
Windows 10 Troubled Saga Continues
As an article at Forbes notes, "Windows 10 is at a dangerous moment." And indeed it is for the software giant – as well as demanding faith and patience from the users who rely upon it. But Windows 10's free installation period has ended; it faces sluggish sales and...
Decision time for Windows 10
To install or not to install Windows 10 is the question of the day. The answer is not obvious as there may be significant downsides, but time is running out. Microsoft’s offer of a free upgrade to Windows 10 to current Windows users ends July 29. However, those...
Windows 10 Spying and Sharing Is Unstoppable
The more that technical types examine Windows 10, the less of a good thing it seems to be. For ordinary users, that is. For the software giant of Redmond and the National Security Agency, however, Windows 10 might be the answer to a dream. Researchers have found, for...