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Let’s face it — it’s difficult to keep up with the pace (and price) of new technologies. Business owners face a barrage of new technologies, all promising revolutionary results. Wading through the hype can be time-consuming, but the right investments will reap dividends that more than make up for their cost. Technological advancements offer the […]

Congratulations on registering your new business! Or if you’re still contemplating forming your business, and just trying to better understand the steps required for having a bank account under the company name, you’re in the right place. Be sure you have seen our Lloyd & Mousilli guide on incorporation here for a step by step analysis. […]

Are you looking for some easy and effective growth hacks to boost your budding business? This is a fast-paced environment especially due to the rise of the internet. Hence the proverb, “Slow and steady wins the race,” does not fit the slot much in today’s world. You need to be smart enough to implement different growth […]

Every year, predictions about how consumers will spend their money crop up. Covering the most popular toys and the most wanted tech gadgets, these lists tend to push people toward a herd mentality rather than a thoughtful examination of their values at a crucial time of year. PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that consumers will spend $1,250 each […]

Running your own Web server is the ultimate mark of online independence—and it only need cost you $35.

Trust no one and build a server that encrypts your Web data from prying eyes.

Photo thieves, beware! Here are the best app options to protect your creative work.

Roman Cortes wowed a lot of people with his entry into the “1k Javascript demo contest”: an animated 3D Christmas tree. In just one KB of code.

Cortes has visual guide on how he created it starting with simple pixels to be used as sprites and then animated with 3D vectors.

APIs make the modern Web what it is today. Here’s a simple guide to what they are, how they work and why we care.

If you have ever pulled your hair out over maintaining SQL statements intermingled with your PHP project code you might not be alone. Perhaps you considered abstraction or wished your database had an API. You might have even heard of an Object Relational Mapper (ORM).

Let’s take a quick look at ORM for your next PHP project.

You’ve probably heard of Markdown. Maybe you’ve heard the name for years. Perhaps you just encountered it, since it’s enjoyed a renaissance lately.

But do you know what it is? Are you using it? You should be. Here are three good reasons to use Markdown. There are no good reasons not to.

Jelastic.com, the Java PaaS similar to Heroku, has compiled an interesting market share analysis of their more than 1,000 developers. Since their service is built on standard application servers and databases, their developers can choose which of four major open source databases they want to use: MySQL, Postgres, MariaDB and MongoDB. Granted…

It’s a computer so simple, anyone can tinker with it. Here’s proof.

You build the app, it does the rest.

Never underestimate the power of human ingenuity paired with a machine that can print almost anything.

Make fun of your tweet-obsessed friends—or yourself.

You built a functional VPN server! Now what?

According to a report by First Orion, phone scam calls jumped by over 25% in the year 2018 alone. The menace of phone scams is growing at a rapid pace. In many cases, people fall for such scams because they are not aware of them. Ignorance of these scams can make you susceptible to them. […]

These tech skills are no longer in demand. Show recruiters that you can adapt and learn.

The emergence of IoT has led to work smarter and revolutionizing the way employees work and interact with others. Workplaces are getting smarter; employees are being more productive and potential for smart workplace scheduling is evolving. According to a recent survey by Cisco, deployment of IoT is stalled 60% of the time while only 26% […]

You can’t stop what you can’t see coming. Understanding the value of intelligence gathering on the Dark Web and gaining Open Source tools to better protect your company The Dark Web is inherently scary for those who are unfamiliar with it, which to be frank, is most of us. Even asking most regular internet users […]

Google expects the next big communications hurdle for the Internet of Things will be overcome through orchestration, although they expect it’ll take some kind of data breach before everyone will get their act together. The Silicon Valley Business Journal, reporting from the Bluetooth World conference this week in Santa Clara, says Google senior developer advocate Wayne […]

Report says Echo wins in customer reviews but consumers want to see better IoT connectivity across all platforms

With more connections comes more risk

Mozilla has almost faded from memory, but Rust could make it hip again.

Alexa AppKit is the missing piece.

With Qualcomm’s support, robots are about to get a lot smarter.

From picking languages to hosting apps.

Because FCC filing.

But we still don’t know exactly what it’s working on.

And this is just the beginning, with WWDC right around the corner.

Where once there were three, now two remain.

A look at the skunkworks team’s smarter smart fibers, wearable radar, and more.

A good time for Android developers.

And follow ReadWrite’s coverage.

The $79 Arduino kit is the latest low-cost tool for tinkerers.

Consider it a precursor to the Internet of Things.

Why the myth of the “10X” programmer is so destructive.

Kano wants to make programming child’s play for adults.