December 19, 2016, was a particularly dark day for Germany’s Joint Counter Terrorism Center. That was the day when the terrorist Anis Amri steered a stolen truck into a crowd of people at the Christmas market on Berlin’s Breitscheidplatz. Twelve people died, and over 60 were injured, some of them critically. Many victims are still…
“`html Stop Networking: Why It’s Killing Your Real Productivity Stop ‘Networking’—It’s Killing Your Real Productivity For decades, the professional world has been obsessed with a single mantra: “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” This advice has spawned an entire industry of mixers, LinkedIn “engagement” strategies, and endless coffee chats. We are told…
Security systems have come a long way, especially now that we have IoT capability. It used to be very expensive to set up a security system with cameras, floodlights, and 24/7 monitoring. But thanks to IoT and wireless networks, systems like the Toucan wireless security can be installed and used for less than US$400. Estimated…
“`html Handheld Gaming PCs Are Just Ugly Laptops Without Keyboards The Great Handheld Delusion: Why Your Steam Deck is Just a Bad Laptop In the last three years, the tech world has been obsessed with the “handheld gaming PC revolution.” From the industry-shaking Steam Deck to the high-refresh-rate ASUS ROG Ally and the massive Lenovo…
I know, every time you turn around, it seems like Razer has something new out! Not content to rest on their laurels, Razer is constantly working on improving existing products and introducing new ones for the gaming community. This time, the latest from the company pairs a few of my current favourite features in a…
The Metaverse Is Dead: Why It’s Time to Bury the Headsets and Move On In October 2021, Mark Zuckerberg stood before a green screen and promised a revolution. He rebranded one of the most powerful companies in history, Facebook, to Meta. The message was clear: the future of human connection was no longer in our…
Microsoft is trying to shut the door on a couple of routes cybercriminals have used to attack users and networks. The enterprise IT giant’s policy of blocking Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros in downloaded Office documents by default has been activated once again after a brief pause to address feedback from users who were…
Why Physical Media is Objectively Superior to Streaming: The Case for DVDs and Vinyl For the past decade, the convenience of streaming has dominated the cultural landscape. Platforms like Netflix, Spotify, and Disney+ promised a world where every movie, TV show, and song was available at the touch of a button. However, as library rotations,…
The explosion of cloud computing, broadband networks, smarter devices and a vogue for building SaaS startups has created a universe of software for businesses and consumers: Whatever it is that you want or need to do, there’s an app for that, as Apple once famously said. But that is not the only game in town….
“Robots suck.” It’s a bold declaration for a startup founder aiming to work with robots — or more accurately, the software that helps turn a tractor, tiller or forklift into an automated vehicle. But Stefan Seltz-Axmacher, who previously founded and led the now shuttered autonomous vehicle startup Starsky Robotics, is trying to make a point….
