What separates the internet from previous forms of media is its interactivity. Instead of merely watching videos or reading books, people can express their views worldwide and immediately. Retweets, likes and dislikes (and all the emoji-oriented reactions now available) not only help others make informed decisions about what to watch or read or listen to, […]
Raspberry Add-ons To Enhance Performance
If you’re like one of a growing army of Raspberry Pi users, you’re thrilled with the tiny size and big functionality of your microcomputer. But, also like a lot of others, you may find that it falls just a little short in certain respects. It is a $25 computer, after all. Luckily, there are add-ons […]
Swipe Right to Find the Best Dating Apps of 2019
Datings remains a popular pastime the world over, and in the United States as much as anywhere, the search for love has driven people to the internet. And there are plenty of candidates. Estimates are that more than 50% of the US population is made up of single adults. An estimated 50 million Americans are […]
Netflix and Ubuntu Linux are a Marriage Made in Heaven
Netflix is the world’s leading internet entertainment service. The streaming giant boasts 137 million subscribers, 300 million total viewers. Fifty percent of its viewership is from outside the United States. Roughly 25% of US adult stream Netflix daily, generating an estimated $15 billion in 2018 alone. But enjoying the streaming site’s programming hasn’t always been […]
Microsoft Launches a Blockchain Development Kit
The blockchain is well on its way to becoming a more efficient way to share data among private and open networks. The blockchain is a secure electronic ledger based on a distributed, peer-to-peer topology. Data is stored globally on tens of thousands of servers, and anyone on the network can see any entry and in […]
