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A recent report by Morgan Stanley points to a near future when many homes and businesses will go off-grid, caused by the intersection of clean energy tax credits and the … Continue reading Greenest Businesses Will Go Off-Grid
As of April 8, Microsoft officially ended support of Windows XP, its 12-year-old operating system. Nearly 40% of companies around the world still use Windows XP, and if you still are, … Continue reading Microsoft Ends XP Support
Source: Flickr/yubikey Are you curious about the two-factor authentication security technology recently adopted by popular online services like Twitter and Tumblr? It’s called “two-factor” because it uses a password plus … Continue reading Two-Factor Authentication
With Google Fiber creating the infrastructure for ultra high-speed gigabit Internet (currently we’re at megabit Internet) in the coming years and cable companies scrambling to catch up, the Internet speed game is … Continue reading High-Speed Habit: Upgrade Your Internet Equipment Often
Today on the Janus Networks blog we’ll showcase Mr. Nye’s new tech toy: Google Glass! Here’s a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge in our hometown, taken with Glass: And … Continue reading First Day with Glass
The end of the year is the perfect time to check those pesky maintenance items off your to-do list and start the next twelve months with a clean slate. Use this … Continue reading Year-End Checklist
Looking for a little technological magic to put under the tree, or on your own wish list? Check out these three high-tech gadgets: Brain-Wave Cat Ears for Kids and Everyone … Continue reading Three Gadgets for Your Holiday Gift List
As we mentioned last week, one of the tools for healthy telecommuting is your business’s phone service. Ideally, everyone in the company will be on the same network – this … Continue reading One Phone System, Many Locations
Long gone are the days when your email password was the only code you had to remember. Now, nearly every click you make leads to a login screen. With so … Continue reading One Password to Rule Them All
Today’s post is about a computing concept: the client-server model. In today’s era of cloud computing, many applications use the client-server model. So, by understanding what that means, you’ll have … Continue reading The Client-Server Model
We’ve got smartphones, and we’re about to get smart watches. Cars are getting pretty smart, too. And TVs. And thermostats, freezers, lights, and medical devices. The Internet of Things is … Continue reading Rules for the Internet of Things
In the next ten years, the U.S. government will be spending $100 million to map the human brain. Just like we mapped the human genome, and are already seeing a … Continue reading Obama’s $100-million brain-mapping initiative
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