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US Data Protection and Privacy in 2020
How Does Data Protection and Privacy Look in 2020? Since 2018, there has been many proposals for federal privacy laws, and none of them has...
How Big Data is Going to Change Genetic Testing
As genetic testing becomes a lot more available and affordable to the average human, it becomes even more important to ensure that genomic...
What Do Women in Tech Want?
Some women share positive reports for the level of female representation at their places of work, while others still feel the sting of...
Interesting Facts About Computer Timekeeping
You probably don’t think about the clock in your computer too much, but there are a lot of interesting things that keep everything running...
12 DNS Records Explained
DNS can be a little daunting. We'll show you how it works by dissecting the most common DNS records.
An Introduction to the OSI Model
Instead of serving as protocol, the OSI model has become a teaching tool that shows how different tasks within a network should be handled...
Innovation vs. the Patent Troll
Patents are meant to protect innovators, but patent trolls are taking advantage of the system by obtaining fraudulent patents and then...
Common Video Compression Artifacts to Watch Out For
Video compression is essential to delivering high-quality content quickly. However, it can also cause problems with the signal.
Video Tech: Shifting Focus From High Resolution to High Frame Rate
Once resolution has gotten so high that people can't distinguish the difference anymore, what's next? High frame rate promises to be the...
Telecom Tower Climbing - How Technology Is Changing the Future of America's Most Dangerous Job
Most people don't think about what it takes to maintain their cell phone coverage, but tower climbers are the people who make it all...
Can DNS Be Considered Secure?
DNS must run smoothly so that the Internet may continue to function correctly. Learn more about how it works - and when it doesn't - here.
OAuth 2.0 101
If you are on the Internet regularly, chances are you have come across a site that uses OAuth. Find out how the newest version of this...
802.11ac: Gigabit Wireless LAN
Although the 802.11ac standard is still a few years away from implementation, the time to start thinking about whether to focus on Ethernet...