Cloud Computing
Move to the Cloud and Cut Your Costs
Cloud computing is not as novel as before. But it’s not that mainstream yet either. While some bigger companies are slowly migrating to the cloud, other smaller startups are starting directly from the cloud. If you and your company have not embraced the cloud just yet, here are some quick reasons why you should start considering [...]
“Smart” Socks to Save Lives of Diabetics
Socks. Everyone has them. In warmer seasons and locations, they are meant to absorb foot perspiration and help sweat evaporate. In colder months and places, they are meant to insulate the foot and help decrease risks of frostbite. During Christmas, colourful ones make good Christmas decorations. They also make good fashion pieces [...]
Take Your Business to the Cloud—for Free!
Friends Skype you after an unforgettable weekend getaway. They beg you to share via DropBox those crazy videos you’ve taken! You contemplate of “accidentally” deleting them. Meanwhile, you hear the lyrics “Lie-la-lie…lie-la-lie, lie, lie–la-lie…” as Pandora streams a ‘70s folk song playlist. Skype, DropBox, Pandora. [...]
Robin: The Smarter Smartphone Supercharged with the Cloud
Smartphones. Those devices inside your bags, wallets or pockets that you cannot just live without? Well, they are about to be replaced by smarter phones. Yup! There is a new kind of phone that will usher in a new generation of “smarterphones.” And it’s about to hit the market. The developer, Nextbit, calls it Robin. Smarter [...]
Are You Compromising Your Privacy, Safety and Security Online?
Today, our appetite from great digital media seems to be insatiable. Digital entertainment and information can easily be at our fingertips with just a few clicks. However, downloading and uploading files over the Internet pose some very serious risks. Sadly, there are many private entities out there that are intent on profiting by [...]
BitTorrent 101: Intro for Beginners
Google is king. Among search engines, that is. If you want to seek out the most relevant information. But when you want to search for huge downloadable files, it may be best to use the BitTorrent protocol. Whether you are expert at Torrenting or totally clueless about it, here is a great piece about the basics of this BitTorrent [...]
Coolest Cloud Startup Idea for Relocating to Your Ideal Neighborhood
Relocating is difficult. It means saying goodbye to old ties and struggling to form new ones. It’s starting a new life. Sometimes, it’s our own choice. At other times, it’s thrust upon us, like a sudden relocation of work place. You would have to pack up your life and move. Even before that, there is the stress of looking for [...]
Coolest Cloud Startup Idea for Indoor Navigation
We hate getting lost. It wastes our time, energy, and what little patience we have. Sometimes we even waste a lot of money. (Imagine getting lost in a cab ride!) And the worst part? We also hate asking for help and directions, sometimes. So thank God for GPS! But the only problem is, it ends outdoors. What now if we’re lost indoors? [...]
Coolest Cloud Startup Idea for Gun Safety
For the past years, the Internet has transformed the way we work and live. Now, cloud computing has even further transformed it to a whole new level. Businesses are starting to slowly migrate part of their processes and operations to the cloud. They are beginning to appreciate all the benefits that cloud computing has to their bottom [...]
The Genesis of Cloud Computing: The 21st Century and Beyond (Part 3)
Hello once again and welcome back to the third and final part of this series. This is Part 3 and we are on the last lap of our journey of retracing the elusive and complex origin of the term and the idea of cloud computing. If you have not read the very interesting beginnings of cloud computing, you can read Part 1 right here and [...]