This is going to continue to escalate, and as it does, I suspect the number of websites that I just stop visiting will increase. It’s no secret that ad blockers are putting a dent in advertising-based business models on the web. This has produced a range of reactions, from relatively polite whitelisting asks (TechCrunch does…
I’d agree with these results wholeheartedly: “In fact, one study found that the number of people who say they cannot concentrate at their desk has increased by 16 percent since 2008. Also startling: The number of workers who say they do not have access to quiet places to do focused work is up by 13…
In certain circles, this sounds a lot like a “bubble”, and we all know that bubbles eventually pop, right? “At the same time, college graduates filling these middle-skills positions (those that require more than a high school diploma but less than a college degree) such as supervisors, support specialists, technicians, sales representatives, data analysts, and…
In my experience, this is a great idea. 3. Get in line. Similar to the last point, a long line – say for food or a drink – is one of the easiest spots to network. Because rather than having to go up to people on your own, you are already standing among strangers and it’s…
This isn’t new. It’s the reason things like the Panama Papers exist, because law firms have a whole lot of data about their clients, information that those clients usually do a really good job of protecting – “It’s an issue about the data, fundamentally,” says Jake Olcott, a vice president at BitSight Technologies, a cybersecurity…
I’m sure many of you have already seen the “worst passwords of 2017” list. You may even be wondering how so many people could be so dumb, but I want you to look at it another way. I’m a technology professional, and I have accounts online that use the same password, or what many might consider…