Sony VAIO Duo 13: A tough first week ends in triumph 27 Aug 2013 | 12:24 am

I wasn't able to blog much last week primarily because I didn't have a computer to blog on.  As I wrote in my last article I received my Sony VAIO DUO 13, hybrid laptop/tablet.  To say I had a challen...

When will software testing be truly mobile? 21 Aug 2013 | 12:15 am

As I’m sure you already know, a monumental shift from desktop to mobile is upon us. Not only have consumer applications started leaving the desktop behind, but B2B applications are also starting their...

For $50, you can build a custom Android or Linux mini-computer 20 Aug 2013 | 10:57 pm

Gumstix, a company that has been selling small system boards – about the size of a “gum stick” – for years, is now offering crowdfunding for hardware that users can design themselves. (Stick with me h...

How do you abandon the cloud? 19 Aug 2013 | 11:10 pm

For quite some time I was an advocate of boycotting various cloud services. Instead of Gmail, I opted to utilize an old-fashioned, desktop email client and POP server. Instead of DropBox, I went with ...

My next laptop and tablet: Sony VAIO Duo 13 16 Aug 2013 | 01:23 am

In my never-ending quest for the ultimate technology tools, I am going in a new direction. After playing with an early iPad before turning to my beloved HP Touchpad for my tablet needs, it looks like ...

1981 news report on internet downplays internet's threat to news 15 Aug 2013 | 08:28 pm

In 1981, a San Francisco TV news station reported on some of the world's first internet users - San Francisco newspaper editors who were overseeing a new investment aimed at streamlining newspaper ope...

Encryption news: What you need to know 15 Aug 2013 | 01:27 am

We probably should have seen this coming, what with government spying dominating headlines for the summer, but encryption suddenly became a hot topic this week.

What exactly is 'cloud testing' anyway? 14 Aug 2013 | 11:20 pm

Over the last weeks, I have found myself in several rather intense discussions about “cloud testing”: what it is, what it isn’t, and what it means for testing and QA professionals. The major source of...

Is it time for a digital Bill of Rights? 14 Aug 2013 | 08:02 am

New release of elementary OS is one classy Linux distro 13 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm

There are a lot of Linux Distributions in this world of ours, with a large percentage of them releasing new, major versions at least once (if not twice) per year. And when those new releases come out,...