The Kickstarter Kings Who Taught the World to Crowdfund
They created one of Kickstarter’s first successful products—and along the way, they figured out how to run a real business…
IDG Contributor Network: Building your SharePoint Server 2016 farm using MinRoles
SharePoint Server 2016 introduces the MinRole feature, which is used during the deployment of SharePoint Server 2016 to define the…
IDG Contributor Network: Sports Authority's post-bankruptcy plan won't work
Following last week’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings from Sports Authority, it’s easy to play Monday morning quarterback and criticize how…
Apple exec takes to op-ed page, argues against turning back the clock to 'less-secure time'
Apple’s head of software engineering took to The Washington Post‘s op-ed page Sunday to reprise many of the arguments the…
Viral Video Claiming iPhone Passcode 'Glitch' is False
A video which has gone viral that claims to reveal a glitch allowing anyone to unlock a passcode-protected iPhone has…
Medicare Scammers Steal $60 Billion a Year. This Man Is Hunting Them.
Medicare is a massive pool of underguarded funds ripe for skimming. John Mininno ferrets out shady activity by looking for…
7 steps to protect yourself against over-hyped ‘ransomware’ threat
A new malware briefly flared in the Macworld this weekend but there’s only an extremely slim chance your Mac has…
5 ways to attract and retain female technologists
After five years at LinkedIn and a prior decade spent at tech startups, Erica Lockheimer had grown used to navigating…
The ultimate hackathon survival guide
Name a city, pick a date, and you’ll likely find a nearby hackathon, whether you’re in Des Moines, Iowa, or…
Ray Tomlinson, email inventor who picked the @ sign for addresses, dies
Raymond Samuel Tomlinson, who is credited with inventing email and putting the now ubiquitous “@” sign in addresses, has died…