Raspberry Pi, the much-sought-after, credit-card-sized, less-than-$30 tiny computer has challenged both kids and adults to write code and build everything from alarm clocks to computers. The latest estimates show over a million people have purchased this new phenomenon, and sales show no signs of slowing down. According to infoworld.com, the Pi is basically a Linux […]

Through the power of Internet and the emergence of social networking technologies and free advertising services offered through platforms like Twitter and Facebook , we have witnessed in in the last decade an epic industry-wide shift in how businesses engage with customers. The world of blog, forums, and numerous other social media channels provided consumers […]

Website Performance: Taxonomy of Tips introduced a classification scheme to help us organize the many performance tips found on the Internet.  Today’s article introduces the journey-to-the-servercategory by looking at how cookies impact that journey. Problem #1 – Cookies Are Sent, But Not Used Here’s a riddle for you: Why should we send cookies to a […]

If anything, 2014 was a wake-up call about the growing dangers of cyber-crime and hacking. Last year at this time Target got hit with what was then the biggest retail hack in U.S. history, until this past fall Home Depot succumbed to an epic attack that compromised 56 million credit cards. The Sony Pictures debacle […]

In today’s world of mobile devices, the pace of life continually increases, and with it, the patience of those who visit your website keeps growing thinner. Meanwhile, you have so many new features to offer, and you must keep pace with your competitors lest your site appear outdated or cheap. You want to wow your […]

How can you reduce the bounce rate and increase the CTR to create more effective campaigns? Tracking the effectiveness of your e-mail marketing campaign is not as difficult as it may sound, but it is really important – as with every other online activity, in fact. The general indicator for every e-mail marketing campaign is […]

If you know Visual Basic and WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation), Hovhannes Avoyan’s article, How to Monitor Windows Servers with VBScript, WMI, and Paid Monitor, on the Paid Monitor blog is well worth a read.  It is a well-written article that shows how to monitor WMI data from the cloud.  All the VB code is included. […]

The pace of technological change today is unheard of – through the roof! The speed of the market and the industry-shaking innovations in cloud, mobile, and Big Data mean that business leaders need to do everything they can to keep up. It’s not so easy though. After all, the rules have all changed. Major enterprises […]