by - November 20, 2022 10:07 am
I just want it to work
You know the euphoria — when you bought that new gadget, brought it home, followed the instructions, and for some unknown reason, it worked! We all get excited in those…
Author: Mark Hodges
by - October 5, 2022 9:00 am
The real cost of digital technology in today’s business
The cost to avert disaster was $11. If you lived through the ’70s, you will understand. If you hear the words “Ford Pinto,” you likely have an image of fire…
by - August 9, 2022 11:44 am
When security is mainstream, it’s too late
It’s funny to see someone post on social media, “Let’s make this go viral.” Why? Because that concept was only cool before it became a mainstream phrase. Using that phrase…
by - June 10, 2022 10:13 am
Democratization of tech responsibility
In 1971, 99 Park Ave. in New York City became a significant address that gained notoriety because of a man named Iron Eyes Cody. That was the year a nonprofit…
by - May 1, 2022 10:04 am
Data exhaust(ion)
Megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes, petabytes, exabytes, zettabytes … yottabytes. New COVID-19 subvariants? Not at all. These are the measuring sticks of our digital lives. Humans are creating data at an exponential…
by - October 29, 2021 8:56 am
Passwords are so passé
A seed was planted in 1960 that is causing major problems with our lives today. That year, the Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS) was introduced at MIT. It was the first…
by - May 6, 2021 8:21 am
Cybersecurity and heart disease
Being proactive about cybersecurity requires effort, investment and a willingness to be inconvenienced. That’s why most take a wait-and-see approach. Let’s start with the fact that those are confusing, dangerous…