The Tech Nerd vs The BA Grad
Story time. This goes back to last year, way before I started working for BCIT and was just another bored soul picking up and dropping off my kids to school. From my connections to...
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Do Not Track Is Still Tracking
Ever click the “Do Not Track’ function in your browser settings assuming that it’s stopping pages and websites from ‘tracking you and your online activity’? Any reasonable person would think this. Except it’s still...
Vancouver a Tech Hub for Large Business only?
Not Really… I found this article by Microsoft to be fairly interesting and if anything it mirrors what I’ve been saying even though I would say my perspective (as small/mid business is the opposite). ...
Can Private Permissioned Blockchains Be Successful?
One author with experience seems to think the answer is no. I think Angus drives a lot of valid insight at a very high level with anecdotal experience from the enterprise. He essentially gives...
Smart Contracts On A Public Blockchain
Good or Bad? Smart Contracts are all the rage lately, with Ethereum bringing them into the limelight but a lot of other currencies also support them. The problem with smart contracts is that they...
My experience with Proxmox 5.2 vs VMWare ESXi/vSphere 6.7
Recently I’ve been teaching a course on these two beasts and thought I’d give my perspective and that of the students in dealing with it in terms of pros and cons. Ease Of Use...
Quantum Computing Cloud Provider Rigetti Takes on Big Cloud Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft
Who says competitors can’t say good things about each other? While we are not into quantum computing we do salute Rigetti’s foray into Cloud Computing. But as some say even with quantum computing their...
The S in HTTPS
Have no fear and secure using the “s” in “https” So DuckDuckGo referenced this cool SSL Poem by Amber Wilson and I thought I’d share a few thoughts on SSL. And admittedly I think...
OpenSource Opens Doors For Your IT Career Path
Open That Door This was a great article that I thought was a nice reminder about how vital the Open Source community is for computing, IT and business. There’s no denying Open Source is...
Your TV A Bitcoin Miner?
Yes, China-based Bitcoin mining products maker, Canaan Creative has revealed it’s plans to marry hardware and everyday products into one Bitcoin mining relationship. South China Morning Post reported that Canaan has launched something called...
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