A long time ago–in the bad old days–when people were done using their computer they’d reach over and throw the power switch, which would make a big “thunk”. This sound would reverberate through the entire…
As any Engineer will tell you, in order to stay sharp and ensure you’re on top of your game you have to be able to have a lab environment available. Some Engineers run their labs…
A man named David Recordon has been named White House Director of Technology as part of the Office of Management and Administration under the next Joe Biden Administration. This is a position that is currently…
I realized this year that I’ve been using Macs now for a decade. And while that may sound like a while to some folks, it’s nothing compared to other Apple Mac users. Considering Apple has…
My pick of the week is a little application that will stop your from installing a lot of software that you never intended to install. So, imagine this: you find a free piece of software…
Back on December 20th on Episode 35 we told all of you about the SolarWinds Orion Supply Chain compromise that led to 18,000 of their clients being potentially compromised with malware we now know as…
The Editor Wars Back in the dark days before the Internet. Before Word Perfect and Microsoft Word. And, yes, even before TikTok, there was a war. In this war the future of text editing hung…
My recommendation is the SANS 2020 Holiday Hack Challenge called KringleCon 3: French Hens. This year marks the 17th Annual Holiday Hack Challenge and we are saving the holidays, once again. For our Engineers out…
As engineers, we are all well aware of the recent breach over at FireEye. Unless you’ve been living under a data center floor tile, it’s been pretty hard to miss. Here’s what we know: this…
Today would normally mark the occasion for an Engineering Explained segment. But, I felt that some of our entry-level Engineers might benefit more if we took a little time to go over an interviewing method…