Tech Talk – 6/29/13

Wireless mouse troubleshooting, Windows XP after support ends, mixed HTTP/HTTPS warnings, homepage hijacking, deleting information on LastPass cloud servers, Pr...

Wireless mouse troubleshooting, Windows XP after support ends, mixed HTTP/HTTPS warnings, homepage hijacking, deleting information on LastPass cloud servers, Profiles in IT(Edward E. Iacobucci, co-founder Citrix and force behind IBM PC architecture), Website of the Week (www.coffitivity.com, ambient cafe noise to enhance productivity), effective tech interviewing (behavioral questions coupled with audition project), mobile phones dominate payments in Africa (cash is almost obsolete, mobile phone payments more sophisticated than US, huge market penetration), DARPA Robotics Challenge (uses open source simulation software Gazebo from Open Source Robotics Foundation, provides 5-foot-10, 240 pound robot from Boston Dynamics, top prize $2M).

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