Tech Talk – 11/23/13

Career advice (pivoting to an IT career instead of retirement, strategies that work), broadband in other countries (US compares well, especially in rural areaa)...

Career advice (pivoting to an IT career instead of retirement, strategies that work), broadband in other countries (US compares well, especially in rural areaa), removing Sweetpack malware (toolbars, IM, games, can be removed), TOR proxy client (install latest version to fix script errors, use latest Firefox browser so NSA can track you, useful for anonymous surfing and bypassing IP address filters), trends in electronics (nearing the end of Moore’s law as we reach the quantum limit for silicon, next circuits will use carbon nanotubes, quantum computers to take us to the following level), Profiles in IT (Ryan Allis, co-founder iContact), Selfie selected as Word of the Year (self-portrait photo, selected by Oxford Distionaries, usage up 17,000%), tech companies help typhoon victims (Facebook and Twitter place request for contributions on main feeds, Google created missing persons tool).

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Dr. Richard Shurtz

Dr. Richard Shurtz

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Andrew Mitchell

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