Tech: Repair, reuse, recycle
Most people upgrade tech more often than they need to, partly due to "gotta have the new one" and because the battery is worn out.
Consumer products: The lack of user replaceable batteries
Tons of tech products today are literally disposable - from Bluetooth headphones to cell phones to notebook PCs - because they lack replaceable batteries.
Wireless: What does “Wi-Fi” mean?
It does not stand for "Wireless Fidelity", although it is understandable why some think that.
Tech: The H-1B temporary worker visa will die off
The H-1B visa is likely over with. It's been in effect since 1990, and was used to import temporary tech workers for 3 years, eventually made renewable to 6.
Broadband: Broadband Internet now defined as 100 Mbps down/20 Mbps up
The new definition of broadband is 100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up, minimum.
Vint Cerf receives 2023 IEEE Medal of Honor
Vint Cerf is an awesome individual: For the past five decades, Cerf, now 79, has been perfecting, extending, and evangelizing the Internet. It is for this—his contributions in cocreating the…
Good: Government sues HobbyKing over sale of illegal RC transmitters
The U.S. government Thursday filed a civil action in federal court in Portland against drone distributor HobbyKing to collect a $2.8 million fine for selling and marketing unauthorized communication devices…