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If you’re a business or a developer with a website, then you know that hosting is a critical part of the equation. There are many different hosting providers to choose from, and it can be challenging to decide which one is right for you. In this article, we’ll compare Pantheon and WP Engine, two of […]

Key Points: Besides adding machines, Stark created inventions from several industries. His second adding machine had a finger-key representing each numbered digit. The nine key was actually a fixed key. The American Andrew Stark (1852-1920) from Chicago was a prolific inventor from the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was a holder of quite a […]

Key Points: What is the Conficker Virus? The Conficker Virus is a type of malware known as a computer worm. It was first discovered in November 2008, after it had been spread through the internet by exploiting a vulnerability in-network service on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and […]

Key Points: Netflix is a great example of a innovative tech company that was able to pivot successfully with changes in the entertainment industry. Hastings was able to sell his company Pure Atria and then turn that sale into his investment into co-founding Netflix. Netflix was a pioneer in niche of movie and show rentals. […]

Key Points: This particular virus swept through the online world in late 2001 and caused hundreds of millions of dollars with of damage. The strength of the Nimda Virus was that is utilized methods from multiple types of malicious code. Security teams were able to stop Nimda via Host-Based Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (HIDS/HIPS) and Network-Based […]

Key Points: Zuckerberg has been one of the one most influential leaders of the tech industry in this century. Facebook has a track record of incorporating and absorbing other social media and tech companies into its fold to improve and reduce competition. Metaverse is where Facebook is taking its future endeavors with virtual realty. Who […]

Key Points: The costs of the two options are very much in line with one another. Apple Music does not offer a free option; Amazon Music does. While there are very many similarities, Apple Music is said to edge out Amazon Music on music quality. Apple Music and Amazon Music are two of the most […]

Key Points: Horowitz has had a long history in the tech industry with success after success. He is widely recognized for his management expertise which he expressed through a few published books. Horowitz’s work history includes AOL, Loudcloud, Netscape, HP, and Opsware. Early Life Benjamin Abraham Horowitz was born in London, England on June 13, […]

Key Points: Andreessen has had a long history in the tech industry with success after success. He has been known to advise leaders of companies his firm has holdings with such as Facebook and Zynga. Andreessen’s work history includes Mosaic, Netscape, AOL, and Loudcloud/Opsware. Who is Marc Andreessen? Marc Andreessen is an American entrepreneur, investor, […]

Key Points: The initial premise of SnapChat was to have disappearing messages which would encourage privacy. SnapChat started as a class project called Picaboo. One of the defining features of SnapChat is its super fun filters. Evan Spiegel is the inventor of Snapchat and the founder of Snap Inc. Snap Inc. is a publicly-traded company […]

Key Points: The first recognized wide-area computer network was called ARPANET. The Web has gone through a 1.0, 2.0, and is currently shifting into a 3.0 version which focuses on decentralization and being “open”. The internet connects various networks to access the World Wide Web and other applications. What is the Internet? Here’s a Complete […]

Key Points: The benefit to SFTP is to encrypt data as it transfers. Because the internet is not a secure environment, it is important to keep data protected as much as possible as it is shared. While SFTP does take a few steps to set up, it can be a somewhat convenient process from there. […]

Key Points: Hotmail is web-based, and Yahoo is cloud-based. Microsoft repacked and pulled Hotmail into Outlook in 2012. Overall, Yahoo! Mail is easier to use and navigate for users. In the 1970s, Ray Tomlinson invented email. Email has been used for corporate communication and informal contact since its inception. The most essential feature of email […]

Key Points: Both of these apps have very useful and similar features that will accomplish sending money easily. One big drawback of Venmo is that you can only use it in the United States. One nice perk to Venmo, however, is the fewer days required to withdraw money. When it comes to online payments, it […]

Key Points: The modem is sometimes called the heart of your internet because it makes sure data gets to where it is supposed to go. Routers were originally used and termed for describing devices that switched telephone systems. A modem is a piece of hardware that modulates digital signals from a computer into analog format. […]

Key Points: Kindle has been leading the way for the e-reader industry for many years. The Oasis and Paperwhite have equal battery life, equal storage options, and equal pixels per inch but they vary in size and physical design. Ultimately, the difference comes down to money for size of screen and battery life (for the […]

Key Points One of Starlink’s main purposes is to bring greater access to the internet across the globe. This is also one of the companies that Elon Musk helped to bring about. What makes Starlink profitable is their actual internet access offering. Starlink was founded in 2014 by Elon Musk, Kimbal Musk, and Gwynne Shotwell who […]

Key Points It only took two years of Oculus’s operation (post Kickstarter campaign) before Facebook quickly bought it up. The factor that really catapulted Oculus’s market dominance was the affordability. The internet and science fiction are full of stories and theories about fearful future of an all-virtual work, life, and society. Virtual reality (VR) is […]

Key Points Jack Selby is best known for being a member of the PayPal Mafia, Paypal founders and employees who went on to found or fund other tech companies. While the amount is unknown, Selby make a fortune when Ebay purchased PayPal in 2002. His success with PayPal propelled his career as a film producer […]

Key Points Stoppelman has been a core member of some of the major technologies and apps of this century. He is one of people who is leading the charge against Google, claiming issues with them using monopolizing tactics. Stoppleman has worked and contributed with many of the great minds of Silicon Valley. Jeremy Stoppelman is […]

Key Points: Rabois has been involved and invested in some of most profitable tech companies over the past years, such as Clarium Capital, Khosla Ventures, and the Founders Fund, Opendoor, DoorDash, Scribed, and more! His big start came from being a key member of the PayPal Mafia. Another big role for him came as COO […]

Key Points: McClure is just one of the many tech innovators and investors in the PayPal Mafia. He also worked at Microsoft and Intel as a developer. McClure ran a lot of his startup investing through 500 Hats. such as Mint, oDesk, Jambool, and SlideShare. The PayPal Mafia is made up of a group of […]

Key Points FAT32 is considered to be the most compatible file system type in existence. exFAT’s file and partition size limits are so vast that they are considered realistically unlimited. Both FAT32 and exFAT read/write speeds are nearly identical. FAT32 is for transferring smaller files from device to device and exFAT is for storing large […]

Key Points: USB 2.0 transfer rate capability was advanced with the 3.0 update. The rates are 480 Mbps versus 4.8 Gbit/s. With extra connections, the 3.0 allows more data bandwidth and for signals to be sent and received simultaneously. If you’re like most computer users, USB (Universal Serial Bus) is something that you’ve used many […]