Move it to the Cloud Just a couple years ago, when someone said “the cloud” you might think of the puffy, white things floating in the sky. Today, something else might come to mind. When people talk about “the cloud” today, they’re probably thinking about cloud storage. As defined by Wikipedia, cloud storage is “a model [...] Read the full story
“Blackboard’s down again?!” That’s a common phrase that’s uttered by almost every ASU Student at least once during their enrollment at ASU. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s wanted to chuck their computer across the room and cry themselves to sleep — I mean, punch a wall. Blackboard is software used for everything from [...] Read the full story
Back in December I bought a new phone at Best Buy. I went in knowing exactly which phone I was getting; Many people aren’t as lucky. When I walked into the mobile phone section of the store there an employee was trying to help an older lady buy a phone. “Trying” is the keyword there. He [...] Read the full story
When you made your new year’s resolutions they were probably more along the lines of getting in shape or saving up money for something you’ve wanted for months. What about learning to code? For free? In late December, a company named Codecademy launched an initiative to make learning how to code a new year’s resolution [...] Read the full story
Google has an unofficial motto – “Don’t be evil” — that has come into question the past few weeks. By making that their motto they’ve opened themselves up to even more criticism. The moment they make a mistake that users don’t like, it’s automatically evil. I think this is ridiculous. I should point out that [...] Read the full story
In January Facebook held a little get together to announce the next step in the major overhaul of the profile design. The Open Graph, which was announced back in September at the f8 Conference, was unveiled along with 60 new app partners to get it going. Thomas Houston of The Verge best described Open Graph [...] Read the full story
Before I get started with this eye-opening post, let me take a quick second to introduce myself. My name is Charlie Joslin and I’m a political science senior as well as the Social Media Marketing Manager for ASU Student Media. I’ve decided to start this tech blog so I can better inform students and other readers about the [...] Read the full story
If your family is anything like mine, when you go home for the holidays, you are subject to their television tastes. However, my faith has been restored in my family’s television taste with their newest show Parenthood. Usually I scoff at their drama TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, or reruns on the Lifetime [...] Read the full story