As a long time reader of Slashdot.org, I always wondered what being featured on it would be like. Through the years (I registered around 2001, I think) I’ve seen sites crippled by the “Slashdot effect”, when the site was featured on the front page but wasn’t up to the task of so much traffic. What’s …
Category: Tech Tidbit
Aug 14
Experiences and Realities of a Work From Home IT worker
In news articles around the web and in the Real World, you can read all about the movement companies are making toward having workforces that are primarily home based. Yet, on the other end of the spectrum Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer made headlines when she ended all telecommuting and brought everyone in-house. Other companies have …
May 09
Laptop Won’t Turn On
Laptop Won’t Turn on? Every so often I come across someone who has a laptop that won’t turn on. The description is often that the laptop has a blank screen, won’t boot, or has no power. The effects are the same: When you push the power button, nothing happens. It’s as if the battery and …