PBS shows how hacking is reclaiming its good name after a bad rap (video)
Hacking is still a loaded concept for many, often conjuring negative images of corporate espionage, fraudsters and prank-minded script kiddies. PBS’ Off Book wants to remind us that hacking wasn’t always seen this way — and, thanks to modern developments, is mending its reputation. Its latest episode shows that hacking began simply as a desire to advance devices and software beyond their original roles, but was...
Unlocking the Power of iPad for the Blind
March 19 (Bloomberg) — On this week’s “Innovators,” Bloomberg’s Jon Erlichman takes us inside a workshop that instructs teachers on how to unlock the power of the iPad for the visually impaired. (Source: Bloomberg) ZIP is required for U.S. locations Bloomberg Television in change See the original post here: Unlocking the Power of iPad for the Blindlist of fat burning...
New Soyuz route cuts travel time to ISS from two days to six hours
Normally, a trip from Earth to the ISS takes about two days. Thursday, a Soyuz capsule docked with the orbiting laboratory after less than six hours of flight time, setting a record. Accelerating the trip wasn’t an issue of newer technology or more powerful engines, necessarily, but of better math and planning. The Russian vehicle essentially took a shortcut that required precisely timed steering over the course of four orbits,...
HortonWorks: The Hadoop company everyone wants to be best friends with now
The story, “HortonWorks: The Hadoop company everyone wants to be best friends with now,” posted to the wire on Thursday, incorrectly characterized Cloudera. Originally posted here: HortonWorks: The Hadoop company everyone wants to be best friends with nowclearpores
Apple Puts Eye into iDevices
David Woodbridge relies on apps such as VoiceOver and Light Detector at work and home. Mobiles and Macs lead the way in providing accessibility for the visually impaired. DAVID Woodbridge is an Apple addict. In his house there are four iPads, four iPhones – ranging from the 3GS to the 5 – a MacBook Pro, an iMac, a MacBook Air, a gaggle of iPods – including a Shuffle, a Nano and an iPod Touch – and an Apple TV....
