by Joseph Forbes | Mar 19, 2013 | HAPPINESS, MONEY, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
Whether your talents involve playing video games, coding and app development, baking cookies, or something else that you’re really good at, ProBueno is a new webapp that lets you put your talents to good use by volunteering them up in exchange for charitable...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 19, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, INTERNET, MONEY, NERD NEWS, Technicals
Customers speculated on Twitter that the bank’s systems had been hacked Customers of JPMorgan Chase reported seeing zero balances in their accounts both online and on mobile, and speculated that the bank’s systems had been hacked into. The bank however...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 19, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, MONEY, TECHNOLOGY
It’s one of the fundamental questions of cloud computing: Is it less expensive to run workloads in a public cloud than in an on-premises IT environment? The answer, says Charlie Burns, a researcher at boutique advisory firm Saugatuck Technology, is “a...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 17, 2013 | DATA, MONEY, NERD NEWS, Technical Support
from the government-happy-to-keep-your-money-a-while-longer dept. Tax refunds for about 600,000 taxpayers claiming an education credit will be delayed, the Internal Revenue Service said on Wednesday, citing a software glitch at some tax-preparation companies,...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 17, 2013 | Blog Entry, HAPPINESS, MONEY
If you feel a bit stagnant in your current role, or just want a way to learn the skills you’ll need to get promoted or move up in your career, find a career mentor. A mentor can offer you the benefit of experience, unbiased advice, and expertise you can learn...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 16, 2013 | Blog Entry, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY
from the can’t-put-that-toothpaste-back-in-the-tube dept. We recently discussed what appeared to be a positive response from the Obama administration on the legality of cell phone unlocking. Unfortunately, the Obama administration may not be able to do anything...
