Author: Leadbroker

Is it a scorpion? No, it's a gaming chair! Have a look at this amazing design for a gaming chair. Retailing at about R56 000!! https://www.designboom.com/design/scorpion-gaming-chair-cluvens-09-14-2020/ "This giant scorpion gaming chair is a zero-gravity computer workstation that cocoons you. Working from home has many of us wondering how we...

We think we're playing a game or entering a competition or just engaging with other people, but what really happens with the information you fill out on an online questionnaire?   "The Dangers of Social Networking Questionnaires By Jack Wallen - April 16, 2020 https://www.techrepublic.com/article/understanding-the-dangers-of-social-networking-questionnaires/ With people spending more time...

Even faster internet?  Oh my stars! ____________________________ https://www.zdnet.com/article/starlink-starts-to-deliver-on-its-satellite-internet-promise/ "Starlink to Deliver on it's Satellite Internet Promise The first performance numbers from SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service are coming in and they're looking great. End-user terminal production numbers, though, are another matter. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for Networking | September 21, 2020 Back...

Tech burnout There's more to working in tech than just the cool offices, cool co-workers and good pay - there's burnout. That dread of Monday morning - the lethargy and cynicism. Sixty percent of workers in the tech industry reported feeling burnt out with women being more...

In 2018 Microsoft sunk a huge datacenter off the Northern Isles.  They have now retrieved it and it's looking good! Read the full article on datacenters here - https://news.microsoft.com/innovation-stories/project-natick-underwater-datacenter/ "Earlier this summer, marine specialists reeled up a shipping-container-size datacenter coated in algae, barnacles and sea anemones from...

We all want faster internet speed right?  Well engineers at the University College London have achieved internet transmission speed a fifth faster that the previous record! This article by Mark Greaves explains more (Techxplore)   "Working with two companies, Xtera and KDDI Research, the research team led by...

How do search engines come up with the results they do?  And are they fair?  Melanie Lefkowitz of Cornell University investigates this issue (please find the original article on Techxplore.com)   "When you search for something on the internet, do you scroll through page after page of...