Archive | December, 2013

The risk of Jailbreaking

Is Jailbreaking Worth the Effort and the Risk? (via Apple Gazette) Any owner of an iPhone has heard of jailbreaking, especially in theÂ news. Apple has been vocally against the practice, seeking court injunctions against it and third-parties that encourage it. However, the courts have ruled a number of times that… (more…)

Blackboard’s work to support open source

Blackboard Launches Open Source Services Group (via PR Newswire) Company Will Support Both Commercial & Open Source Systems WASHINGTON, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Blackboard Inc. today announced the launch of Blackboard Education Open Source Services, a new effort to support clients using open source education… (more…)

The best methods of bringing real customers on your website

4 Steps to Drive Organic Traffic towards Your Drupal Site (via http://www.faistapart.ca) Since the day Drupal came to public, it turned into a heartthrob for government as well as commercial business organizations, especially of gigantic proportions. However, the ambiguous search engine optimization of Drupal still fears its users. If you… (more…)

IT job market “anemic”?

Conflicting Reports on IT Job Market’s Health (via Dice News in Tech) Two tech groups are reporting a slowing job market for technology professionals, but a third survey – from Robert Half Technology — reports the opposite. According to TechServe Alliance, an association of IT and engineering staffing and solutions… (more…)

Good news for coders and software developers

Goodbye, Sysadmins; Hello, Software Developers (via SBWire) Calgary, AB — (SBWIRE) — 12/03/2013 — Here’s the good news for coders and software developers: The emergence of the cloud has made their skills and capabilities more valuable than ever. The big trend for 2014 and beyond is that big companies will… (more…)