The future of retail: manufactured by a 3-D printer, delivered by drone. That’s the sci-fi scenario Amazon is inching closer to with the launch this week of its 3-D Printing Store, which offers shoppers over 200 products, including toys, jewelry and home decorations. The items are produced via 3-D printer, and can be customized by…
Community Health Systems, which operates 206 hospitals across the United States, announced on Monday that hackers recently broke into its computers and stole data on 4.5 million patients. Hackers have gained access to their names, Social Security numbers, physical addresses, birthdays and telephone numbers. Anyone who received treatment from a network-owned hospital in the last…
3,540-calorie monster meal, 2,780-calorie French toast earn Xtreme Eating awards You know you’re in for a calorie-ridden meal when you sit down with a hamburger, fries and a shake. But the Monster Meal at restaurant chain Red Robbin adds unlimited fries and a monster-sized shake to make it a true gut-buster with at least 3,540…
It is 25 July, and that means it’s Systems Administrators Appreciation Day once more. Sysadmin Day is that one special day a year where syadmins the world over say to each other “Wow, I can’t believe we all made it another year”, and everyone else forgets that this has been a thing for 14 years.…
What happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas. You may be holding out hope that authorities back home will never find out about your out-of-state speeding ticket. And you’re probably worried about what it will do to your car insurance rates, too. The bad news: The state that issued your driver’s license will almost certainly…
The modern workplace is demanding. Between relentless meetings, emails, text messages, questions to answer, problems to solve, fires to put out – it can begin to feel like you are drowning in an immeasurably vast sea of responsibilities. Once you check something off your to-do list, 5 items appear in its place. One moment you’re…
We have a problem—and the odd thing is we not only know about it, we’re celebrating it. Just today, someone boasted to me that she was so busy she’s averaged four hours of sleep a night for the last two weeks. She wasn’t complaining; she was proud of the fact. She is not alone. Why…
Who says you need a bachelor’s degree to have a lucrative career? Here are 10 good-paying jobs that don’t require four years of college. If you think you need a bachelor’s degree to have a lucrative career, think again. Yes, it’s true that those with a bachelor’s typically earn more than those without one —…
Many users might not know, but Google’s “don’t be evil” department allows you to download most of your information, including a copy of your own Gmail and Google Calendar data. The move is part of the growing menu of “Google Takeout” options that includes YouTube, Drive, and several other products. They’re being developed by a…
The entire SEO industry experienced a major transformation over the past two years. As a result, many online marketers have dramatically changed their strategies. Ranking high in Google for competitive keywords is not as easy as it was three years ago. Because black hat SEO is harder and harder to execute, and less and less…