New Tech on the Horizon keeps you current on emerging technologies or new ways of using tech.
You send and receive emails, often with multiple accounts. You may make use of “cloud storage” for your phone photos and backups. Where do these things live? Where, exactly, is “the cloud?” The answers to these and many other questions lie in data centers. Before we go any deeper, though, we need to understand what…
Did you know that data storage media has a shelf life? Yep, it does; our current methods of storing data can all degrade within decades. For most of us, that’s probably “good enough.” I mean, I really don’t expect my grandchildren to put the same value on the data I’m storing that I do. But…
There are things that I can appreciate about electric cars, but the battery charging time and capacity aren’t among them. It’s not just cars, either. As our devices age, they seem to take longer to charge and hold less of a charge. None of this is new, and since necessity is the mother of invention,…
My degree and training are in cybersecurity, and I have worked as a cybersecurity professional. As a result, the term “biometrics” is part of my everyday vocabulary. If it’s not for you, if you have to stop and think about what biometrics is, you’re in the majority. You’re probably using biometrics somewhere in your life,…
I don’t write much on green tech, CO2, or carbon capture. I’ve known for a while that our modern lifestyle was causing problems for our planet. However, I’ve never been an “environmentalist.” Rather, I have always identified myself as a “conservationist.” I think it’s important to take care of our home, but I refuse to…
What if your Internet connection could be unhackable? Quantum networking is a next-generation way of connecting devices using the weird and powerful rules of quantum physics. Instead of just sending data with electricity or light like today’s internet, it uses particles that can be instantly linked—even across long distances—to enable communication that’s ultra-secure and incredibly…
From the time you wake up on Monday to the time you wake up on Tuesday, chips surround you. They’re everywhere – your phone, computers, even your refrigerator. For decades, we have relied on silicon and electrons to transmit power and data. They’ve worked so well that we continue to find ways to use them….
We’ve been on a journey through the different regions of Machine Learning. We’ve explored Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, and Reinforcement Learning. If you haven’t had a chance to read those posts, that’s fine; you don’t need to read them in any particular order to make sense of the topic. We’ll conclude the trek with Deep…
A few years ago I read a book (that most people read in elementary or middle school) called My Side of the Mountain. The main character is a young boy named Sam who goes all alone up into the Catskill Mountains to try and live off the land. There are no adults around to guide…
When Maria’s rural clinic shut down during the pandemic, she thought her diabetes care would have to wait. Then her doctor called—with a plan to manage everything from her phone. Remote healthcare has been building for several decades, but it saw meaningful growth in the 2010’s. Apps like Teledoc, MDLIVE, and Amwell, coupled with the…
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