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One of the hardest things for me when setting up new websites is thinking up good domain names.  Not only do they have to be catchy, they have to be available.  From my experience, any good domain name that's 4 words or less is probably taken. 



Here's a great article I read about this problem: Welcome to the world of cybersquatting.  This is when someone registers…

Just was reading about an article in Business Insider war room....http://www.businessinsider.com/leave-work-early-2011-5  and according to a study by just working harder in short bursts of time you will get more things done!   When you are in that zone of focus this is where you try to work hard and deliberately.  These focus zones seems to coincide with food.   According to its chart there are peaks during lunch…

A constant topic of conversation in the Hawaii tech community is - what tech niches would work in Hawaii or, even better, be really well suited to the islands. One that seems to be a natural is social gaming. Why? A couple of reasons. First, our affinity with Japan (and close ties with the culture) give us a huge leg up on the gaming future. Anyone who knows the history of RPGs in Japan knows that Farmville (and most other Zynga titles) came from Japanese RPGs (or flavors of them) that…

For a company devoted to making people's lives as transparent as possible, Facebook is extremely secretive.  So it was a rare treat to watch this presentation by Chuck Rossi, a release engineer: How Facebook pushes updates to its site every day.

I thought it was fascinating as Rossi showed screenshots of the myriad tools and processes used by the world's…

Sorry Hawaii is not in the bandwidth game.   But I would suggest that our State legislatures should start that initiatives to push this issue to the top!    All new development should also be considering the usage of Fiber Optics in all aspects of building, such as FTTP or FTTH.  

Today’s cable companies uses EPON (ethernet PON) as part of the DOCSIS provisioning specifications. DSL has its similar specification and bandwidth limitations.

However with optical networks  we will…

While Google is a terrific tool, it doesn't necessarily answer all our questions.  What if you have a specific situation that needs a personalized response?

That's where websites like Quora and Stack Exchange come in.  By combining aspects of forums, wikis, and social networks, these sites are trying to build human-generated, human-searchable arks of knowledge.  Wired magazine had a terrific article on this:…

BATTLESHIP MISSOURI GOES 3D

3D Academy and STEM Program are Holding a Workshop on the Mighty Mo May 23^rd

(Honolulu, Hawaii), May 20, 2011 – In Hawaii, it is critical to continue focusing on the development and performance of the youth in their academics.  The rise of STEM,…

Cameraman at USA Science and Engineering Festival.Photo: DeusXFlorida / Flickr Creative Commons

Journalism has gotten a bad rap lately, with print publications laying off reporters and going out of business. On the bright side, some tech-savvy…

With Microsoft falling behind Apple and Google on the telecommunications front, their acquisition of Skype is a big attempt to catch up (see NY Times article).

How will Skype change after being taken over by Redmond?  This quote gives a glimpse:

Microsoft, whose growth has been lagging, could find a lucrative revenue stream in selling…

Here's a good read for anyone job-hunting right now: 7 surprising trends that show what tech skills you need to succeed.



The findings are based on an analysis of data from Dice.com, a leading website for tech jobs.  So the conclusions can be taken with a grain of salt, since it's not based…

Matt Cutts certainly needs no introduction to most industry pros: he's the head of Google's web spam team. In other words, he's the guy all the search engine optimization experts are trying to outsmart. Despite Cutts' exalted status, he freely shares advice through his blog, Twitter, and Google Webmaster Help videos.

SEER Interactive, an Internet marketing agency, pulled some screenshots from those videos and wrote…

It's instructive to watch the various malicious bots troll through your server looking for vulnerabilities.  Woe betide you if they find one!  Even Wordpress.com has been hacked.  Prior to that, at the beginning of this year, a significant number of stand alone Wordpress installations were hacked when their owners did not update to the newest security release.

Here's how you can recognize a malicious bot.  If you are using Cpanel, go to "Error Log".  You'll see a whole list…

The James Bond image of the dashing super-spy had little basis in reality.  Nowadays, the real spies are likely to be professional soldiers working at computers in an underground military base.

Hacking has been a topic of interest for me, ever since I read the seminal book The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll. It's about a Berkeley astronomer who tracked down a German hacker who broke into…

The AITP Honolulu Chapter in association with UH is hosting a student/professional mixer with UH ITMA students.  It’s from 6-9 at the Plaza Club, April 29^th.  30 students will be attending who are graduating next month and are looking for jobs.  This is a great opportunity to come socialize and share your experiences with young people just entering the tech ranks in Hawaii.  There are about 20 openings for Professionals and it’s only $20, including heavy…

Teach IT at University of Phoenix Hawaii Campus!

At University of Phoenix Hawaii Campus, we support the dreams of working students. Join us.

At University of Phoenix Hawaii Campus, we’re dedicated to providing working students with a relevant, real-world education. As the largest private university in North America, we’re constantly on the lookout for talented faculty members like you.

To qualify to teach in INFORMATION…

Good in-depth article from the NYTimes on declining standards and educational deficiencies at business schools.

When startups and tech companies talk about the dangers of MBAs, this article provides the perfect evidence behind those risks.