I've sold out to Microsoft...at least for search. For over a decade, Microsoft has dropped a steady drip of Amazon gift cards to me. Here's how you can get on the gravy train.
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All those unlimited cloud storage plans you've been stuffing full of Linux ISOs are coming to an end. The latest? Microsoft.
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SquareSpace bought Google's domain business, but at a very high price. Are they really going to make a worthwhile profit on their $18-per-domain investment? Probably not.
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For as long as it's existed, people have questioned if cloud computing isn't a fancy name for something...well, less fancy. Also, a very cool map of submarine cables.
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Would you like to contribute to a cool open source project and get paid for doing so? BorgBase is participating in Google's Summer of Code and not only can you get some of Google's cash, but rewards from BorgBase as well. Plus fun, recognition, satisfaction, and glory!
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According to an insider's recent essay, Google suffers from "(1) no mission, (2) no urgency, (3) delusions of exceptionalism, and (4) mismanagement."
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If you're using Microsoft Edge, you can't trust what it's showing you because Microsoft is injecting ads into competitor sites, suggesting that you can't trust other browsers and companies.
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Private browsing aka incognito mode has been around since 2005, depending on your browser. But its purpose has grown a little over the years...
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Companies can bring foreign nationals over to work in the US on various programs, most prominently in this discussion, the H1-B visa. It's designed for situations where the US lacks engineers, scientists, or technical specialists in critical skills. But at its worst, the program is a form of modern-day indentured servitude.
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Google has turned its hiring process into its firing process. Why? It's bizarre but Google always wants to show that it's different and better. Unfortunately, those interviewing (again) for their jobs and then losing them are not likely to be impressed.
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Starting later this week, I'm beginning my journey towards the Google Professional Cloud Architect certification. In this article I'll go over the path and training plans, and share some thoughts on certifications in the industry in general.
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Kiss that 15GB of free Google storage goodbye...it's being upgraded to 1TB! Your favorite editor is hoping that this applies to grandfathered accounts as well.
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Why is a local shop in Portland sending my data to Russia?
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A mysterious private equity buyer has been stalking Akamai (Linode's owner) for months.
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I've recently been writing some web apps. I'm not a web pro, but have done software development non-professionally since before the personal computer existed. Back when I started emitting HTML in th...
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I have not, but maybe you have. If so, please comment and let us know what you think. I just stumbled across them while browsing tonight and when I saw free tier I knew I had to write it up for the...
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Everyone is making too much money using third party cookies so they're not going away "yet". You may recall that back in January of 2020, Google announced that they were going to remove third party co...
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Goodbye, TikTok. According to news reports, both Apple and Google have received letters from the FCC requesting they remove the TikTok app from their app stores. Neither Apple nor Google has commente...
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Microsoft's Bing search engine launched in 2009 and has been a distant number two to mighty Google. One might say that Google is the Microsoft of search engines and Microsoft is the Apple...well, if...
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Today we have an interesting deal from Internxt to tell you about. For a long time, €8.99/mo or €9.99/mo for 2TB of cloud storage has a been a standard price point - OneDrive, Google, Dropbox, etc. N...
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By now, you've probably owned up to the fact that G Suite Legacy accounts are going away and you're going to have to pay $5/head/month because you want a custom domain. Maybe you've even converted ov...
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Would you like some more USENET lore? OK, let's talk about Menudo (note the capital letter) green card lawyers kooks and spambots war with Scientology Joel Furr T-shirts eternal September how Google...
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Word is out of a new vulnerability in Chrome, and it sounds serious. If your browser has an update, you should definitely restart to apply to reach version 99.0.4844.84. New updates are out for Wind...
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Sometime in "late 2023", Google will finally phase out third party cookie for Chrome. Finally. Firefox has been blocking them since 2019, and Safari does as well. No one uses Edge, which leaves Chro...
Read MoreMajor cloud services companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle may cut off Russia's access to cloud services in days to come. Already, Amazon has suspended new service signups. This is...
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...down the toilet. A legal firm named Chimicles, Schwartz, Kriner and Donaldson is taking a break from chasing ambulances to conduct a "class action investigation" to decide if it will commence a cla...
Read MoreThe growing tide of marijuana legalization seems to have an effect in the Munich legal system, as a group of jurists there who were clearly high out of their minds when they handed down a death senten...
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