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When it comes to getting your name out in the business world, customer satisfaction is one of the major keys. Your agency is always as successful as the work your put out, however, how you treat your clients can also impact your business. PC Tech Mag revealed a couple of ways in which you can ensure great customer service, which…
Mobile privacy isn’t getting any easier for consumers and well, everyday citizens. Just when you thought you’ve heard of all the possible devices that could be used to spy on mobile devices, another rears it’s ugly head. A new report states that the Anaheim Police Department has been using “Dirtboxes,” which are planes mounted with “stingrays.” “This cell phone spying…
When clients are looking for web developers to bring their websites to life they don’t tend to check of the different skills that developers have. However, web developers might want to check up on their own skills and make sure they have at lest a few of the 11 tech skills that Skillcrush points out in their infographics. “The skills…
Surfing the web or checking you social media accounts like Twitter and Facebook can come with a pretty annoying result for iPhone users. Some troublesome accounts on social media are using a masked link to “crashsafari.com,” in order to lure users to a site specifically designed to crash iPhones and iPads. “Crashsafari appears to run javascript code that overloads the victim’s…
The way developers see web applications is changing for the better. Javascript apps are being freed from the clutches of the web and it’s all due to the Node.js platform that that allows Javascript to ditch browsers and become realized into applications. “Nativefier is based on the Node.js runtime, but it goes a few steps further, allowing for quick and automated…
If you use a web browser like Google Chrome or Safari, chances are you need to install an ad-blocker plug-in that will help make for a better browsing experience. However, the Brave web browser is making a case to end the entire plug-in method. “Online advertisements track your every move around the Web, slow down the loading time of pages,…
The developers and researchers over at Apple have found a fix for a pretty dangerous hack. Yesterday, the company issued the iOS 9.2.1 update for Apple devices and one of the best aspects would have to be the fact that the update gives you extra security against hackers. If you logged on to a free but sketchy Wi-Fi network, chances…
The world of web design is crammed full of websites that claim to know any and everything you need to know in the profession. A recent Forbes piece aimed to narrow that down for designers looking to grow their career or keep up to date in the latest trends of web design. The list has a little something for everyone…
As if companies and governments didn’t have enough cyber security breaches to worry about, another type of cyber attack seems to be on the rise. DoS or denial of service attacks are on the rise and they could be pretty dangerous. So far, the U.S. government is accusing Iran of the attacks according to Wired. “DoS stands for “denial of…
When an inmate is released from prison it’s often hard to find a job that will offer enough to keep them from jumping back into criminal activity. The good jobs simply won’t hire you and the jobs that do higher might not offer much of an income. James Houston is hoping he can change that and make a difference in…
What was once the biggest online black market for drug has now diminished to nothing. Rob Ulbricht was responsible for creating the market and he now faces a life in prison charge that will be pretty hard to evade. Meanwhile, the secret server that was used to hold all of the information has been locked away as evidence against Ulbricht and…
It seems as if the state of web design shifts pretty often in terms of trends used by designers who are looking to create the best possible site they can. Each year a new set of trends arise and shift as the year progresses. A new article is pointing out five trends to keep an eye on for this year…
It’s no surprise that hackers are continuing their spree in 2016 but what is surprising are the targets they are choosing to go after. James Clapper, the director of U.S. National Intelligence is being targeted by hackers who are already claiming that they have compromised some of Clapper’s accounts. “Hackers associated with the breach of CIA Director John Brennan’s account…
How many apps hit the marketplace only to be called out for a number of bugs and security flaws that the developer may have accidentally overlooked? It’s not always easy to see faults in something that you’ve been working on day and night but the Open Web Application Security Project has launched a secure coding bible that could help solves…
The hacking spree is continuing in 2016 and it’s doing so at a very rapid pace. Recently, Time Warner Cable has become another victim of password swiping hackers, which is now forcing the company to urge customers using the rr.com email addresses to change their password. “The cable giant acknowledged Wednesday that email addresses and passwords of up to 320,000…
It’s undeniable that while the majority of web browsing is being conducted via mobile devices. That can only mean that optimizing your business’ site for mobile browsing is the way to ensure more of a presence and chance of getting your name out there. Tech Co lists a few steps in doing so for small business owners and their developers/designers.…
With the amount of leaked information and hacks that 2015 brought to the table it’s likely that companies are trying to increase their security measures ten-fold in 2016. With CES comes a ton of tech gadgets and tools for the enthusiast to drool over, however, one of the most exciting tools could be a new two-factor authentication system for users that…
If you’re a fan of the band Coldplay and the EDM force that is the Chemical Brothers chances are you’ll be amazed by how interactive, colorful and wild the sites are. The man responsible for it Ryan McLeod runs his own design company by the name of Made by Slurpp and his most recent work for the musical acts happened…
Companies like Xfinity have been offering new ways to help their consumers feel safe at home. Xfinity’s Home Security System has been analyzed by security researchers and it looks like their system could potentially do the exact opposite, leaving homeowners vulnerable instead of protected. “Security researchers at Rapid7 have found vulnerabilities in Comcast’s Xfinity Home Security system that would cause it to falsely report…
New research coming out of the UK is showing that developers who use the Java code language have the highest average salary among other programming language. The report was released by Emolument and surveyed 1.500 developers in eight countries, according Channel Web. Java developers have an average salary of £51,000, according to the report while C++ and Python followed in second…