The Daily Six Pack: December 9, 2016

A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss VSTS Extension using Azure Functions Create a VSTS Extension that uses Azure Functions via .NET Curry: Recent Articles Other [adrotate banner="3"] The next version of Bluetooth is here, and it’s said to be faster, stronger, and smarter via Business Insider…

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The Daily Six Pack: December 8, 2016

A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss Azure Functions Writing Azure Functions for Logic Apps using Visual Studio via Eldert Grootenboer Other The top 10 videos people were obsessed with in 2016, according to YouTube via Business Insider Apple pushes further in mapping and location technology (AAPL) via…

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The Daily Six Pack: December 7, 2016

A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss Microsoft Research Tech Predictions 17 Tech Predictions from Microsoft Researchers for 2017 via Microsoft Corporate Blogs Other The new 'Final Fantasy' game is one of the most beautiful games we've ever seen via Business Insider AT&T Just Declared War On…

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Improve Code Skills? Consider Blogging

Having a tech blog will make you better at writing code. That is a fact. I have seen the benefits of this throughout my career as a software developer. You might wonder how this can be true. Well you see, blogging about certain concepts awakens a certain curiosity within you. It is that curiosity that inspires you to learn more, tinker more and be more. You evolve as a programmer into something more than just a 9-to-5 kind of guy or girl. (more…)

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The Daily Six Pack: December 6, 2016

A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss Who Controls The Internet? Do You Know Who Controls the Internet? via Slate - Technology Other [adrotate banner="3"] FBI Hacking Powers Expand As Efforts To Block Rule 41 Changes Fail via The Daily Dot Reddit CEO Apologizes For Altering Trump…

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The Daily Six Pack: December 5, 2016

A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss Secure Operating Systems The Most Secure OS's of 2016 via The Daily Dot Other [adrotate banner="3"] Microsoft will make adjustments to Azure pricing in British pound (22% increase) via Hacker News Fitbit is on the brink of buying smartwatch maker…

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The Daily Six Pack: December 2, 2016

A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss Electronic Voting Machines Broken Electronic Voting Machines Are Broken—and Here's the Code to Prove It via The Daily Dot Other [adrotate banner="3"] FBI to gain expanded hacking powers as Senate effort to block fails via Hacker News 2 nasty bugs…

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The Daily Six Pack: December 1, 2016

A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss Law Enforcement Hackers Hacking: Not Just for the Feds! via Slate - Technology Other [adrotate banner="3"] Local Law Enforcement to Receive Hacking Help from FBI for iPhones, Kelli Sladick Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook posts about fake news are back online after mysteriously…

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The Daily Six Pack: November 30, 2016

A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss DeepMind Hires Safety Experts DeepMind has hired AI safety experts to protect us from dangerous machines, Sam Shead Other [adrotate banner="3"] Blockchain and IoT devices could revolutionize the supply chain via Business Insider The New MacBook Pro Is Kind Of…

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The Daily Six Pack: November 29, 2016

A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss Introducing R Development Language .NET To The Power of R1: An Introduction to R Development Language – TJ Gokcen via SSW TV Other [adrotate banner="3"] Artificial Intelligence Will Not Save Us From Fake News via Digg Top Stories An early…

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