A few months ago, I purchased the StarTech USB to VGA adapter for my system. I got tired of the single display and going with a USB adapter was a lot easier than modifying the computer itself to support two displays. Going by the reviews on Amazon, I decided on the USB32VGAEH model which supports USB 3.0,…
Learning a New Language Online
Learning a new language has always been a challenging task whether you’re satisfying a class requirement in school, moving to a new country or adding a new language for work or recreation. The fact is that we take years to become proficient with our first languages from the time we’re learning to recognize language as…
Favorite Android Apps – Hi-Q MP3 Recorder
One of the many advantages of carrying an all-in-one device like a smartphone is the ability to record notes to myself, whether it’s short reminders or dictation of study notes. A device with some storage space can even store longer recordings including lectures and meetings. The old micro-cassette recorders and other voice recording technologies have…
Covert Redirect bug (OAuth / OpenID) – What you need to know …
“… it’s not easy to fix, and any effective remedies would negatively impact the user experience. Just another example that Web security is fundamentally broken and the powers that be have little incentive to address the inherent flaws.” – Jeremiah Grossman, founder and interim CEO at WhiteHat Security If you visit a lot of different websites, you’ve…
Long Term Strategies for a Software Development Career
Part of the Getting Started in Software Development series. Reviewed – July 2023 In the last chapter, I talked about some of the current options when it comes to getting started in the programming field. I mentioned several development tools that you can get familiar with to decide what path you want to take as…
What You Should Know About Programming Technologies
Part of the Getting Started in Software Development series. Reviewed – July 2023 So far, I’ve given you some general ideas of what it takes to start and maintain a career in software development but you’re probably still wanting some direction as to the actual first steps of learning how to program. In this chapter,…
Finding a Career in Software Development
Part of the Getting Started in Software Development series. Reviewed – July 2023 You’ve probably heard people talk about how we’re living in the Information Age with an emphasis on how much information there is to process from all different directions. This is certainly true and it can be a challenge for the average person,…
Software Development is More Than Writing Code
Part of the Getting Started in Software Development series. Reviewed – July 2023 Ask a lot of people about the requirements to be a computer programmer or software developer and they’ll probably start talking about computer science degrees and years of formal training. Those things don’t hurt but they’re not strictly necessary, either. I personally do…
Alcatel OneTouch – Fixing dark video problems on the camcorder
Yesterday, I reviewed the Alcatel OneTouch Fierce smartphone that I picked up last week. As I mentioned, one of its quirks is that the videos taken through the camcorder feature are sometimes extremely dark, so dark as to be unviewable. This only seems to happen inside and I was not able to get it to…
Alcatel OneTouch Fierce – Budget Phone Review
The Alcatel OneTouch Fierce smartphone was released in the latter part of 2013 and is now being offered by MetroPCS and T-Mobile as an Android smartphone option for budget-minded people. This review explores some of the features of the phone and how it compares to past phones.