For the most part, interactive website architectures will involve generating or dispensing data of one sort or another. You can certainly use HTML forms to collect user input. But the kind of web form that’s described here will only take you so… Continue Reading
It’s been said that artificial intelligence (AI) won’t put human beings out of work. But human beings who use AI will put those who don’t use AI out of work. Put differently, AI has the power to make you much, much faster… Continue Reading
There’s been a flood of voices rolling across the internet singing the praises of ChatGPT. The newest public interface to OpenAI’s GPT-3 natural language processor is attracting much attention. Anyone who’s tried the chatbot for themselves comes away amazed by the… Continue Reading
You may already understand how important a good VPN can be for maintaining the security and privacy of your mobile communications. Whether you need to use your phone for banking over a public airport or coffee shop WiFi connection, or… Continue Reading
You can watch a video version of this article here: We’ve been hearing about artificial intelligence and natural language processing – and in particular about the latest version of OpenAI’s GPT – for weeks. The recent release of GPT 3.5,… Continue Reading
A long, long time ago – back in late November, 2021 to be precise – I wrote “A Data Analysis of IT Career Training Tool Efficacy” to help with the difficult task of making smart career education choices. Believe it… Continue Reading
How you train for your career is one of the most consequential decisions you’ll ever make. But it’s hard to narrow down your options for a career in software development or IT. Medicine is easy: pick a medical school and… Continue Reading
Because there is some overlap between them – and plenty of confusion – here’s a quick post to show you how data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence fit into the larger scheme of things. First, though, let’s define data… Continue Reading
I was recently interviewed by Kyle Johnson for Tech Target. Kyle did a good job hitting a nice range of timely and important topics as we discussed my Wiley book: Linux Security Fundamentals. We discussed ransomware, automated failover backups, and… Continue Reading
Ok. I’m not suggesting that everyone needs to become a fully-credentialed data scientist. But these days, learning core data skills may provide as much value as basic financial literacy or knowledge of a simple coding language. This isn’t just about… Continue Reading