Brian Proffitt
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South Bend, IN, United States
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Past articles by Brian:
A mentor's best practices for guiding new coders
A mentor's best practices for guiding new coders. It's more than supervision. → Read More
How to record and edit screencasts in Linux
Step-by-step directions for how to create screencast videos in Linux with tools for recording and editing including recordMyDesktop and Pitivi. → Read More
How to record and edit screencasts in Linux
Step-by-step directions for how to create screencast videos in Linux with tools for recording and editing including recordMyDesktop and Pitivi. → Read More
Big Data Isn't Just For The Enterprise These Days
The idea that Big Data is only for the enterprise is ridiculous. Data can be easily created by many sources, not just the ones with the most money. → Read More
2014: When The Enterprise vs. Consumer Distinction Will Die
Legacy enterprise vendors need to serve business and consumers alike, or risk becoming roadkill. Listen up, Microsoft. → Read More
Plugging Energy Management Into The Connected Home
Deploy energy-management tools in the home and you can save both power and money. → Read More
Terremark Gets Surgically Removed From HealthCare.gov
Because changing web hosting providers in the middle of a failed launch and repair job is pure genius. → Read More
Fiber-Optic Networks May Be NSA's Back Door Into Secure Data Centers
Data centers may be near-impregnable fortresses of information. But that data has to travel on the Internet sometime. → Read More
Why Business Still Needs Help Managing Explosive Data Growth
Enterprises still can't manage their fast-growing data needs, as the experience of a Microsoft acquisition illustrates. → Read More
Google And Microsoft Put Differences Aside To Fight Child Porn
Google is working hard to combat child pornography and they're teaming up with Microsoft for the fight. → Read More
Raspberry Pi Vaults Past 2 Million Sold Mark
Just 20 months after units first shipped, the makers of Raspberry Pi are surprised to see this landmark in their rear-view mirror. → Read More
How QWERTY Will Save The PC
PCs won't die for the simple reason that no one has yet figured out a better way to write or code. → Read More
Cyanogen's Steve Kondik: Building A Better Android
Android proved that open source and mobile works. Steve Kondik and his team are building something even better. → Read More
One Connected Home Hub To Rule Them All
Who—or what—will rule the connected home? → Read More
The Internet Of Things Will Be Huge—Just Not As Huge As The Hype
Various reports claim the Internet of Things will boost the global economy by trillions of dollars. Don't believe them. → Read More
IBM Tries To Put Twitter In Patent Cage
Twitter reveals IBM has come after it for patent infringement. Is it desperation, or licensing business as usual? → Read More