Mark Gibbs
Mark Gibbs is an author, journalist, and man of mystery. His writing for Network World is widely considered to be vastly underpaid. For more than 30 years, Gibbs has consulted, lectured, and authored numerous articles and books about networking, information technology, and the social and political issues surrounding them. His complete bio can be found at http://gibbs.com/mgbio
Uber and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month
Uber, with their toxic corporate culture and illegal behavior, is becoming a bigger problem than most people realize
Enough with "the Cyber"!
People who use the term "the Cyber" betray their deep and willful ignorance of technology. We should laugh at them.
10 killer Raspberry Pi projects (Collection 1)
School kids, makers, scientists, engineers, you name it, are building the most amazing digital machines and in this first round up I’ve collected some of notable and exciting examples of what people are making.
Meet the newest member of the RPi family: The Raspberry Pi Zero W
The Raspberry Pi Foundation just released the latest member of the RPi family: The Raspberry Pi Zero W, which adds 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 support. It also includes the CSI camera connector that was added to the revised...
Pre-crime, algorithms, artificial intelligence, and ethics
We've tried algorithmic justice based on statistics and it's not worked well. Could artificial intelligence do better?
The Gearhead Raspberry Pindex
The Gearhead index of Raspberry Pi and Internet of Things articles
Aliens ate my laptop
Why alien subatomic particles from the farthest reaches of the galaxy might ruin your day
12 steps to small business security
If you’re a small to medium-sized business and you wing it when it comes to network management and security then it’s not a question of if you will have a disaster, it’s merely a question of when. Here are 12 steps that will, in the...
Netool network port configuration analyzer - good concept, needs polish
The Netool network port configuration analyzer is a good concept and potentially a terrific product but needs polish
SkyBell HD, the best video doorbell so far
Good video, fast startup, neat design makes the SkyBell HD the best video doorbell so far.
Nanoleaf Aurora: Smart lighting for the nerd set
The Nanoleaf Aurora is smart lighting for the nerd set and integrates with Alexa and Siri but getting it past your non-nerd significant other might be tricky.
The LeEco Le Pro 3 Ecophone; an Android smartphone definitely worth considering
The LeEco Le Pro 3 Ecophone; great performance, fantastic battery life, and a very good price. It's an Android smartphone definitely worth considering.
Internet of Things Messaging, Part 3: Testing Mosquitto
Testing Mosquitto, an MQTT broker that's a good choice for IoT messaging
Internet of Things Messaging, Part 2: The Mosquitto MQTT broker
Getting the free, open source, efficient, and robust Mosquitto MQTT broker up and running
Cluster HAT, the easiest way to build a Raspberry Pi Zero cluster
One Cluster HAT, four Raspberry Pi Zeros, and one controller Raspberry Pi, and for under $100 you have a working cluster.
10 amazing Raspberry Pi clusters
In this round up we have 10 Raspberry Pi clusters ranging from tiny, four node systems all the way up to 250 nodes behemoths. These clusters are being used for everything from teaching through to simulating massive IoT networks to...
The Rosie Pattern Language, a better way to mine your data
Goodbye regex, hello Rosie Pattern Language, a better way to mine your data.
PIXEL, the latest Raspberry Pi OS ... for x86!
Merry Pi-mas! Santa's got your present: PIXEL, a highly modified version of x86 Debian from the RPi Foundation that will (eventually) run on everything. You must have been good.
10 hot chatbot builders
Chatbots are taking over! These platforms are where your ‘bot gets started.
