Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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R.I.P. Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10
For any Web developer who ever rolled their eyes and groaned at the prospect of using Internet Explorer, your moment of schadenfreude has arrived: on January 12, Microsoft plans on ending support… -
The Internet of Things Comes for Your Car
The connected car has been a tech-world theme for quite a while: nine years ago, Ford showed off its Sync communications-and-entertainment system at the Detroit International Auto Show. At this y… -
Mark Zuckerberg Building Home A.I.
Lots of people made New Year’s resolutions. Mark Zuckerberg’s were a little more ambitious than eating right or exercising more. “My personal challenge for 2016 is to build a simple AI to run my… -
Safest Tech Jobs for the Next 8 Years
If there’s any certainty in the tech world, it’s uncertainty. Technologies that dominate today could end up obsolete in a few short years; little-used programming languages and apps may rise to b… -
Programming Jobs Face Potential Decline
The number of programming jobs in the U.S. will decline 8 percent by 2024, according to estimates by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That seems like a surprising statistic in a world t… -
Facebook, Google Top Year-End App List
Which smartphone apps topped the rankings in 2015? According to new data from research firm Nielsen, Facebook and Google dominated yet again. Facebook’s core app took the top spot on Nielsen’s li… -
Tech Professionals Still Fighting for Work Balance
The Dice Salary Survey, in addition to giving a rundown of what technology professionals make in various industries, also reinforces what other studies have been saying: Many people within the te… -
Security+, Ethical Hacking Top Security Certs
In its recent survey of 435 senior-level cybersecurity professionals, security-training firm Cybrary found that the demand for people who can protect IT infrastructure against attacks is only inc… -
Code Your Own 'Star Wars' Lightsaber
As part of its intensive promotion for the new “Star Wars” movie, Google just launched a browser game called “Lightsaber Escape.” At first glance, it’s very much a standard action title, tasking… -
Breaking Into Quantum Computing
Although researchers have spent decades investigating quantum computing, it wasn’t until recently that the segment began to draw public attention, thanks in large part to Google’s much-publicized…