GRAND RAPIDS - In an industry of constant change and evolution, Amanda Regnerus has at times found herself lacking the confidence that she would be able to make the change or learn at the pace that was needed to keep up with the IT industry. Her admission to those fears may come as a surprise,
SAN FRANCISCO - Having your email account hacked can be violating and panic-inducing. Here's what to do when it happens, and what you can do to prevent future attacks. You usually don't know your email has been hacked until a friend lets you know, by which point you've already emailed dozens of friends, family members,
DETROIT - As you may know, you can use the @media rule to make certain CSS code take effect only if the specified condition is true. However, there's another way to create media queries: You can put them right in the link elements that call your external stylesheets. Instead of using the "@" sign, just
Patents: Offering Protection or Inviting Lawsuits? Moats are over-rated. I mean, honestly, how many castle lords do you know? We used to think of patents as good protection. Once, Tesla may have too. But today the entrepreneurial electric car company is open-sourcing is entire patent portfolio. Gratis. Believing this will spur the emerging electric car
LANSING - Quick question: How many online accounts do you have? Add up work apps, shopping sites, social media sites or anything else that requires a username and password. If your number is greater than eight you may want to consider a good password manager. Besides work accounts, many users have accounts for Facebook, Amazon,
DETROIT - The Obama Administration?s announced plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants will require Michigan to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of its electric generation beginning in 2020. It?s a dramatic move, one that will force difficult decisions for state officials and likely increase the cost of electricity. President Obama announced in
SAN FRANCISCO, CA ? More than 25,000 people poured into San Francisco on May 18 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cisco LIVE where customers and partners heard industry leaders, took certification courses, and joined a community of like-minded techies. It also marked the second year that the Cisco Empowered Women?s Network provided a series
LANSING - Small Business Association of Michigan staff and leaders closely monitored the legislative negotiation process and weighed in repeatedly with our strong policy in opposition to any minimum wage hike. ?Yesterday?s legislative action, while not ideal, at least avoids the most serious economic fallout and job loss guaranteed to occur if the Raise Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS - You may be sitting on a hidden value proposition and not know it! You might be sitting on a golden value proposition in your business and not know it. Here's how to find the gold. This ever happen to you? Recently I found a twenty-dollar bill in a pocket. It had likely
DETROIT - As the use of smartphones and tablets has continued to boom, web design trends for 2014 center around functional, clean design that enhance the user experience and facilitate seamless e-commerce transactions. Below are five trends I am noticing in front-end web development: 1. Responsive Design Using a combination of HTML5, CSS3 and media