The rise of the citizen data scientist. The world of data is growing exponentially every day - the places we capture it, the means of collecting it and of course, the many many uses for it. However, as the data boom has been so fast and so recent, the world is struggling to provide an ample number of data scientists that can put this data to proper use.
Michael Giffney
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Northstar puts data analytics at your fingertips. The very talented and very inspiring people at MIT and Brown University have put their heads together and developed an interactive data analytics system that runs on touchscreens. It gives us, the everyday data enthusiasts, an opportunity to use machine-learning models to explore and mine data.
Stop the chatter with these truly wireless noise-cancelling earbuds. As the battle between the headphone jack and USB-C rages on, Sony has come to the rescue - delivering a truly wireless option to block out the world around you without the need for either. So goodbye crying plane baby, so long loud train talker, farewell everything else, and hello deep, immersive sound.
What is GDPR Compliant - Part One Last year the General Data Protection Regulation came into effect to protect the privacy and data of all EU citizens no matter where they live. So, if you have an EU citizen working for you or you do business with any EU citizens, then it could affect you. And with fines up to $AU30 Million, or 4% of global revenue, you don’t want to get stung.
Perfect your presentations with Microsoft Presenter Coach Love them or loathe them, we all pretty much have to make a presentation one day or another. Be it at a birthday party in the form of a speech, in a boardroom presenting your work to peers, or even selling that million dollar idea to potential investors - they can be extremely stressful. Unlike the old paperclip, this bit of Microsoft AI-based technology is an assistant you want on your side.
What to expect from the Samsung Galaxy Note 10. As with the impending launch of any new device, the speculation around the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 has begun to bubble and fester like a witches’ brew. But will the release prove to be an elixir of life for the series or a poisoned apple that puts it to bed?
That $999 monitor stand. By now, you will have most likely seen Apple’s new monitor stand. You have probably also questioned it, laughed at it and even tried to justify it, but what does it mean? Has Apple created a thing of beauty and practicality worth roughly AUD 1453 or have they actually lost it?
The Windows 7 extended support ends in January 2020, so time is running out for a full hardware swap out if it hasn’t already happened. According to Gartner, making the right choices in regards to upgrading or migrating on existing hardware can see these costs reduced from as much as $445 per system down to $155 or even less.
As the mass of information that is transferred and stored online grows every day, so does the desire of undesirables to access it - resulting in the number of data breaches involving endpoints growing at an alarming rate. So although you may believe your business to be protected, it may be time to look again at the security options available to you.
The new Dropbox is here. Every day at work, we spread ourselves and our attention across more devices, apps, and pieces of software than we realise or probably care to admit. And each time we transfer from one to another, we lose time or concentration or that ever so precious workflow, we sometimes struggle to achieve. The new Dropbox aims to stop these by condensing as much of our working days into one user and software friendly platform.