Stuff The Internet Says on 12/05/2017

35 Crowdfund Campaigns For Designers This Black Friday

If huge discounts at the mall aren?t enough to drag you away from the turkey leftovers, then we?ve got the perfect solution for you: We?ve put together the 35+ best crowd-funding projects that are live right now, so you can spend your hard-earned green with the least effort possible. Crowd-funding sites are packed with tempting […]

Can Software Make You Less Racist?

I don't think we computer geeks appreciate how profoundly the rise of the smartphone, and Facebook, has changed the Internet audience. It's something that really only happened in the last five years, as smartphones and data plans dropped radically in price and became accessible ? and addictive ? to huge segments of

From Photo Manipulation To Beer Recipes Ai Is Finding Its Way Into everything

I think it?s safe to say that 2017 has been the year of artificial intelligence. It seems every day a new startup was entering the field to offer a new twist on marketing, photo manipulation, or voice assistants that utilized artificial intelligence technology. Add to that the fact that more and more business leaders see the next big thing being AI and you have an almost endless amount of startups and thought leaders looking into what AI can be injected into. While a lot of this in fields like machine learning for marketing and financial services, there are plenty of…

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Myths And Facts Of Business Cloud Computing Services That You Were Waiting To Find Out

Hackers may have been hiding in Equifax?s computer network for quite some time now. When they struck, and they struck hard, they stole the personal data of over 143 million people. It is almost half the size of the population of the USA. It was so easy for them to grab and run with their personal information that it left the rest of the world out of words.

While most are rightfully blaming the IT team, who had not updated and patched the Apache Struts. The lack of the patch and update served as a window for the attackers to gain access to the site and get all the data they needed. However, we must remember that this was a breach of the on-premise data center and NOT the cloud.

With at least one major data breach happening each year, people are becoming more concerned about the safety and security of cloud services NYC. We are hearing a lot of rumors, fears, and assumptions about cloud service providers in the city. It prompted us to compile the myths vs. facts about CSPs and seek out the reality of all compliance concerns that are wracking people right now.

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Password Rules Are Bullshit

Of the many, many, many bad things about passwords, you know what the worst is? Password rules.

If we don't solve the password problem for users in my lifetime I am gonna haunt you from beyond the grave as a ghost http://pic.twitter.com/Tf9EnwgoZv

— Jeff Atwood

New Year New Book Smashing Book 2 Is Coming Preorder Now!

Update:(26.01.2011) The pre-order phase is over. The book is now available at full price. Update: (30.01.2011) If you are planning to write an article or review of Smashing Book 2, please feel free to use the Smashing Book 2 Media Kit (.zip, 7 Mb). The kit contains images, illustrations and photos that you might find useful for your article. Also, please don’t forget to tweet the link to the review with the hashtag #smbook2, so we can track it and add it to our list of reviews.

Nudging Clients In The Right Direction To Give Them What They Want

“How did you do that?” My colleague Leigh sounded impressed. He had been working with a problem client for weeks trying to get design approval. Then I came along and was able to get signed-off in a single conference call. “Can you teach me how you did that?” he asked. I mumbled something about years of experience, but the truth was I didn’t have a clue. It just seems I can find design approval easier than most.

Movie Website Designs Examples And Current Practices

It can be an interesting experience looking around at websites in particular industries to identify trends and see how they differ from those in other industries. In this article, we’ll take a look at the websites of major motion pictures to see what types of websites are being created. Movies are a big part of the entertainment industry, and in recent years their websites have become increasingly critical to their overall success.

How To Use Data And Research To Build A Better Mobile Web

The value you bring to any project as a designer or user experience professional isn?t only your ability to execute a series of tasks. Good clients will recognize and appreciate the guidance, recommendations and opinions that come with your experience. It?s up to you to be forthcoming and to position yourself as a valuable thinker from the start. It?s also up to you to base your recommendations on more than subjective opinion.