Category: Technology

Watch live Epic Provo Announcement

On this website watch live the epic announcement Provo Mayor John Curtis will announce this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in the Utah Valley Convention Center at 220 W. Center Street, Provo. People who want to attend the live Provo announcement can rsvp here, or simply tune in and watch the announcement live on this website.  Why watch live the big Provo [...]

8 Differences will help Google’s Chromebook Pixel gain market share

8 Differences will help Google’s Chromebook Pixel gain market share

The Chromebook Pixel is going to revolutionize the laptop market.  I believe within 5 years Google laptops will occupy a large portion of the laptop market. When Google announced the first editions of the Google Chromebook (I have a $250 Chromebook and love it), consumers thought it was cool, but for serious techies a Mac or Windows device was the [...]

LiveCode app-making software becomes open source

LiveCode app-making software becomes open source

The company that owns the app-making software “Livecode,”(RunRev) announced it will make LiveCode open source.  Now instead of having to pay hundreds of dollars to use LiveCode, anyone will be able to download and use LiveCode to develop apps. LiveCode’s business model is changing Now LiveCode will make money by getting app publishers to pay publishing fees if they offer [...]

BYU’s New Venture Challenge Showcase

BYU’s New Venture Challenge Showcase

“If you desire, you shall be the means of doing much good in this generation.” Doctrine and Covenants 11:8 On October 5, 2012, finalists (Flexleg, Bladepad, XoomPark) from last years business plan competition at BYU gave a report on their progress.  Some of the ideas presented show how if one desires, one can be “the means of doing much good in this [...]

Security at 2012 London Olympics

Security at 2012 London Olympics

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper…This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord.” Isaiah 54:17 Isaiah reminds us security comes from God.   “No weapon that is formed against [you] shall prosper,” if you serve God. With secularization sweeping across the United States and Europe, there is a falling away from God and His teachings.  Because many societies are turning from God, [...]

Data breaches 2012

Data breaches 2012

“Wherefore, the things of all nations shall be made known; yea, all things shall be made known unto the children of men. There is nothing which is secret save it shall be revealed.” 2 Nephi 30:16-17 Though we have not yet reached a time when “all things shall be made known unto the children of men,” we have seen an [...]

New top-level domains

New top-level domains

“For I know that God is..unchangeable from all eternity to all eternity.” Moroni 8:18 While there are some things that never change, such as the characteristics of God, almost everything else changes over time. New top-level domain names At the beginning of 2013, a huge change will happen to the internet.  You know .com, .org and .net domains?  Well up until [...]

Free cloud storage services

Free cloud storage services

“And now, it has hitherto been wisdom in God that these things should be preserved; for behold, they have enlarged the memory of this people” Alma 37:8 Since ancient times, people have valued being able to keep memories of their experiences. With recent cloud storage services, such as Dropbox, Skydrive, Ubuntu One and Google Drive, it’s become easier than ever [...]

Terrafugia’s flying car

Terrafugia’s flying car

“And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.” Psalms 55:6 If David lived until 2012, he may have seen his dreams come true. On March 23, 2012, Terrafugia launched their first test flight of the “Transition.”  Transition flying cars fit two passengers, run off of car gas, and can fit [...]

Features of Google Glasses

Features of Google Glasses

“But a seer can know of things which are past, and also of things which are to come, and by them shall all things be revealed, or, rather, shall secret things be made manifest, and hidden things shall come to light” Mosiah 8:17 In ancient times, a seer was one who could see the past, present and future.  Google’s new glasses may [...]