Winginx: One-and-Done Server Stack for Web Devs

Nerds, mind-blown warning: In a manner no more complicated than installing Winamp, you can install on your lame Windows machine NGINX, PHP, Node.js, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, memcached and a dozen other goodies, everything you need to get in gear and make some insane websites to host on any platform, with Winginx. Free/donationware by Alexei Shabalin.   … Read more

Protip: How to Buy a Nexus 6

Damn thing keeps selling out! That’s okay, I’ve got a Linux box at my disposal set to load the Google Play Nexus 6 product page every six minutes. Whenever it grabs a copy that does not contain “We are out of inventory” it emails me. There are other methods involving comparing MD5 hashes, but that’s … Read more

Best Speedtest in the Universe

Check out mobilitydigest.com/speedtest as I need your feedback and you need to know your speed. Yeah, you can use speedtest.net to get your megabits (deceptively throttled by your carrier), but I didn’t know where I could find an honest speedtest that is lightweight, loads in 200ms, lets me specify the type of test, tells me … Read more

Yes, it is true. Microsoft Acquired Acompli – Mobile App for managing email and calendars.

Last week there was a blank blog post from Microsoft Corporate vice president Rajesh Jha that hit the blogosphere via RSS feeds last week. And that news was immediately picked up various tech blogs and got circulated all over the internet. But nobody had any full details or whether that was true or not until … Read more

Google Chromebooks Outsell iPads in Schools For The First Time

This is a pretty big announcement in my opinion as Google further defines Apple as premium brand limiting their market to the more discretionary income consumer. Where that will keep investors thrilled with Apple’s margins, surely their sales will be affected.  In many of the earlier iPad launched there was video footage of iPads being … Read more

At the Very Least Use Fail2ban

Having fun with your own Linux server but don’t really know what you’re doing? At the very least, install fail2ban. There are many other things you should do, but start with that. Here’s why. The Internet is a sea of evil bundles of data originating almost exclusively from China trying to hack your server to … Read more

Instagram Update Allows Editing Typos Fat Fingers Rejoice!

It never fails. Every time I get the perfect hilarious social media post it back fires because I screwed up the typing and hit send. With some apps you can edit it, but with Instagram, which is my favorite social media posting mechanism because I can cross post easily to Facebook and Twitter, does not. … Read more

Microsoft Office Available to Everyone, Everywhere

Microsoft today has announced that it will be making it’s Office software app that was available on the iPad available to both iPhone and Android tablet customers starting today. iPhone and iPad customers can download from the App Store HERE while Android Tablet users can download a preview of Office HERE. General availability for Android … Read more

Microsoft Band On Sale Now For $199.99

The wait is over as Microsoft has finally unveiled their version of wearable technology called the Microsoft Band. This Smart Watch is not quite what I had envisioned but it is feature rich and comes in at a very attractive $199.99. As previously mentioned, the Microsoft Band will come with a battery that will last … Read more

Armpocket Finally Gets Armbands Right for Athletes!

  I am an avid runner and cyclist and soon to be triathlete if I can ever get better at swimming. Right now, while I run and cycle, I seem to be running into the sake frustration no matter what I do. How do I carry my device without it being a hassle? First there … Read more