What do you call it when you have your Grandma on speed dial? Instagram! (Insta[nt] Gra[ndma]) The story of Instagram is one of the best Silicon Valley stories to read and one of my personal favorites. The Instagram application took 8 weeks to be created and launched on the app store. About 18 months later,...Read More

My Computer Suddenly Started Singing “Someone Like You.” Turns out, my computer was a Dell (Adele). If you do not know much about Dell, here is your chance to learn about it. A student at the University of Texas, Michael Dell, founded Dell in 1984. At that time it was called “PC’s Limited”.  He was...Read More

My friend just got fired from their job at the keyboard factory the other day. They told him he was not putting in enough SHIFTS. Did you know that the shift key originated from the typewriter. Originally you had to press and hold your desired letter button to shift up the case stamp to be...Read More

Thanks to autocorrect, some children asked for SATAN Claus this Christmas. Not sure what that looks like but autocorrect has become their worst ENEMA. Let’s face it, autocorrect has its pros and cons. Sometimes it can be a life saver and other times it can destroy your hopes and dreams. In general, autocorrect has given...Read More

Why should we not use “beef stew” as a password? It is not stroganoff! (strong enough) If you still do not understand the joke, stroganoff is a beef dish! If you are still interested in it, you can find many wonderful recipes online that will impress your friends and family! However, as the joke implies...Read More

Why did the PowerPoint Presentation cross the road? To get to the other slide! It all started in 1987, the birth of what we call PowerPoint. PowerPoint, a Microsoft product, is widely believed to be an invention by Bill Gates. However, it was actually founded by Robert Gaskins. It was also called “Presenter” and belonged...Read More

What do you call two monkeys that share an Amazon account for orders? Prime-mates! Amazon Prime is widely considered a service that disrupted the retail industry. Let’s cover a brief history of the Prime service and how it changed online commerce as we know it. Amazon Prime was launched in 2005 offering a free two-day...Read More

Have you heard of the new band in town named “999 Megabytes”? They are good but they do not have a gig yet! If you did not understand this joke, you need to get up to speed with bytes. At the very least, it will help you understand internet speeds and what you have been...Read More

What is the biggest lie you consistently tell without noticing? "I have read and agree to the Terms & Conditions" We are all guilty of being in a such a rush to read an article or use a service that we quickly click and accept the famed “Terms and Conditions” without even giving it a...Read More

For this post, I wanted to highlight why technologists have a good sense of humor! If you are familiar with the internet, at some point you would have seen an “HTTP” status code appear on your browser. HTTP stands for “Hyper Text Transport Protocol”. Consider HTTP the way that information is generally transported throughout the...Read More