As a professor who is constantly going back and telling students what I have already told them in a lecture I was excited to see the Geek Squad Backpack commercial, which shows a student taking notes ...

Geek of the Week profiles the characters of Pacific Northwest tech, science, games, innovation and more. See the Geek of the Week archive for more. by Todd Bishop on Apr 20, 2012 at 2:32 pm April 20, ...

We love hearing old stories about how Bill Gates operated at Microsoft, in part because the software titan has reshaped his image so much in the past few years. Today, many perceive Gates as a leading ...

The idea of building a road is pretty straightforward – you build a path and let vehicles go on the path. The reality is, of course, is way more complicated. How many lanes does the road need, and in ...

AUSTIN, Texas – A Texas software company sued Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) in federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer was using unlicensed versions of its ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I am 78 and tech challenged. When I worked, we had an IT person backing up our work, so I never learned how to ...

Do you want to show your non-geek friends how special you are? Read on! Do you want to show your non-geek friends how special you are? Read on! Once upon a time, you needed to understand octal system ...

Geek Squad, the best-known tech-support service, boasts deep resources and U.S.-based agents. Its $9.99-a-month plan is also the least expensive you'll find among competing services. The most famous ...

When I asked to speak with 28-year-old Marzuwq Muhammad, a software engineer with Bank of America in Wilmington, I was surprised to hear a male voice reply, “Sure, I am his secretary, I will get him.” ...