Best Gifts for Geeks 2014 “OMG,” she said. “I’m not ready for Christmas!” she wailed. “I have so many techies and geeks to buy for, and I have no idea what they want! What’s a non-geek like me supposed to do?” she asked the Gods of Geekdom. “Fear not,” a Voice from above responded, rumbling...

While we do like to have a bit of fun here at the North Star IT Blog, and will again in just a few paragraphs, from time to time more serious issues crop up, and this seems the appropriate place to address them. For example, a new threat to the security of your system may...

We’re a little late this month with our list of holiday and observances for geeks and tech weenies, but that’s understandable, since we’ve spent so much time trying to get our Christmas shopping out of the way early this year. (Yeah, finishing our shopping any time before Christmas Eve is considered early around here.) Plus,...