Why JAVA is a top career option for beginners

There are multiple platforms and streams for developing a product or application. When we talk about technologies and programming languages, Java is the most preferred platform. It is used to develop many applications for the systems and embedded devices like mobile phones, tablets, laptops, etc. Importance of Java and its role in the IT industry … Read more

Impacts of Information Technology on Society in the New Century

Impacts of Information Technology on Society in the New Century

In the past few decades there has been a revolution in computing and communications, and all indications are that technological progress and use of information technology will continue at a rapid pace. Accompanying and supporting the dramatic increases in the power and use of new information technologies has been the declining cost of communications as … Read more

Virtually Speaking – Putting Your Best Self Forward for Virtual Meetings

Now, depending on when your community, business, or country enacted a stay-at-home policy, it could be weeks or months since you started working from home. Not surprisingly, the way you “appear” to the world has changed too. As work from home began and communications shifted to virtual calls, most people maintained a level of professionalism … Read more

How do I create a standalone connection pool in Java?

Below is the method I generally prefer to create the connection pool for each database. I am using the BasicDataSource class developed by the Apache Software Foundation and available for free. To work with it you may need to add these JAR files to your classpath: 1. commons-dbcp.jar 2. commons-pooljar 3. commons-collections.jar 4. mysql-connector-java-5.1.5-bin.jar (for … Read more

FTP coming soon

FTP is the protocol that every single web hosting server uses to allow its subscribers and users to upload and download content between their servers. The servers are just computers like the ones you have at home, but much more powerful and with a lot more disk space. The reason they have so much storage … Read more

Protect valuable student gear with Mobile Edge

Mobile Edge protective cases offer excellent organization and optimal portability. As many schools across the United States adopted some form of distance learning this year, students are using laptops and other valuable technology more than ever. As a result, millions of additional sensitive electronic devices need to be protected. Mobile Edge offers the industry’s leading … Read more

The Art of Virtual Leadership – 4 Keys to Leading Remote Workers and Managing Virtual Teams

Many companies believe that one of the biggest challenges they face when implementing a virtual office is managing mobile or remote workers. It’s unfortunate that they let that perception prevent them from reaping the many benefits of a more flexible workspace. Remote management is not fundamentally different from managing people on site. The biggest difference … Read more