In less time than it takes to finish a semester in college, a new school says it can teach all you need to know about digital design. Students at The Designation pay $3,000 to attend three-hour classes twice a week … Continue reading
While the government’s top-secret snooping of emails and phone calls and foreign hackers’ attacks on U.S. banks grab the headlines, top-notch cybersecurity is just as important to a local company that ensures the lemon is tart in hard candy and … Continue reading
Sometimes, I get a press release that’s so keyed in to my personal areas of interest that I wonder if it’s a fake… a description and product artwork that were thrown together solely to goad me into mentioning this company. … Continue reading
Early-stage technology VC firm Hyde Park Venture Partners is closing the fund after surpassing its fundraising goal, and is counting on the Chicago heavyweights who started Redbox and OkCupid to help choose entrepreneurs in whom to invest seed and Series … Continue reading
Technology pros in the Midwest have reason to cheer their job prospects, with 71 percent of recruiters and companies in this part of the country saying they intend to hire more tech workers in the second half of the year … Continue reading
Continuing my commentary on Apple’s WWDC keynote: Stores It wouldn’t have been an Apple keynote without an opening video that gave us a tour of the company’s latest landmark store. The new location in Berlin looks authentically gorgeous. It reminded … Continue reading
“If everyone is busy making everything, how can anyone perfect anything? We start to confuse convenience with joy. Abundance with choice. Designing something requires focus. The first thing we ask is “What do we want people to feel?” Delight, surprise, … Continue reading
Hey, look! I posted my first Vine yesterday! …And I regretted it almost instantly. Twitter responders: YOU HAVE GRAVELY DISAPPOINTED ME. (stern, silent glare) This snappy 6-second video makes the statement “Touchscreens on notebooks make sense because hey, look…here’s an … Continue reading
Chicago is a Wi-Fi desert — undernetworked and ranked last among the country’s top 20 metropolitan areas for Wi-Fi availability at work, a survey out Wednesday reveals. The survey of 1,000 working professionals nationwide, sponsored by Wi-Fi platform company Ubiquiti … Continue reading
It’s a familiar lament: why can’t media companies harness and encourage the creative energy of millions of fans of its hit shows and books, instead of blasting these people with “cease and desist” letters when they choose express their love … Continue reading