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
Apple’s iPhone reigns supreme among loyalists, but Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility is winning bigger plaudits for its phones than a year ago, a study being released Tuesday reveals. Apple stays on top for the second year with a customer satisfaction score … Continue reading
Despite raves about Chicago’s hot technology startup scene, Illinois maintains its No. 8 ranking in tech employment nationwide for the fourth straight year, a study released Tuesday shows. Illinois’ tech industry employed 209,776 in 2012, the latest data available, an … Continue reading
Chicago’s data efforts are expanding beyond pothole reports to more complex issues of community policing and predicting where to direct city services, including safety issues involved in school closings, the city’s top data guru says. “Our job is not to … Continue reading
What’s the most important app on my phone? Oh, that’s easy: Waze. “Navigation” isn’t necessarily my most important kind of app, I should say. But of all of the dozen or so apps on my phone that I consider to … Continue reading
Online shoppers, so accustomed to real-time urgency, are showing an appetite for an age-old retail hallmark — subscription services that deliver a surprise in the mail. But there’s a high-tech twist: Retailers are using customers’ online feedback and their own … Continue reading
Add songwriter Jonathan Coulton and author Greg Pak to the growing list of Kickstarter creative success stories. “Code Monkey Save World,” a comic book based on characters and scenes found in some of the independent folk-rock god’s most popular songs, … Continue reading
Q. Every Thursday, I run a bunch of weekly status updates with the different teams I supervise, all stacked in a row. Naturally, they tend to run long. Is there an easy way to let people know in real time … Continue reading
Product: Modern Sprout hydroponic planter box Where/When: Wicker Park/2013 Founders: Sarah Burrows and Nick Behr What it is: A tiny nursery that’s as self-sustaining as an ant farm. Founder Burrows thinks hydroponic planter manufacturers have made life hard for in-home … Continue reading