TechnoBuffalo Defines is a weekly thing here on the range, where every Tuesday we give you guys a new tech term to define. You give us your best shot at a definition in the comments, and then the TechnoBuffalo staff picks our favorites from the mix, posts them on Thursdays as a poll, and let you all vote for who you think did the best job of explaining the term to everyone else- with...
At one time, grocery deliveries were common. Across the country, bicycle-riding kids earned their shiny nickels pedaling around town, dropping off milk and eggs. Seems quaint, doesn’t it? And now, as online grocery orders have taken off in recent years, it almost feels like what’s old is new again. Well, almost. The latest to join the ranks is Walmart, which is debuting a test program...
At one time, being a tech enthusiast meant you were part of a niche. People would assume tech fans were engineers or academicians, thanks in part to the enigmatic technobabble that went over the heads of mere mortals. But over time, things changed. The evolution of design, in both hardware and software, as well as competitive price points, have enabled technology to connect with the...
A few weeks ago we wrote a post where everyone here at TechnoBuffalo defined the term Fanboy. You guys had some great definitions of your own to contribute, so we’ve decided to keep the TechnoBuffalo Defines magic going, and offer some prizes in the process! TechnoBuffalo Defines is a new weekly this here on the range, where every Tuesday we give you guys a new tech term to define....
TechnoBuffalo celebrates MLB opening day with a series of articles on where geeks meet jocks: TechnoBaseball! Major League Baseball is a stubborn old man stuck in his stubborn old ways. Any mention of change within the game, and he wets his pajamas before considering the point. Michael Lewis wrote a book about how statistical analysis reveals undervalued resources in the player...
Happy Major League Baseball Opening Day. While not everyone out there is a baseball fan, or cares at all about the difference between a "suicide squeeze" and "twi-night doubleheader," we all love our tech. And nothing says love like a day's worth of themed content to celebrate Our National Pastime (™). Plus, opening day means spring and spring means all kinds of awesome from love being...
What started out as a boat shoe for deck hands needing comfortable, waterproof footware with lots of grip may just have spurred the biggest sports industry revolution since … well, since Nike launched the first athletic shoe revolution back in the early 1970’s. Funny thing is, if you talk to most folks wearing Vibrams Five Fingers they’ll probably tell you that if it wasn’t for Nike...
There’s no way around it, I’m a geek. I wear my nerd-dom like a scarlet letter of pride. I’ve always been ‘into tech’ as my mom likes to say. During my High School and college days (University of Rochester), whenever I’d get stressed, or just wanted to unwind, I’d walk around Best Buy, and just look at all the amazing gadgets I couldn’t afford. (Random tidbit, I remember when...
Everyone tells you that you should have a strong password, but it is one of those things that definitely falls under “easier said than done.” Sure you can come up with something you feel is strong, but how do you gauge it? And what do you do if everything you think of is considered weak? We’re going to give you some suggestions and provide you with links to some tools that will help...
If you’re Internet connection is running a tad slow today, blame the people who are trying to shop from work. The National Retail Federation estimates that 90 percent of online stores are running some form of specials today, and 54 percent of people will do at least some shopping this year from work. In other words, Cyber Monday has grown into its own. Five years ago Shop.org coined...