Articles By Jon Gold

Plugable aims to offer small businesses, schools $50 thin clients

A recently launched Kickstarter-funded project aims to bring $50 thin clients to schools and small businesses, allowing them to turn almost any computer into a multi-user hub.Thanks to ongoing advances in multi-seat Linux

Published on: May 16th, 2012 Jon Gold @itbusinessca

New Ivy Bridge chip runs way hotter than its predecessor

Not so fast, overclocking enthusiasts -- early online scuttlebutt suggests that Intel's new Ivy Bridge chips run hotter than their Sandy Bridge precursors by as much as 20 or 30 degrees Celsius.Initialtestingshows that

Published on: April 30th, 2012 Jon Gold @itbusinessca

Canadian designer releases DIY Star Trek tricorder specs

Ever wanted to wave a tricorder at something, furrow your brow, and announce, "captain, I am picking up an odd concentration of signals in this area?" If you have - and what Star

Published on: March 29th, 2012 Jon Gold @itbusinessca