Now that Labor Day weekend is over, let’s get back to a bit of work. That is to finish this fuel oil level alarm so it functions flawlessly. As I wrote two weeks ago before I got a vicious summer cold ...

Knowing how to program a computer is good for you, and it’s a shame more people don’t learn to do it. For years now, that’s been a hugely popular stance. It’s led to educational initiatives as ...

Picture a coder. No, not the nerdy kind with big glasses who sits alone at lunchtime with a humming laptop and a neglected, half-eaten sandwich. Think instead of the coder who wears cool suits, has ...

A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Taylor Soper on Dec 31, ...

To teach language to the youngest students, you first introduce them to the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that the letters make. Next, you step forward into combining letters into simple ...

In January 2014, the simple-but-addictive mobile game Flappy Bird was the most-downloaded app from the IOS App store, earning its twenty-something creator a reported $50,000 a day. Those kinds of ...