NM’s Back to School Tax Free Holiday
Summer's only half-over but it will be September and "back to school" time before you know it. During the August countdown to classes, both students and parents often feel a bit of anxiety about the upcoming fall term, and what it may require. Outfitting kids with...
A King Visits Southwest Cyberport
On Saturday, May 5, SWCP has honored with a visit from a real live African king. Chitimukulu Sosala Kanyta Manga II, the 38th Paramount King (which is what "Chitimukulu" means) of the Bemba tribe of Zambia, took a brief tour of our facilities this morning. In the...
Beware shame extortion scam emails
What are the people in this photo looking at with such concern? It could be a lot of things, but this month it's a good bet one of them received a porn extortion scam email, and they're trying to decide just how much they should freak out. This scam has been floating...
It’s Time for Maker Faire Again
It's time! This weekend, April 21 and 22, the Albuquerque Mini Maker Faire returns, with fun and fascination for the whole family. Never heard of it before? Well, Maker Faires celebrate human curiosity and ingenuity, with interesting projects that hobbyists, parents...
Cover that Camera!
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg does it. Former FBI Director James Comey does it, too. And SWCP Vice President Jamii Corley has been doing it for decades. They all cover up the lens of the camera in their laptop to make sure that someone is not spying on them with...
Meltdown and Spectre – and Now More
UPDATE: Meltdown and Spectre are critical security flaws in Intel chips, but recently 18 or so similar problems have been found in AMD chips. As Intel produces 77% of the world's computer processors and AMD the other 22%, this means basically that virtually all...