You’ve been hearing about the internet of objects. You’ve been hearing about Kickstarter and other crowdfunding sites that are empowering individual inventors and ushering in a new wave of innovation. The Ninjasphere is just one of the fantastic new products that have been invented, crowdfunded, and are now in production.

Taking a page from the playbook of the late Steve Jobs, Tim Cook set the Apple world on fire with their latest product announcements. The event was attended by legendary musician Bono, who joined Cook on stage at various points during the announcement.

We may not mean to, but all too often we set ourselves up for failure or attack. In this case, we’re talking about basic network security. You might be thinking that since your network login is password protected, you’re covered. You might make the assumption that since you’ve had your IT guys put up a decent firewall and closely monitor incoming and outgoing traffic for anomalous patterns, you have nothing to worry about.

By now, you’ve probably heard all the buzz and excitement about Amazon’s plan to use drones to deliver at least some of its packages and parcels. Some critics are saying that it’s merely a publicity stunt, and while that’s certainly possible, it doesn’t seem very likely.

The Cloud just got a little bit cooler.

Have you ever wanted to create your own wireless global network? Have you ever been in the midst of collaborating with someone, have them design something for you, then have to mail it to you so you could print it out? Wouldn’t it be fantastic if you could just connect your printer to the cloud and share it with whomever you wanted? Thanks to Google Cloud Print, you now can.

Too many of us are slaves to our email. The volume is just crushing, and every year, the total number of emails generated keeps increasing. It’s completely out of hand. If you’re being slowly crushed by the weight of your inbox, here are a few simple tricks you can use to help get your life back.

There are a dizzying array of threats to watch out for these days. Hacks, Denial of Service attacks, corporate espionage, and more. Sometimes it can be exhausting keeping up with all the ways that our most important information can be compromised. The problem, of course, is that these threats don’t just go away because you ignore them.

In the crowdfunding ecosystem, Kickstarter is the largest and best known site. There are a staggering array of projects to review and take inspiration from, with more being added on a daily basis. Below are some of the more intriguing ones we researched for this piece, just to give you a feel for what’s out there, and maybe gave you food for thought.

After taking all the time to prepare the graphics, write the script, and rehearse your PowerPoint presentation, the last thing you want to have happen is a minor oversight that will turn your effort into consternation. You can significantly minimize your chances of having to interrupt the proceedings by incorporating these five pointers into your presentation review process.

In the tech world, sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same. With this quarter’s earnings reports in, and some exciting news on the horizon for some of the biggest names in tech, here are five companies you’ve almost certainly heard of which are ones to watch for the rest of the year and beyond.