Articles by TechStuff

In part three of our series, we explore what kept the database software company called Oracle busy between 2000 and 2018. Learn about the acquisitions, [Read more]

In the early 1990s, Oracle found itself teetering on the edge of disaster. What nearly sunk the company and how did it recover? Learn more [Read more]

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has earned himself a flamboyant reputation among the tech elite. How did a self-taught programmer help start the second-biggest software company [Read more]

How does a computer program decide which bits of an audio file to keep and which to ditch during compression? We learn about the mp3 [Read more]

Where did NetSuite come from and what does it do? We look at the story behind the world’s first cloud computing company. Learn more about [Read more]

TechStuff Listener Gellert asked that I cover DJ tech in an episode. That includes a lot of stuff, so today’s episode is specifically about turntables. [Read more]

What are some of the modern uses for cloud computing? How safe is it? And who owns all that data anyway? Learn more about your [Read more]

What exactly is cloud computing? We trace the development of cloud computing from the days of mainframes to the modern Internet. Learn more about your [Read more]

From phonautographs to the early record players, we take a look at the birth of the turntable as an entertainment device.  Learn more about your [Read more]

An anonymous listener wanted to know more about end to end encryption. How is it possible to encrypt information across the Internet so that only [Read more]