Mentoring

On Being a Mentor

Mentoring is a big part of what I do professionally, but my path to being a mentor started with being mentored myself when I was still very young. It all started with my first computer, a Commodore 64, which is what got me interested in IT. My dad saw that I had this interest, and…

Wintellect’s Jeff Prosise Interviewed on Twit.tv!

Wintellect Co-Founder Jeff Prosise was recently a guest on the latest episode of Coding 101 on Twit.tv.  Father Robert Ballecer who calls himself the “Digital Jesuit” interviewed Jeff with Lou Maresca from Microsoft and they covered many topics starting with how Jeff got started with computer science having come from an engineering background before getting caught up…

Modern Web Development 101

Maybe you’ve heard the term “Modern Web” before. It embodies the idea of a constantly evolving, exciting platform that unique and powerful user experiences can be built upon. It is a platform that new capabilities are added to regularly, not waiting for long release cycles. And maybe you’ve been asked to build a “modern web…

Get 2015 Started Off on the Right Foot

Get ready to put your best foot forward with these geek tips for starting the new year right. As 2014 draws to a close, we begin look ahead for what lies in store for the next year.  While most New Year’s resolutions seldom see February 1st, these tech tips can be implemented so fast you won’t…

Wanna Build a Snowman? Let Anna and Elsa Teach Your Kids to Code

Disney and Code.org have teamed up to create a special “Hour of Code” tutorial based on Disney’s hit movie “Frozen”! Your kids can learn the basics or programming like loops, branches, and functions in this interactive tutorial while helping Frozen’s Elsa and Anna build beautiful snowflakes.  The tutorial uses visual representations of code structures and…

Are you a “Genius” Coder?

Show off your skills and prove to us all what Genius code really looks like! I was recently at the movie theater when I saw a trailer for the upcoming cyber-thriller “Blackhat“.  In the trailer Chris Hemsworth plays an all too handsome hacker (aren’t we all) who is described by some vague and mysterious authority…