Raise your hand if you’ve bought one or more bags of Halloween candy already. Lower your hand if one or more bags have been opened for “quality assurance” testing. Thought so. Enjoy it while you can.

The Internet of Things cuts a wide swath across many applications and technologies. Newcomers should focus on one, simple solution to get their feet wet.

Fall is officially here, TV networks are full of new shows, and the NFL just finished its third week (sorry, San Francisco).

IOTPlaybook Insight: IoT vendors regularly get blasted for poor device security. At least some of that criticism is deserved. California may pass a law demanding IoT device manufacturers take include at least rudimentary security protections. The good news?

When things go wrong, the blame game starts. Here’s how to deal with the problem:
Stop the blame game before it begins.

Yes, Labor Day, the unofficial line in the sand between the leisurely relaxation of summer and the full-tilt seriousness of fall, is gone. Of course, neither of those thoughts are entirely accurate. But since most Americans equate Labor Day with back to school, those feelings stick.

Enjoy the last week of Summer ‘18, at least as measured by three leading indicators: Labor Day is next Monday and the US Open 2018, the year’s final tennis Slam, starts today.

Let’s hope all the education-focused IoT projects worked on during the summer are up and running, because schools are now chock full of children.

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