Streaking

No, I am not referring to the campus fad from the early to late ’70s where you run naked on the football field. I am also trying to not think about some of you are old enough to have done that, but back to the story. I am talking about a very interesting Google Chrome…

Uh Oh, There is a Problem

Several weeks ago, I had a friend contact me about a computer issue he was having. First, every time he started his Windows 10 computer several small windows would pop open in the lower right corner. They would contain various advertisements. He would proceed to shut them down by clicking the "x" in the right-hand…

Ear Tech

Every now and then I get an email from someone that I really do not feel comfortable enough to talk about. I may have experience but do not have the credentials to really recommend or suggest them. I had a request recently about one of those. I still am not able to recommend or give…

Weather I’m Right or Weather I’m Wrong

Do you check the weather online? How about on your phone app? Possibly your smart speaker, i.e. Google Home Mini, Amazon Echo Dot, or others that do not have quite the followers? Many still remain loyal to TV, radio and/or newspapers.   Weather is one of the top ten most searched items according to Google’s 2018…

Easy, Hard Passwords

About two years ago I wrote about the updated rules of password creation but I still receive questions about creating passwords all the time. Most recently from Jim. “I would like to know if you have any helpful hints or info on how to make a safe password and most importantly how to remember it….

Permanently Offline

Several years ago I came up with an idea and was told by most everyone I mentioned it to that I was, well basically nuts. My idea was to set up an online system that would alert specific people if I was offline for an extended period. Say I was kidnapped by nefarious persons and…