I have talked about this before but from what I have read from a few of you…you may not be listening. The message I have for you is, “UPDATE EVERYTHING!”. I know on the web all caps indicate shouting, but I am shouting to get your attention! What are the dangers of not updating software…
If you missed Q&A, Part 1 and Q&A, Part 2 of this series, use the links in the first of this sentence and review them. firewall For the past two weeks, we have looked at some of the random questions I have gotten from time to time over the years. I asked you to let…
You know when I was in college my first year, I never enjoyed many of the introductory lecture courses in level 101 (as they were labeled in my day). After I declared my major, the majority of classes were much better. The first year was boring and you could tell that a few of the…
Here is the second part of all the sites we visited last year. Once again, if the site addresses are too long for print, I have shortened them using my “ghtech.site” predecessor. There will be other characters after that lead, without spaces and capitalization counts. Copy them in their entirety to your browser’s address bar…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) I was given the idea for this article via a real-life situation. My wife and I went on a vacation out of the US via a cruise ship. Coming back to US after being out of the country several days provided me with something I have not seen used before. I did…
Last week I looked at the first of the best ten apps I consider should be added to a new computer. I gave you information about Ninite, Google Chrome Browser, BitWarden, (or LastPass), and Malwarebytes. By-the-way, just as in the last article, here I have indicated the applications that can be installed using Ninite.com. Ninite…
I hope you were one of the many that took part in the contest last week. I had quite a few entries that figured out the “correct” way to take part. So, thanks and congratulations to you all for solving and entering. First, how could you enter with the clues given last week? I mentioned…
This week we will look at a couple of “secret” tricks you can do with the Google Chrome browser. According to Global Share Statcounter as of today (gs.statcounter.com) Chrome remains in the #1 position as the most popular browser, with a 64% market share worldwide. It is followed by Safari with 19%, and Edge at…
I have been a tech geek for many years. I have also been waiting for things guaranteed to me as a kid. They were supposed to be here by the year 2000. You know, flying cars and self-driving cars. Of course, we now have both to a very limited extent. As an adult geek, I…
You know it bothers me when the larger, more trustworthy companies play with us. The reasons are usually altruistic; they of course want to help you. Make improvements and most important to them…make some money for their shareholders. With more money, they can add more features and updates to their software, hardware, or whatever. The…
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