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Google's Nest announcement at I/O 2019 created a lot of confusion. Here's what it means going forward.
Another One Bites The Dust: Nest is Dead
The newest danger for cities isn't natural disasters, it's outdated software.
Forget Floods and Earthquakes – Ransomware Takes Out Cities
It seems like every website wants to send you notifications or know your location. Turn these off quickly and easily!
Browser Notifications Bugging You? Here’s How To Turn Them Off
There’s been lots of pretty negative news coming out of Facebook over the past few years. I’ve only touched on a couple of things (smartphone privacy, social engineering), but it’s looking more and more like Facebook is either grossly incompetant or a bad actor when it comes to respecting their […]
Facebook: Dumb or Evil?
I have been a Google fan for quite a few years. And while some of their business practices give me pause, I have more trust in Google than similar data-centric companies like Facebook. My fondness for Google has been tempered over the past couple of years by a series of […]
(New) Trust Issues With Google
If you’ve been a computer user for any length of time, you’ve run across compressed files. In the old days, you’d have to download a separate program to be able to deal with these compressed files, at least on Windows. Thankfully, current versions of Windows now come with the ability […]
WinRAR Vulnerability Leaves Millions of Users at Risk
“I didn’t have time to practice this week, I had too much to do.” It’s an excuse that everyone who has been teaching for more than 15 minutes has heard. It’s also an excuse that almost everyone who has played an instrument for more than a week has made. But […]