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WinRAR Vulnerability Leaves Millions of Users at Risk

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 to handle compressed archives. There…
Why You (Yes, You) Need A Website

One question I get fairly often these days is about the need for a website, especially with the explosion of social and professional media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Soundcloud. My response is usually pretty simple: Maybe more than ever, if you don’t have a website now, you need one! While having social media profiles and…
Password Security Is No Joke

It’s no secret that online security is more important now than it was a decade ago. One of my own personal pet peeves, though, is the constant use of very bad password practices that are used by lots of people (me included)! Password Safety It’s become fairly common knowledge that having a long and strong…
Site Reveals Dangers of Free Android Apps

While it’s pretty commonly known that the Google Play store is much less restrictive than the iOS App Store, it’s worth realizing that while that does make Android potentially more flexible, it also means users have a much great responsibility to ensure protection of their own data. Whether or not users have the time, experience,…
Social Media Paranoia: The New Normal?

Security on social media is a constant balancing act. Lots of memes, quizzes, or trending topics look harmless, but if the whole Cambridge Analytica fiasco has taught us anything about social media’s potential pitfalls, paranoia is a much better (and safer) default attitude to have. The 10-Year Challenge Danger One thing that seems especially popular…
Apple vs. Facebook vs. Privacy (and Google too!)

Sometimes seems like Facebook is going out of it’s way to be scummy. Love it or hate it, one thing Facebook has been repeatedly great at these past few years is going out of its way to get negative attention. Or, at least is seems that way sometimes. Facebook’s Latest Shit Storm (as of Early…
The UnGoogleification Continues: A New (To Me) Chrome Alternative

Since I do about half of my work online, the web browser is probably one of the most important programs I use. Indeed, for many people, the web browser is becoming the most important app on their computer. Today, the web browser is almost like a second operating system – I would venture to say…
Apple’s New iPad Port Adds to USB-C Mess

As with any new Apple product, the (released along with and ) have created quite a buzz in the tech industry. While the new iPads are incredible from a CPU standpoint (outperforming 92% of other laptops, including many of Apple’s own), the inclusion of a USB-C port instead of the iOS-standard Lightning port is a…
2 New(ish) Options for Cell Plans: Never Overpay Again

I’ve talked about Project Fi before. It’s an exciting and new twist on cell phone service – fairly cheap cell service, but you pay for only what you use. Down to the megabyte! The data rate is not super cheap – $10/gig – but you only pay for what you use (down to the MB).…
FCC Comments Show Nuanced Net Neutrality Understanding

An interesting update about the unprecedented number of comments that were received by the FCC regarding the repeal of the 2015 Open Internet Order (commonly referred to as net neutrality). When the FCC opened up comments from the public regarding net neutrality from April to August of 2017, they received an incredible 22 million comments…