In an increasingly connected world, securing your network is paramount, even if you consider yourself a non-tech-savvy individual. It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking, “There’s nothing on my network anyone would want,” but this notion overlooks the potential risks and consequences that can arise from an unprotected network. In this blog post, we will explore why network […]
Why Network Security Matters: Protecting Your Network Beyond the Surface
From Unicorns to Siri Misunderstandings: Tech Expectations and Understanding
Ah, technology. We can’t live without it, but sometimes it feels like we can’t live with it either. Today, we’re going to explore the hilarious differences between technology expectations and understanding. First up, technology expectations. We’ve all been there. You expect your phone to have a 100% battery life at all times, and when it doesn’t, you feel personally victimized. […]
The Wayback Machine: The Internet’s Fascinating Time Capsule
Have you ever wanted to go back in time and see what a website looked like years ago? Or maybe you’re looking for information that’s been deleted or lost from a website. If so, you may want to check out the Wayback Machine. What is the Wayback Machine? The Wayback Machine, actually called the Internet Archive, is — well, a […]
I’m Getting to Know ChatGPT
ChatGPT has been in the tech news for about two months, and you’ve likely heard about it. I have had mixed feelings about it, because I know that it can be both an incredible tool for productivity and a way to escape doing valuable work. One of the concerns I have is that it could be used to avoid doing […]
What is Blacklight?
Blacklight is a privacy inspector hosted at a website called The Markup.The Markup is a news organization that’s—well, quite different from other news organizations. I’m not going to go into a lot of detail about it but I recommend if you want to know more about the site, go and read the About page. One significant element from that page […]
How to Identify a Phishing Attempt
PHISHING is an attempt to get you to give up some of your login credentials. Most commonly, these attempts will come to your email inbox, and some of them are quite convincing. Recently I received one that my email account correctly identified as spam, but it was so well crafted that I thought it provided excellent material to show you […]
One Good Password
Last fall, I had to create a PowerPoint presentation for a Communications class. I was overall pleased with the result, and I made an excellent grade on it. I’ve exported it as a video so everyone can see the process and put it to use. In the video I mentioned password managers. I haven’t left you hanging on that, I […]
Check Your Password Practices
In The Beginning Life used to be so easy. We drove to the bank, handed our deposits to the teller, chatted pleasantly as the teller conducted our business, then went on our way. We’d go to a shop, select our purchases, hand the cashier a check or some cash, receive our change and receipt, and leave. Younger readers may not […]
Podcasts – learning on the go, wherever you are
Right after the first iPhone came out (so somewhere around a decade ago), the company issued me an iPod Touch at work. That way, I could have the experience of working with the phones that many of our users were getting. I didn’t need a company phone at that time. Podcasts were still in their infancy at that time, but […]
Consumer Security Book Launch Update
update 11/1/17: My book is in the hands of a great editor, at this point I’ve missed my hard deadline and I don’t want to launch during the holidays. It’s too late to make Christmas sale dates, so I’ll shoot for the beginning of 2018. from 7/4/17: I am so excited about the upcoming book launch. The title is Your […]