Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Avoid It”
All week long we’ve been hearing about outrage surrounding Facebook and a company called Cambridge Analytica. Here’s a cheat sheet to why everyone’s mad… and what we can do from here on out.
YO, YO, YO…. by the way… there is ZERO political commentary in this post.… Get the scoop...
Hey, guys. Here’s an overshare that reveals some of my inner turmoil. My apologies for the TMI.
Every day I’m grateful that you guys let me share cool apps and tech tools that will help you. I strive to be fun, upbeat, helpful and knowledgable.… Get the scoop...
Sometimes data breach news is kinda overhyped. The notice that credit-reporting company Equifax had a breach that affects up to 143 million consumers is not #fakenews. This is serious stuff, folks.
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Hackers broke into Equifax and stole personal information from up to 143 million consumers — the vast majority in the U.S.… Get the scoop...
This past month I’ve been keeping the Amazon delivery drivers in business with numerous purchases to set my home up as “smart.” I wanted to go through the process to be able to tell you guys about the wonder of the new world of home automation.… Get the scoop...
On Wednesday, millions of Google users received an email from a contact, asking them to edit a Google Doc. The email was actually a phishing attack that gave hackers access to Google accounts.
Oh, clever evil people.… Get the scoop...
My sister and I used to bake thousands of Christmas cookies every year. My parents would give them out as holiday gifts, so Sarah and I would make them buy the ingredients, eat half the product then charge our folks $2 a gift for shipping and handling.… Get the scoop...
Last Friday (Oct. 21, 2016), Twitter went down. Amazon went down. Spotify went down. CNN went down. And for pete’s sake, STARBUCKS went down! It seemed like the online world was coming to an end as a massive cyberattack brought down the infrastructure of a company that maps domain name requests to the right sites.… Get the scoop...
Sometimes technology makes me so irritated! An update to our favorite app breaks it. Our favorite cloud-based service shuts down for no reason. And our new wonderful device catches fire in our pants.
Permit me to share some of my recent irritations in this first ever Grumpy Old Man post.… Get the scoop...
This week I’ve been checking out hundreds of new sites, and I discovered Fulck.com (yes, there’s an “L” there). The site supposedly lists the most popular 1000 sites in the world (though it looks a little outdated).
But I clicked around a while and found a bunch of really weird, majorly time-wasting sites — that you’ll love.… Get the scoop...
I’m hidden in my office this summer working on book #4! This one will have more apps than ever before.
I made a quick video to explain how I do my research and evaluate thousands and thousands of apps… one by one by one.… Get the scoop...
When I started writing my review of Windows 10, I was trying out all kinds of things on our PC. My wi-fi connection was very slow, so I called Time Warner (a wonderful adventure, always), and she said I had to turn off all the wi-fi devices except for one so she could test it.… Get the scoop...
Last month, a hacking group that calls itself The Impact Team announced that it had stolen the records of 36.3 million users on websites owned by Avid Life Media, including AshleyMadison.com and EstablishedMen.com. Ashley Madison’s tagline is, “Life is short. Have an affair.” The platform lets married people find each other for hookups.… Get the scoop...
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