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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. This goal means that I have to keep up with all the news, all the …
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. (Click here for closed-captioned video) Here’s What’s Happening Hackers broke into Equifax and stole personal information from up to 143 million consumers — the vast majority in the U.S. …
We had a lively conversation about password management this week on the Facebook page. Check out what your peers recommend. First, I love what Carol Hamilton had to say about passwords in general: A professional hacker (on the good side) said longer passwords are better, even if they are not as complex as short ones. Suggested using an entire sentence …
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. How Did This Happen? Oh, clever evil people. You’ve outdone yourselves this time. Clicking on the link brought victims not to an actual Google Doc… it was …
Two of the tools that I love and recommend are Unroll.me and Slice. And boy are people mad at them. Unroll.me helps manage your inbox by analyzing your emails to find subscription services. Then you can unsubscribe with one click or digest your subscriptions into one email a day. Slice analyzes your inbox for shipments and keep track of your …
My wonderful husband is a crazy Ironman triathlete-turned avid camper, and he’s frequently on all-day bike rides or multi-hour hikes. When I haven’t heard from him in a while, my worry gene kicks in. So I use the Find iPhone app to track him down. #creepybuthelpful If you have more people to keep track of, the parents in my sessions …
Today I gathered up some recent gadgets I’ve been wanting to share with you. Here are some short and almost-short reviews of three devices that you have been asking about. Shortest Video: Logitech Solar Keyboard (less than two minutes) Medium-Length Video: Amazon Fire HD (just over five minutes) Longest Video: Amazon Echo (one second over seven minutes)
Now that you’ve cleared the deck of all your other New Year’s Resolutions, you might consider adding “Get Organized” to your digital to-do list. Every one of these tools will help save you time (and money!) so you can concentrate on your work and get ready for a great year. Here are 10 tech tools to help you organize several areas …
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. As a result, hundreds of …
I’m a tech nerd, but I’m the first to admit I don’t know everything about all things tech. Attendees in my sessions often ask me questions that I can’t answer, but I’m thrilled to share a resource that will help all of us. Note to Self is a podcast series that bills itself as “The Tech Show about Being Human.” …
On July 6, 2016, an app maker called Niantic launched a mobile game called Pokemon Go. Within 48 hours, it was on more phones than the dating (hookup) app Tinder. More people were using it than use Twitter. People were staying on it longer every day than they checked Facebook. We’re just over 2 weeks after the launch, and watching this …
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. Established Men is basically a sugar daddy …
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