The Fun in Watching Grandma Talk to Siri?
Or Cortana, or Alexa… (2 […]
Or Cortana, or Alexa… (2 […]
Though technology has clearly brought many benefits to our professional and personal lives, it has also occasionally made us annoyed, frustrated and fed up. Technology has made our lives better in many ways. It’s helped people communicate better, handle tasks faster and stay safer. Yet, at the same time, the digital world seems to have created more annoyances than ever […]
It’s National Internet Safety Awareness Month – and one of the most common pitfalls we Internet users fall into is accidentally opening a malicious email. It happens to the best of us. Why? We’re swamped – and the scammers targeting our inboxes have gambled on that fact that those inboxes are disorganized. Here’s a few things we […]
This month is National Cybersecurity Awarenes Month — and as such, it’s time to dicuss one of the most vulnarable activities all of us regularly conduct online: banking. It’s only rational for you to be worried about your online bank accounts. This past spring a group of hackers stole nearly $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank – and […]
Whether you like or not – if you have an indoor pet, they may be inadvertently making your computer slow. Dust, smoke, and pet hair are only a few common airborne agents responsible for creating one of the biggest killers of computers and other household electronic devices: heat. Most desktop PCs have at least two fans […]
Believe it or not, your wireless Internet connection has more in common with your microwave and car radio than it does with the rest of your computer. Let’s jump into it. The secret to wireless Internet is electromagnetic radiation. Everything you access on the Internet has travelled to you through space via energy pulses like visible light, x-rays, and […]
A few days ago it was announced that Apple has just past the 1 billion mark on iPhone sales. That is an astounding number. What’s equally astounding is the number of people who have still not backed up their iPhones—or turned on Find my iPhone. More than half the people I know admit to never backing up their iPhone or […]
On July 29, the year-long promotion ends. Windows 10 will no longer be a free upgrade. Users of Windows 7 and 8.1 will know that for nearly exactly a year Microsoft has aggressively pushed its latest operating system to the delight and frustration of many. The question is this: do you stick to the devil you know or cash […]
Question: Are extended warranties worth buying on my computer, or would a service plan be a better choice? Answer: Extended warranties have long been sold as an ‘insurance policy’ in case something goes wrong with your computer (or any product for that matter). As with any type of pseudo ‘insurance’ you have to weigh the risks against the cost of […]