Commentary From Elsewhere: Federal Emergency Alert System
Recently there was a test of the Federal Emergency Alert System. You may have noticed this, as the test covered multiple delivery methods. I heard about it in the news, but I did not encounter the actual test message. Continue reading CFE: Federal Emergency Alert System
Tools I Find Useful: Windows Update Blocker
A while back I pointed out how to prevent Windows 10 from updating itself. While that method does work, I’ve found a simpler one: Windows Update Blocker. Continue reading TIFU: Windows Update Blocker
Commentary From Elsewhere: AI is not a problem
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you’ve heard some of the worries around Artificial Intelligence (AI). Seems like I read another article every few days. And a surprising number of people are talking about it, in the ‘real world’. People that I normally wouldn’t expect to even consider the topic. Even had a few ask me if I was worried about it (hence this post).
AI is not a topic for concern. Continue reading CFE: AI is not a problem
Commentary From Elsewhere: In Defense of Desktop Icons
I recently read an article which argues against desktop icon. It does make a number of good points. Continue reading CFE: In Defense of Desktop Icons
Virtuals Don’t Move
I use Virtual Machines often, for a plethora of reasons. And every once in a while I find myself needing to move them from one computer to another. I’ve had it come up enough that I’ve found there is a ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ way to do this. Continue reading Virtuals Dont Move
Public Service Announcement: Pictures are spoofable
Long and short of it is that technology has reached the point where it’s easy enough to make ‘realistic’ images of someone doing… anything. While there are a couple qualifiers, they aren’t big enough to be reassuring. Continue reading PSA: Pictures are spoofable
Commentary From Elsewhere: P65 Warning
A while back I bought a smartphone, but not talking about that. The focus here is the P65 warning that was on the package. Continue reading CFE: P65 Warning
Support As A Business: Effective Phone Support
I am often providing technical support over the phone. Having done this for a good number of years I have learned a simple trick that make the process more effective: Do the same thing on your end that you are having them do on their end. Continue reading SAAB: Effective Phone Support
Commentary From Elsewhere: The End of Location Tracking?
As you may know, much of what you do with computers is tracked. And as a smartphone is a computer, this applies there too. In particular, as the phone is a mobile device, talking to relatively stationary devices, it knows where it is. At least in a general sense.
Why am I mentioning this? Because some of those tracking your location through your phone have announced they won’t be. Now I think this is a good thing, the less data kept on our daily actions the less data that can inevitably leak or otherwise be used against us. But the ‘why’ for this change in approaches is interesting. Continue reading CFE: The End of Location Tracking?
The Wheel
Arguably the greatest piece of technology, ever. Continue reading The Wheel