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
Adventures In Computing: Closing Support Tickets
Background that is only relevant for setting the stage: I was having a technical issue so I used the companies support system to generate a ‘help ticket’. Details don’t matter, that’s not where the adventure was. No, that came after I realized that I didn’t need help, that I managed to solve my own problem (it had been a reading comprehension fail on my part). Continue reading AIC: Closing Support Tickets
Fake Email Followups
Recently I’ve been seeing an interesting form of spam: Fake Email Followups. The most recent message on the chain is bogus, but the rest includes valid back and forth between people. Including the recipient (ie you). Continue reading Fake Email Followups
Windows 11 appears to continue the trend, unfortunately
For those of you that haven’t been paying attention to Windows news, which I really can’t blame you for, Windows 11 has been announced and will be arriving before too long. While all information available is pre-release, and thus is prone to change, the trend towards ‘Macifying’ Windows appears to be continuing. Continue reading Windows 11 appears to continue the trend, unfortunately
Adventures In Computing: Christmas Present
I used MusicBee mixers last Christmas as a present. Without naming names, I know someone that really likes Christmas music by Bing Crosby. But they also like Christmas songs from other sources. Continue reading AIC: Christmas Present