What are Passkeys? And Why You Might Want to Start Using Them Imagine you’re trying to unlock your front door. Instead of using a key that you have to remember and carry around, you could just use your fingerprint. That’s kind of like what passkeys are for online accounts. Passkeys are a safer and more convenient way… Read More »
Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 083124 Meteorological autumn begins tomorrow in the Great Lakes region of the USA… college football is in full swing today… and summer was hot but fleeting. And it’s Saturday and it’s time for a new edition of Saturday Bonus Questions & Answers. Today, as we do every Saturday, we’re featuring some… Read More »
The End of the Control Panel; Don’t Want To Google It? Try these alternatives; Musk’s New Cortex AI Uses Enough Electricity to Power 4 Million Homes; 5 of the 700 Worst Ways AI Could Harm Us… and more! Every day we scan the tech world for interesting news in the world of technology and sometimes from outside… Read More »
How to Recognize Phishing Emails and Text Messages Phishing is, by far, the most common way miscreants steal your personal information and even your identity. Millions of people are tricked into giving up their personal information to criminals every single day. Almost always, this happens because these poor folks were tricked into clicking links in phishing… Read More »
Was Your Social Security Number Part of the Recent Massive Data Breach? If you live in the United States, your Social Security number and other personal information were likely stolen by criminals in a massive data breach that occurred a few weeks ago. Pentester, a cybersecurity firm, has created a webpage you can use to see… Read More »
Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 081724 Here in my neck of the woods, the kids are going back to school, summer is fleeting and autumn is just around the corner. And, of course, it’s another Saturday and it’s time for a new edition of Saturday Bonus Questions & Answers. Today, as we do every Saturday, we’re… Read More »