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The Great Beyond for Technology
Where do your devices go when they’ve outlived their usefulness? What about the ones that croaked prematurely and have turned into expensive paper-weights, door-stoppers and dust collectors? Most of us have been working with technology long enough now that even the most restrained consumer will have amassed a small pile of metal, glass and plastic
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On the internet, nobody knows you’re a fake
In 1993, The New Yorker magazine published the cartoon “On the Internet, Nobody Knows You’re a Dog” by artist Peter Steiner. More than two decades later, this simple illustration continues to highlight the double-edged sword that is the internet’s ability to widely spread information effortlessly. This is a powerful force multiplier for both good and
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How to spot fake emails
I received an interesting email earlier this week that was almost consigned to digital oblivion when it showed up in my inbox. Throwing it in the trash was reflexive and it was only after my subconscious had a few minutes to chew on it that it occurred to me why it was different: it was
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Forget what you’ve been taught about secure passwords
In 2003, a man named Bill Burr wrote the password guidelines for the National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST) that went on to shape the password standards that have permeated the world of technology in the intervening 14 years, much to everyone’s continued annoyance. At the time, his heart and mind were in the
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Hawaii first to ban texting while walking
Starting in October of this year, pedestrians in Honolulu, Hawaii can be fined up to $100 if they are caught crossing a street with eyes on their cell phone instead of traffic. Coincidentally (and somewhat ironically), I read this bit of news on my phone, in Hawaii, while I was on vacation last week. However,
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After upgrading to Windows 10, some older PCs are being left behind
When Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would be available as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8 computers, millions of people took them up on the offer (some involuntarily). The upgrade was meant to jump start adoption of the new OS, and was intended to provide a way for older PCs to take advantage
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