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Mar 05, 2019

The Answer to the USB Confusion – USB4

Last week, I wrote about the confusing mess created by the USB-IF with the announcement and branding of the USB

Mar 04, 2019

Facebook is Still Evil

Those of you that have heard me present, know that I am not a Facebook fan. When you thought your

Feb 28, 2019

USB 3.2 Update Will Confuse Everybody

Who thought only weathermen could screw up and still keep their jobs? Apparently, you can still be employed if you

Feb 27, 2019

Apple Dumping “Do Not Track” from Safari

I previously wrote about how worthless it is to enable the “Do Not Track” feature of your browser. The vast

Feb 26, 2019

Another Reason NOT to Use a Microsoft Browser

It’s no secret that IE is all but dead. Microsoft is even throwing it under the bus and recommends only

Feb 25, 2019

Apple Mac Computers to Abandon Intel Processors

According to a report by Axios, Apple is expected to move its Mac line of computers to custom ARM‑based chips

Feb 21, 2019

Samsung Galaxy S10 – Two Features to Love

The big news is the official announcement by Samsung about the Galaxy S10 models and the new foldable phone. The

Feb 20, 2019

Password Managers Leave Data Fragments in RAM

Nothing is perfect. Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) released its review of several Windows password managers (LastPass, KeePass, Dashlane & 1Password).

Feb 19, 2019

Simple Math in a Word Table

How many times have you typed a Word document that contained a few numbers that needed to be added up?

Feb 14, 2019

Backblaze Cloud Backup Service Increasing Prices

Backblaze is an excellent service for backing up data to the cloud. Shocker, but Backblaze is raising the price for

Feb 13, 2019

Android Users Beware: Evil PNG Files

Android users of Nougat (7.0), Oreo (8.0) and Pie (9.0) should patch their devices as soon as an update is

Feb 12, 2019

Why Doesn’t Anybody Use a Lightning Connector Other Than Apple?

Good question. My guess is that Apple doesn’t want to do anything that even resembles an industry standard. That would