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As you surely already know, the Internet can be a very dangerous place – and social media has made it more dangerous still.
I have already written several posts warning parents about the dangers of posting photos of their small children online, and now the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has boosted the danger to an entirely new level. [Read more…]
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As you probably know, Google search results often include photos of people who are relevant to the search query in some way, and that does include minors.
If you’re the parent or legal guardian of a minor (below the age of 18) whose photo(s) are included in Google searches you can request that Google remove those photos.
Minors themselves can also request the removal of their photos if they’d prefer not have an adult involved in the process. [Read more…]
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Do you own a stack of old LP vinyl records and 45s that you’d love to listen to again?
Or perhaps you’d like to convert the music on your record albums to digital format so you can bring that great music into the modern world?
For people who love to travel and explore or anyone who enjoys tourism, Turkey is already fulfilling the dreams of many; the beautiful country with its beaches, mountains, museum, temples and mosques, fishing villages and so on is enough to trap anyone with a penchant for tourism.
However, many are unaware that Turkey has much more to offer than its beauty. The first step to discovering the hidden gem in the country is to buy real estate in Turkey in 2023 as an attractive investment opportunity due to the country’s growing economy and favorable government policies.
If you want to see a little bit of the world, Turkey is the perfect place to start. The country lies between Asia and Europe serving as a border between the two continents. Owning a home in a country with access to two different continents is a delight, but when that country is paradise on Earth, it is truly surreal. [Read more…]
After insisting for years that Windows 10 would be the last version of Windows ever, Microsoft changed their mind and released Windows 11 back in October 2021.
As with all new major Windows version releases, I recommended holding off on updating from Windows 10 until Microsoft had a chance to get all the major bugs worked out of the new version.
Well, that time has come. In fact, that time came a good while ago. While Windows will never be completely bug-free, I believe all the most serious bugs have now been squashed. [Read more…]