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Beware burglars using Facebook to find vacationing victims

Posted on June 27, 2023

Now that folks are starting to travel for summer vacations, here’s a little reminder…

If you’ve been on Facebook for more than five minutes, you’ve no doubt seen lots of status updates similar to this:

“We just arrived at the airport. So glad our trip to Jamaica is finally underway! See ya’ll in 10 days!”

Most people would read this status update and think nothing of it, but a thief could read it and immediately start making plans to pay your home a little visit sometime during the next nine days. [Read more…]

Digital libraries and e-books: Accessing educational resources on your smartphone

Posted on June 26, 2023

If you’re like most students these days, your phone is practically an extension of your arm. And now, that same reliable device can be a tool for learning and studying with educational resources available right on the app store.

No more lugging heavy textbooks around or digging through course sites to find what you need; access it all from the comfort of your fingertips!  [Read more…]

Opinion: Microsoft can’t seem to stop trashing their own reputation.

Posted on June 23, 2023

A while back I wrote a post explaining why I believe Microsoft’s Windows Update procedure needs a lot of work.

At the time I was hopeful they’d have their act together by now, but I’m afraid that simply isn’t the case.

Virtually every Windows Update they’ve released this year has been buggy and caused problems for a significant percentage of Windows users.

In short, the problem seems to be getting worse instead of better.

[Read more…]

Medscape: Get the latest medical news, research prescription drugs and diseases, and more

Posted on June 20, 2023

Did you know that you can access the same world-class medical information site that thousands of doctors visit for the latest information on medical advances, prescription drugs, and a whole lot more?

Well, you can. It’s called Medscape, and its completely free for everyone, not just doctors, nurses and other medical professionals.

Medscape is an expansive, one-stop repository for virtually any kind of medical information you can think of.

You’ll find all of this on the site, and more: [Read more…]

How to make sure your Amazon purchases are always awesome

Posted on June 17, 2023

Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.

If you do a lot of shopping online, you no doubt order a “dud” every now and then.

After all, marketers literally make their livings designing websites, ads and product descriptions that make every item they sell appear to be the best product ever built.

Well, if you shop on Amazon, there’s a very easy way to ensure that virtually all of your purchases are great ones…

The secret to this magic is always checking the Amazon Best Sellers lists. [Read more…]

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