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Google is shutting down their goo.gl URL shortener service

Posted on April 2, 2018

If you use the popular goo.gl URL shortener service from Google you’ll need to start using Bit.ly, Ow.ly or some other service to shorten (and optionally track) your URLs.

Google has just announced in a blog post that they’re planning to stop supporting the goo.gl service and transition existing users to their Firebase Dynamic Links service, starting this month.

As explained in their blog post, Google will be executing the transition in phases depending on the whether a user is new to goo.gl or already an existing user.  [Read more…]

Is this the perfect tech gift for an inquisitive child?

Posted on March 25, 2018

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Regular readers of this blog know that I love technology, and I always have.

It all started back in the early 1970’s when I began taking old vacuum tube radios and TVs apart to learn how they worked.

By the time that decade drew to a close the tech world had begun to make the move from analog to digital.

Before I knew it I was taking my Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I computer apart and souping it up with modifications of all types.  [Read more…]

Warning: Did you use Orbitz to book a trip in 2016 or 2017? If so, your personal and financial info has been stolen.

Posted on March 22, 2018

The popular travel website Orbitz has just announced a major security breach that allowed hackers to steal the personal and financial information on almost 900,000 customers.

The data theft affects virtually all Orbitz customers who used the site to book a trip in 2016 and most of 2017.

This is the customer information that was stolen:  [Read more…]

5G mobile Internet coming to laptop and desktop PCs in 2019

Posted on March 12, 2018

If you’re a frequent traveler you probably own a 4G mobile hotspot device for connecting your laptop to the Internet when there’s no reliable Wi-Fi or wired Ethernet connection available.

Those hotspot devices sure come in handy when you need one, but it can be a hassle traveling with an extra piece of hardware just to ensure that you’ll always be able to get online when you need to.  [Read more…]

Apple to halt iTunes support for Windows XP and Windows Vista

Posted on February 27, 2018

As you probably know by now, Microsoft has officially stopped supporting both Windows XP and Windows Vista, leaving users pretty much on their own when it comes to system security and malware protection.

As expected, many of the most popular online services quickly started ending XP and Vista support as well, and the stream of companies taking that action is expanding month by month.

Apple is the latest company to jump on the “Dump XP and Vista” bandwagon.  [Read more…]

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