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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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Many of the web’s most widely respected tech experts recommend using a password manager such as KeePass to store all of your online passwords. I don’t recommend them however, and after reading this post you will understand why.
A typical password manager will store all of your passwords in an encrypted database. In order to “open” the database to extract a needed password you’ll have to enter a master password.
This sounds like a great idea for storing and protecting a bunch of unique passwords without having to remember them all, and the concept is indeed a great one. But unfortunately it is seriously flawed. Here’s why: [Read more…]