by jnelson | Sep 24, 2016 | Events, How the Net Works, News
A quiet, but potentially revolutionary change is coming to the way the global computer network is run. In a way, this change is much like that when iPv6 was adopted. The modifications are technical, with lots of complicated entities with names made out of initials...
by jnelson | Sep 15, 2016 | How the Net Works, News, Security
Poor Mark Zuckerberg. You’d think that being co-founder and CEO of Facebook, the largest and most successful social media empire ever upon whom billions depend, would be a pretty sweet gig. But the baby-faced billionaire gets no respect. His own page on Facebook...
by jnelson | Aug 31, 2016 | News, Warnings
As an article at Forbes notes, “Windows 10 is at a dangerous moment.” And indeed it is for the software giant – as well as demanding faith and patience from the users who rely upon it. But Windows 10’s free installation period has ended; it faces...
by jnelson | Aug 9, 2016 | News, Resources
Back when the Baby Boomer Generation was young, if they wanted to know about new technology, they asked their parents or other adults. But now that they have gray hair themselves, the acknowledged experts on all shiny new things are the young. Many older folks started...
by jnelson | Aug 2, 2016 | Events, News
It’s back to school time in New Mexico. And here in the Land of Enchantment, that means no sales tax on many items for educational support. Which not only includes clothes and other traditional school supplies, but all manner of computer hardware and software....
by jnelson | Jul 23, 2016 | How the Net Works, News, Security
To install or not to install Windows 10 is the question of the day. The answer is not obvious as there may be significant downsides, but time is running out. Microsoft’s offer of a free upgrade to Windows 10 to current Windows users ends July 29. However, those...
