by jnelson | Aug 7, 2021 | How the Net Works, Interesting Items, Our Blog, Security, Warnings
Some people think everything on the internet should be free, including software. A small number of them go beyond freeware and shareware to try to acquire desired programs that are only offered by their creators for money. These people are not all necessarily...
by jnelson | Jul 8, 2021 | How the Net Works, Interesting Items, News, Our Blog
Imagine an artificial intelligence system that can make up any sort of text desired just from a textual prompt. You want a technical article? Feed it a few technical phrases. Poetry? Give it some poetic samples and the specific words you want included. Computer code?...
by Mark Costlow | May 11, 2021 | News, Our Blog
After automatic update, Outlook is only showing partial messages. The fix is to roll back the update. Read more to find out how.
by jnelson | Apr 23, 2021 | How the Net Works, Interesting Items, Our Blog
Digital cryptocurrencies and NFTs are all over the news these days, as the April 2021 issue of the SWCP Portal points out. Every day, breathless stories detail the latest developments in this rapidly-evolving field. Lately it’s been a real rollercoaster ride after...
by jnelson | Mar 20, 2021 | How the Net Works, News, Our Blog
By Mark Costlow, SWCP President Adapted and updated from the SWCP Portal, January and February 2021 In a move that was largely unnoticed outside tech circles, Apple recently introduced a new range of laptops using their own CPU chips. Called Apple Silicon, the current...
by jnelson | Sep 25, 2020 | How the Net Works, Interesting Items, News, Our Blog
Technical jargon can often be confusing to ordinary users, and with all the hype surrounding mobile telephones can particularly dizzying. Advertisers nowadays talk excitedly about “5G” and how that is superior to “4G”, for instance, as if everybody understands exactly...