What if, contrary to popular belief, our experiences in life actually narrowed our perspective rather than broadening it? And what if, in this digital era, the range of information available to us were shrinking rather than expanding – thereby aggravating […]
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It is ironic that no tech topic is as befuddling to people as the cloud, and yet in reality most of us use it in some form or another many times a day, via all the various apps and services
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There are a lot of people I don’t agree with. I have a large and diverse group of family, friends, and social media acquaintances that span a wide spectrum of beliefs and opinions. I could go onto Facebook, for example,
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There’s no doubt that using social media communications can offer businesses tremendous business advantage in terms of reaching potential new customers and staying in good touch with the ones they have. In fact, the number of organizations now actively using
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July 4th marks the peak of summer here in the United States, and with it brings an uptick in travel. Whether you’re taking a personal holiday or a business trip, traveling by car or by plane, planning a quick jaunt
Travel smart: Four tips for taking cyber security on the road Read More »
Kids are more tech savvy these days as compared to previous generations. The rising use of Internet and social media is creating new behavioral dynamics where teenagers are always using their mobile devices to remain connected 24/7. Yet parents are
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Is fat a feeling? Facebook seems to think so but public backlash from Facebook users has influenced the social media powerhouse to reverse that line of thought. A petition on Change.org against the use of the body shaming ‘feeling fat’
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They say knowing is half the battle. That seems particularly true when it comes to computer security, and defending against malware and cyber attacks. Firewalls, antivirus, and other security tools are still necessary and helpful, but the simple fact is
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Immediately after 9/11, the U.S. Congress cobbled together a bill called the USA Patriot Act, a grab bag of goodies the intelligence community had long craved. The intent was to remove limits in the gathering and use of intelligence on
What we really lost after 9/11 Read More »
I saw this image making the rounds on Facebook. It is from the Kenosha Police Department in Ohio, and illustrates just how much information you may be giving away to criminals just with the cute stickers on your car. The
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