Look Before You Leap Two Tools to Help You Determine If a Web Site is Safe It’s really hard to tell by looking at a web site whether it’s safe or not. And nobody wants to be constrained to visiting only sites they know are safe. Part of the fun of the Web is scouting and finding new… Read More »
Wear the Badger of Privacy We think “Do Not Track” browser features and browser add-ons are pretty much worthless – they assume that everything and everyone is tracking you for evil purposes and thus block everything without regard to what it is, who it is , or if it may be beneficial. Yes, indeed, I tells ya… sometimes… Read More »
Notification Icons Under Your Control Windows 10 is getting very popular – not only because it is free to Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 users (until July 2016) – but because it’s a great operating system. It’s like a modern day Windows XP. Well, maybe not that good, but certainly one of the best Windows ever. One… Read More »
What’s a Chrome Canary? A Chrome Canary is not a hood ornament, nor is it a bird covered in chrome. It’s a (excuse the cool speak) bleeding-edge browser that is for those of you who like to being on, what we used to call the “cutting edge” of technology. Canary is a version of Chrome, my favorite browser,… Read More »
What is a VPN? This article was revised on May 9, 2017. VPN is short for Vampires Prowl Nightly. So if you plan to go out when it’s dark we suggest you carry a large cross, a mallet and a big wooden stake. Your best bet is to stay indoors when it’s dark, keep a lot of lights on, and lock your… Read More »
Don’t Be Jealous Well howdy there folks. This is just brief blog about my scrumptious day. I live such an interesting life. I don’t want any of you to feel that you have to keep up with me. Some of you reading this may feel your life pales compared to mine so I’m going to give you but… Read More »