I doubt that this will shock you, but we have a problem with boredom in today’s society. Our attention span continues to get shorter. A couple of weeks ago, here on the podcast, I talked about all the time I spend scrolling. Research shows that we become bored because of all of the fast-forwarding and…
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Did you know that June was Internet Safety Month? Don’t worry, I didn’t either. When I first read about it, I wondered if we were concerned with safety for teenagers or senior citizens. It’s hard to believe I’ve been online for almost 30 years. It seems like only yesterday when we were still using dial-up…
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There’s strength in numbers; that’s what they’ve often told us. And the other night, I found out that was true in a new way. For the longest time, I thought a service outage and a service interruption were the same thing. My internet provider informed me that there was a difference. If one or two…
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If you’ve listened to even just a few episodes of my podcast, you know I spend a ton of time on the internet. Sure, I post a lot, like a decade’s worth of daily podcasts and weekly video blogs. But I spend most of my time reading, listening, watching, and learning. And the one thing…
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This time of year, Friday nights are all about high school football. I haven’t paid much attention to the sport until recent years, but now I have two nephews who play. I wish I could watch or listen to their games. We have the technology, but no one seems to care. Sure, it would be…
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Many worry about the escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. And while that is causing stress for many countries, including the U.S., experts warn us about something more serious. We need to be thinking about the next war. We won’t be battling with guns and missiles. Instead, we’ll be fighting with computers…
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Every time we have a thunderstorm, it reminds me how much we need to buy a generator for our home. Now, we live so much of our life online we can’t afford to lose power. Having a source for backup power would make me feel much better, especially in our ever-connected world…
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I’ve been a collector most of my life. But I never really got the 1990s hysteria around Beanie Babies. But I was a documentary the other night that finally explained why they were so popular. It had nothing to do with how cute those little plush toys were. It was all because of the internet……
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Every day I hear another story about a senior citizen becoming a victim of online fraud. But recently a new age group has started having a problem with internet scams. And this one might shock you; it’s Gen Z. It’s hard to believe that so many internet-savvy youngsters are also falling prey…
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People who shut down computer networks make the news every day. In reality, creating a computer virus is simple. The recent shutdown of a gas pipeline proves just how evil people can be. Even though we’ve been online for years, some people never learn…
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