Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May 2025. The company announced this in an X statement. Starting in May 2025, Skype will no longer be available. Over the coming days you can sign in to Microsoft Teams Free with your Skype account to stay connected […]
Today, I read an article in The Wall Street Journal about a Disney employee whose life was destroyed because he didn’t have two-factor authentication (2FA) turned on in his password manager. I thought, “What an idiot! He certainly was not a DCT reader! All DCT readers
Overview Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities developed by Microsoft for use with the Windows operating system. These programs add or change features to improve productivity or add customization. Previously, I have written about Microsoft PowerToys with my Top 5 Microsoft PowerToys article. Later, I
A few weeks ago, our own Jim Hillier wrote an article about how Stardock’s Start11 will soon support a vertical taskbar. Start11 is a Windows 11 Start menu replacement utility. It allows a user to personalize the Windows interface and restore functionality that Microsoft has removed.
Two years ago, I wrote an article about hacking attempts on my home network, and the steps I took to address the situation. You can read that article here. One step I took was to go through both my computer and network-attached storage (NAS) and
A recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article reported that U.S. authorities may ban TP-Link routers. According to the WSJ report, investigators from three agencies (Commerce, Defense, and Justice) are conducting individual investigations into the company, and TP-Link routers could be banned from sale in the
NordPass has released the latest issue (the sixth version) of its Top 200 Most Common Passwords list. Jim Hillier reported on the list way back in 2020. Not much has changed. Weak passwords still top the list. Methodology NordPass complied the list with NordStellar, a
Overview Recently, I received a comment on an article I wrote last year exposing Google’s Online Insights Study. I figured that the commenter found the article by doing an internet search. An individual searching for “Online Insights Study” probably received an offer in the mail
Email aliases protect your privacy and your security. When using an email alias, a hacker cannot learn your real email address or any other details about you from a data breach. In addition, email aliases can reduce SPAM. What Is An Email Alias? An email
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1. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon. Who was the second man to walk on the Moon? C) Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin During the early planning stages for the first lunar landing, Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) “Buzz” Aldrin expected to be
According to the Daily Mail, a civil servant robot working at Gumi City Council in South Korea committed suicide and the locals are now mourning the loss. This is the first reported robot suicide. I will call him Robby. Robby was found unresponsive after what
55th Anniversary Of Man Landing On The Moon On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced to a special joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending an American to the Moon and returning him safely to Earth before the end
Overview In a recent podcast with the Lex Fridman, Roman Yampolskiy, a computer science lecturer at the University of Louisville and a respected figure in artificial intelligence (AI) research, estimated that there is a 99.9% percent probability that AI could lead to human extinction within
Google has released a new option for searching on Android and it is actually a useful feature. It is called “Circle to Search”. It is a new way to search for anything on your Android device without having to switch apps. With a simple gesture
