Apple Music linking to Alexa
July 13, 2021
How to fix the apple music link unsuccessful error when linking with Alexa … More Apple Music linking to Alexa
March 2020 McFarland Library Presentation
March 3, 2020
Hello All, I am once again presenting on March 3rd at the McFarland Library. I will be speaking on scams and how to avoid them. If you are in the area, please stop by and learn about scams and ask me questions. Here is a link to the resources page for the presentation. I want … More March 2020 McFarland Library Presentation
McFarland Library Presentation
December 1, 2019
Hello All, I am presenting on December 3rd at the McFarland Library. I will be speaking on password managers and showing how to use them and some of the neat features they provide. If you are in the area please swing on in and learn something and ask me questions. Here is a link to … More McFarland Library Presentation
Using a carrot to sell password managers
July 2, 2019
In cybersecurity when we try to get people to follow our advice, we are often using the stick, not using the carrot. I am just as guilty of it as it makes for interesting reading and I want people to enjoy the articles I share. With that in mind, here is an attempt at using … More Using a carrot to sell password managers
Presenting at Lockdown 2019
June 27, 2019
I am happy to announce I am going to be presenting twice this year at Lockdown 2019. First up, Ryan Leavitt and I will be talking about increasing security practices for regular users, aka Cybersecurity 101. In the afternoon Jesse Thompson and I will be talking about preventing Password Stuffing attacks. If you are working … More Presenting at Lockdown 2019
Skype security bug, non-issue?
February 14, 2018
Yesterday and today there have been several articles on a new Skype vulnerability, you can find examples of the mainstream reporting on the issue here and here. These articles sound bad, but if you look at the bug this refers to this issue seems to be overblown. In the bug report it states the updater … More Skype security bug, non-issue?
Windows Drive Cloning
April 27, 2017
For the past two days I have battled with cloning a small SSD onto a newer and larger SSD. Windows has started holding onto updates which causes the WinSXS folder to increase like crazy and makes a 120GB primary drive run out of space much faster than I planned when I bought it. I was … More Windows Drive Cloning
Apple announces a new product
December 6, 2016
Hello All, Apple is announcing a new low cost mac book, unfortunately it is literally a book http://www.apple.com/designed-by-apple/ Here is my speculation about what the competition will do to answer this new product. Samsung will be releasing their own version of the book, with better features, but it will randomly catch on fire. Google will … More Apple announces a new product
Fix for iCloud error 1722
August 10, 2016
My fix for error 1722 in iCloud … More Fix for iCloud error 1722
Why I buy iPhones
November 5, 2014
I have purchased iPhone’s from the beginning of my smartphone days and continue to do so now. First a 3 then a 4, a 5, and now a 6. Simple minded people will, and have called me an Apple Fan boy, but that is not accurate, the reason I buy iPhone’s is a complex one, … More Why I buy iPhones
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