BLOCKING TRACKERS, GAINING SPEED ON THE WEB
Everybody’s raving about Brave, the new web browser. They say it’s three times faster than Google Chrome. I like Brave on my phone and computer. It blocks ads and trackers, which means it makes...
View ArticleLOCATION SHARING SAVES THE DAY
Google Maps photo of Lake Michigan I lost my phone on a bike path the other day when it fell out of my bike basket. I emailed a friend and he knew right where it was. Thanks to Location Sharing in...
View ArticleFINDING GOOD TECH SUPPORT
Ever since Kenny, my favorite tech guru, switched careers, I’ve been hearing moans from the readers who relied on him for help. Here are a few good alternatives. The Central Arkansas public library has...
View ArticleAVOIDING SCAMS
A reader wrote: “Two days ago my wife was nearly in tears after falling for a scam email that looked exactly like it was from the SAS Shoe site.” She was out $45 bucks. Others are being scammed by...
View ArticleNEW ROUTER MAKES YOU GO FASTER ON THE WEB
A reader wrote: “I upgraded my router!” Wow. I’m impressed. I never think to do that. An old, outdated router can slow down your WiFi, disrupt your connections, and leave your network vulnerable to...
View ArticleHOW TO USE A MOBILE HOTSPOT WHEN YOU HAVE NO WIFI
Most cars today come with a mobile hotspot, allowing everyone’s devices to stay connected to the internet at a cost ranging between $20 and $40 a month. But what if you have an older car? A reader...
View ArticlePARTY PRINTER
I remember when my sister used a stand-alone photo printer to print photos at her son’s birthday party so the guests could take them home immediately. Now you can get one that’s as small as your cell...
View ArticleTEXTING THE EASY WAY
When I wrote about cellphone texting from a Windows PC, I left iPhone owners in the lurch. There’s no easy way for iPhone users to to text from a Windows computer, though a Mac works fine. “Why not use...
View ArticlePUBLISHING YOUR BOOK ON AMAZON
Publishing a book through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing turned out to be both easier and harder than I thought. After tearing my hair out at first, I discovered Amazon’s template for a...
View ArticleA NEW AI
I just pasted 63,226 words into a search bar and got a great summary in a flash. In 14 sentences, Claude AI listed all the major events and themes of a book I edited called “A Woman from Iran.” “This...
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