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Anthony Burgess & The Flatulent Poet
Inside Mr Enderby is one of my favorite novels, written by renowned British author Joseph Kell and published in 1963. The book follows the life of F.X. Enderby, a dyspeptic poet who lives a solitary life of writing and intestinal eloquence until he is seduced by a…
Practicing What I Preach: What It’s Like To Use Microsoft Web Apps
I haven’t used the desktop versions of Outlook or Word in six months. I did it for you. I’ve been telling you about how swell it is to store your files in OneDrive and use…
The Covid Vaccines Started With A Teddy Bear Stuffed With Money
On January 10, 2020, Chinese scientists posted online the genetic sequence of a then-unidentified virus isolated from 41 hospitalized patients in Wuhan. Two days later a team of…
Google Drive And Living La Vida En Línea
A few days ago Google announced a new/updated Google Drive app for Windows and Mac computers. It allows you to use File Explorer or Mac Finder to view and open files stored…
The Kaseya Hack And The Mysterious Disappearing REvil Gang
On July 3 the Russian hacking group REvil infiltrated tools distributed by a security and monitoring firm – Kaseya, this time – and slipped ransomware into thousands of business…
How To Buy A Cheap Windows PC
Do not buy a slow Windows PC to save a few dollars. If you get a slow Windows PC, you will become bitter and depressed, people will mute you in Zoom meetings, and you will pound…
Mudslides, Undersea Cables, And Fake News
The longest mudslide in history was just reported by an international team of researchers. Huge quantities of sand and mud traveled nearly 750 miles, causing significant damage…
Fascinating Details About Windows 11
Now that you’ve seen the big picture of why Windows 11 exists, let’s go through some of the fascinating details. This could be the most interesting technology article you will…
Windows 11: The View From 11,000 Feet
Microsoft will release Windows 11 later this year. It is an incremental upgrade to Windows 10, with a facelift so it looks nice and a few small changes that mostly appear to be…
Your Credit Card Was Not Used To Buy An Inflatable Motorcycle
Someday soon your email will have a receipt for something you didn’t buy. It will be matter of fact and bland but you’re pretty sure your wife would have mentioned it if she had…
Vaccine Passports And Made-Up Crap
Most of the arguments against vaccine passports are just made-up crap. Like many of today’s social issues, much of the opposition to Covid vaccination certificates is not…
Memories Of A Giant Boulder
Forty years ago this week, I was eating popcorn in the middle of the tenth row at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, and I was having one of the best nights of my life. I…
This Ain’t Our First Vaccine Certificate Rodeo
Before we get to the issues that are being raised as objections to vaccine passports today, there are some lessons to be learned from history about the intersection between…
Why Is A Vaccine Passport So Difficult?
My wife and I traveled to Hawaii a few days ago. It took some close study to figure out the rules: a Covid test within 72 hours of the flight from a small group of approved…
The Three E’s Of Security
Educate. Encourage. Enforce. It’s all about security. That’s today’s job for a small business IT consultant. There’s been a consistent curve to technology adoption over the…
The Evolution Of Computer Consulting
Have you ever had that feeling of working your whole life at a job, great career, helped lots of people, but you realize as you reach retirement that your job has become…