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In an era where digital footprints are unavoidable and cybersecurity threats are ever-evolving, safeguarding our online identities has become paramount. One powerful tool that has risen to the occasion is the password manager, and among the top players in this game is 1Password. Let’s dive into why using a password manager is a smart move and why I’m particularly fond of 1Password...
One of my favorite blogs to read is from Fred Wilson. He’s a Venture Capitalist and blogs every week day and has for decades. He was part of the reason for me to try to challenge myself to blog every day. So far, it’s been going well. Last year, not so much. This is all about where to store your content. But Fred brought up a good point today on the topic of where you should be...
We just can’t keep up with technology. I can’t, at least. I was scrolling Instagram and for some reason I follow the hashtag #worldofengineering. Up pops a video of a machine called the Hadrian X. It’s a brick-laying robot and it can build the walls of a house in a DAY. What? I love cool technology. And as a former landscaper who built retaining walls and rip-rap shorelines...
This story is something. If you’ve been paying attention to Bitcoin lately, you know it has surged in value. Regardless of if you understand what Bitcoin is, what it does, or why it’s worth anything is irrelevant for this post. But there is a man who has more than 7,000 Bitcoin worth more than 220 MILLION dollars. It’s locked in a hard drive that’s password protected. The...
This weekend I broke out the old video gear to shoot a segment for a new series I plan to launch in the coming weeks (maybe months). I had to set up the lights, pull out the old tripod and dust off the old Panasonic P2 camera I used for years in my video production projects. But I would eventually be online searching for iPhone wireless microphones to finish my journey. It was frustrating. Two of...
If you haven’t heard of Quibi, no problem. It’s not a household name yet. In fact, it hasn’t launched. I wrote about it earlier as I’m interested to see what it’s about, what kind of content it’ll air and what the fuss is all about. But now we’re seeing Quibi’s 50 show lineup set for it’s debut in April. First, what is it? Quibi (pronounced...
For some reason my Nest cameras crapped out for several hours Monday. I started cursing out my service provider thinking that they were the culprit. But believe it or not, there was a nationwide Nest camera outage Monday (Sorry, Spectrum). I just got an email from the company about the issue. They even put out a message online prior to the email. But kudos to Google for responding to ALL Nest...
I love Zoom. I use it almost daily for various types of meetings. In fact today at WFLA we used it to learn more about some software we may be using. But have you seen Zoom’s stock lately? A great blog I follow AVC pointed out a unique, possible connection between Zoom’s stock price in the last month or two and the recent developments with Coronavirus. If you had to travel overseas to...
Podcasting has been all the rage in the last few years. I have to admit, I didn’t jump on the bandwagon early, if at all as I have plenty of other things to occupy my time. But now I’ll be joining the podcasting world through our non-profit FindJodi.com. I’ve talked about our FindJodi.com a bit in this blog. You can learn a lot more over on the website. But we recently added a...
Have you ever been curious to know how much time you’re spending on your phone? And digging a bit deeper, what apps you use the most? iPhone has made it very easy. Here’s how to check what apps you use on iPhone (and on Android). How to check what apps you use the most on iPhone All you really need to do is swipe right from the home screen and go down to Screen Time. This is a slick...
