Tech Sense September 2024: Back to School!
Back to School 2024 It is August and as I am writing this if school hasn’t started already, it will begin shortly. Last year I worked as...
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John Bell
- Aug 4
- 4 min
Tech Sense August 2024: Summer Potpourri
Summer Potpourri This month I thought I would hit some short topics, light reading for the vacation season. Since we just completed...
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John Bell
- Jul 7
- 4 min
Tech Sense July 2024: Space 2024: Part 2
Space 2024: Part 2 I have had an interest in space since I was a young boy and watched John Glenn’s launch into orbit on TV. I used to...
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John Bell
- May 29
- 4 min
Tech Sense June 2024: Space 2024: Part 1
Every now and then, I move away from computer technology and look at a different area. This month we look at what is going on in space.
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John Bell
- Apr 26
- 4 min
Tech Sense May 2024: World Password Day 2024
World Password Day 2024 World Password Day occurs on the first Thursday each May. This year it is May 2nd. The day makes a good reminder...
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John Bell
- Apr 2
- 5 min
Tech Sense April 2024: Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi It has been a little over two years since I wrote about the Raspberry Pi Computer. I missed Pi Day this year because I was...
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John Bell
- Feb 29
- 5 min
Tech Sense March 2024: Printers part 2
Printers – Part 2 This month we continue with our discussions of printers. As I mentioned last month I am in the market for a new...
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John Bell
- Jan 23
- 5 min
Tech Sense February 2024: Printers
Printers This month I thought I would start writing a series on computer peripherals. Peripherals are those add-on devices that go along...
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John Bell
- Dec 20, 2023
- 4 min
Tech Sense January 2024: Late Holiday Shopping
Late Holiday Shopping Ok, so this could be for those late shoppers looking for technology stocking stuffers or it could be for those that...
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John Bell
- Nov 21, 2023
- 4 min
Tech Sense December 2023: Programming Languages
Programming Languages First Program In 1976 I wrote my first computer programs in Fortran, a language that had been created in the 1950’s...
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John Bell
- Oct 25, 2023
- 5 min
Tech Sense November 2023: Ghosts of Christmas Past
Ghosts of Christmas Past So, it is October and I find myself writing the annual Christmas column so it will be published before Black...
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John Bell
- Sep 27, 2023
- 4 min
Tech Sense October 2023: Using our Tools: The Spreadsheet
As long promised, I am now ready to begin my “Using our tools” series on the spreadsheet. Dan Bricklin developed Visicalc, considered by...
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John Bell
- Aug 8, 2023
- 4 min
Tech Sense August 2023: Back 2 School 2023
Back to School 2023 Another August and another school year. Welcome to our annual Back to School Edition of Tech Sense. The last two...
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John Bell
- Jul 4, 2023
- 5 min
Tech Sense July 2023: Phishing
Phishing This month I thought I would revise an article I wrote about three years ago. This year I am thinking about my vacation and...
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John Bell
- May 23, 2023
- 4 min
Tech Sense June 2023: June Potpourri
June Potpourri Last month I had the opportunity to do a presentation for the Laurel Senior Friendship Club. We designed this as a...
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John Bell
- Apr 28, 2023
- 5 min
Tech Sense May 2023: World Password Day 2023
World Password Day 2023 May the 4th be with you. This year World Password Day occurs on Star Wars Day. It seems like such a long time...
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John Bell
- Mar 29, 2023
- 4 min
Tech Sense April 2023: Using our Tools: The Word Processor pt. 3
Part 1 of this series is available here. Part 2 of this series is available here. Word Processing Part 3 This month we conclude our...
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John Bell
- Feb 27, 2023
- 4 min
Tech Sense March 2023: Using our Tools: The Word Processor pt. 2
Part 1 of this series is available here. Word Processing Part 2 This month we continue our “Using our Tools” discussion of the Word...
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John Bell
- Jan 25, 2023
- 4 min
Tech Sense February 2023: Using our Tools: The Word Processor
Using our Tools: The Word Processor This month we continue the “Using our Tools” series with the Word Processor. Word processing was one...
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John Bell
- Dec 19, 2022
- 5 min
Tech Sense January 2023: Using your Tools: The Browser pt. 3
Part 1 of this column can be found by clicking here. Part 2 of this column can be found by clicking here The Browser Part 3 So here we...
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