Printers This month I thought I would start writing a series on computer peripherals.  Peripherals are those add-on devices that go along...

Late Holiday Shopping Ok, so this could be for those late shoppers looking for technology stocking stuffers or it could be for those that...

Programming Languages First Program In 1976 I wrote my first computer programs in Fortran, a language that had been created in the 1950’s...

Ghosts of Christmas Past So, it is October and I find myself writing the annual Christmas column so it will be published before Black...

As long promised, I am now ready to begin my “Using our tools” series on the spreadsheet. Dan Bricklin developed Visicalc, considered by...

Back to School 2023 Another August and another school year. Welcome to our annual Back to School Edition of Tech Sense. The last two...

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...

June Potpourri Last month I had the opportunity to do a presentation for the Laurel Senior Friendship Club. We designed this as a...

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...

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...

Part 1 of this series is available here. Word Processing Part 2 This month we continue our “Using our Tools” discussion of the Word...

Using our Tools: The Word Processor This month we continue the “Using our Tools” series with the Word Processor. Word processing was one...

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...

FYI: Part 1 of this column can be found by clicking here. The Browser Part 2 This month we will continue our “Using our Tools” series and...

Shopping for Holiday Tech 2022 In some ways I am feeling the way Costco must feel when they start to put Christmas merchandise out in...

Using your Tools: The Browser We have been back to school for a few weeks now and I thought it might be time to learn how to better use...

Back to School 2022 School is about to start again, and for the first time in a long time we are expecting a more normal school year with...

Finding eBooks This month I am on vacation as I write the column. As a result, I will be revisiting a topic I last touched on in 2019 to...

Upgrade This month I thought I would briefly cover a variety of topics, staring with updates you may want to consider for your home and...

I have been writing this column for several years now and it is hard for me to believe that I have never written about computers and...