Tech Sense: Meetings from Home
Meetings from Home It's been a month now, and here we all are still stuck at home. Last month I deviated from my current series and...
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John Bell
- Mar 27, 2020
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Working from Home
Working from Home Due to the fact that everyone I know is working from home because of the threat posed by the COVID-19 virus, I thought...
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John Bell
- Mar 2, 2020
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Protecting Your Information
Protecting Your Information This is the third in my series on privacy and security. Last month, I reviewed one method of creating secure...
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John Bell
- Mar 2, 2020
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Time to Change Your Passwords
Time to Change Your Passwords This month starts my sixth year writing this column. Each year I have written at least one column on...
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John Bell
- Jan 7, 2020
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Who Is Watching Us?
Anybody who has read this column over the years probably recognizes that I am an advocate for both security and privacy. As much as...
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John Bell
- Dec 2, 2019
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Holidays 2019
It's November again and time to prepare for holiday shopping. This year we will start with some new technology gifts that people might be...
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John Bell
- Nov 1, 2019
- 3 min
Tech Sense: The PC Game Industry!
In my last column of 2018, I discussed the game industry covering game platforms and distribution of games for the personal computing...
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John Bell
- Sep 28, 2019
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Smart Home Automation
This month I thought I would start a discussion of home automation and monitoring. Home automation is where devices in our homes do...
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John Bell
- Sep 9, 2019
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Back To School 2019!
Back to School 2019 It's that time again when school is starting, and once again we are scrambling to find the tools our students need...
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John Bell
- Aug 10, 2019
- 3 min
Tech Sense: Finding eBooks
Finding eBooks Last month we discussed eBook files and eReaders. This month we will continue looking at eBooks and discuss finding them....
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John Bell
- Jul 1, 2019
- 3 min
Tech Sense: eBooks and eReaders
Summer is here, and many of us will spend time on the beach or in the mountains relaxing and catching up on our reading. This month I...
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John Bell
- May 26, 2019
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Laptops
May and June are popular months for graduations, and laptop computers make a popular gift for the graduating student. This month we will...
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John Bell
- May 12, 2019
- 3 min
Tech Sense: World Password Day
World Password Day World Password Day is a day set aside on the first Thursday of May for everyone to change their passwords, add...
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John Bell
- Apr 1, 2019
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Frequently Asked Questions
This month I will be tackling some questions I get asked frequently or FAQ's. Should I use a Surge Protector for my Computer? The answer...
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John Bell
- Mar 1, 2019
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Pi Day, Raspberry Pi and SBCs
March 14th is known in the United States as Pi Day, a celebration of the number Pi. We celebrate on March 14th because the first digits...
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John Bell
- Jun 2, 2017
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Back Up Your Data
Back Up Your Data As I am writing this month's article, the headlines are about the WannaCry "ransomware" attack that occurred over the...
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John Bell
- May 1, 2017
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Stay Private
Stay Private Earlier this month, the legislative branch of our government passed a law repealing FCC Internet privacy rules and allowing...
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John Bell
- Apr 1, 2017
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Pi Day!
Pi Day This month I am writing my column on "Pi Day." Pi Day is an annual event that celebrates the number Pi, an irrational number that...
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John Bell
- Mar 1, 2017
- 3 min
Tech Sense: Windows 10 Pain (Part 2)
Bad Cortana This month we continue our discussion of Windows 10 frustrations. Cortana the Spy Cortana is an intelligent digital...
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John Bell
- Feb 1, 2017
- 4 min
Tech Sense: Passwords
Another Safe New Year Another January, and it's time to change all of your passwords again. Remember to use a different password for each...
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