Space 2021 A number of significant achievements have occurred in space technologies in the past couple of months and I thought I would...

Chip Shortages I thought for this month’s column it might be interesting to explore the chip shortage which is having an impact on...

Ransomware I am writing this in May of 2021. As I drive down US 1 here in Beltsville the gasoline prices have all jumped from about $2.40...

Another World Password Day I have been writing this column for just over five years now and I have written five columns (one was in two...

The USB Port As I see it part of the purpose of this column is to give the readers insight into technology. This month I thought I would...

Pi Day - March 14th March 14th is Pi Day. Pi is the number that represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. In...

How Search Engines Work Happy New Year! Welcome to 2021, hopefully a better year. Last week I was asked how search engines like Google or...

Free Gifts for the Privacy Minded The holiday season is upon us as we work, play, shop, and go to school online. For many of us hours and...

Holiday Shopping Ideas 2020 It's November again and time to prepare for holiday shopping. It seems that many companies are running “Black...

Phone Phishing From last month, phishing is a means to try and fraudulently collect money or valuable information from a person using...