As the days get shorter
As summer comes to a close here in Indiana and the daylight fades to dusk around 5PM I find myself with more time to devote back to the writings on this blog, the Youtube videos, Podcasts and editing of the …
Opinions on Versitron SG162147M switch?
Has anyone used one of these switches?https://www.versitron.com/product/all-fiber-switches/SG162147M-16port-101001000-fiber-optic-switch-sfp-technology-1g10g-management-features Their sales staff has been very helpful. I have not come across a switch manufacturer that has had no software updates to their product. I asked about firmware and software updates and they …
Apple adds Back Tap
Back Tap turns the entire back of your iPhone into a giant touch-sensitive button that you can double or triple tap to trigger specific functions on your phone. There’s a good chance that you haven’t noticed it yet. Apple slipped …
Remote workers and engaging with them
Some of the things in the following article are kinda “buzzwordy” and very corporate mentatlity. A one-size-fits-all approach does not work for everyone. However, there are some very good ideas in this article. https://krisp.ai/blog/engaging-remote-employees/
Technology marches on
Sent the following to recycle.
The problem with broadband projects in general
Before Covid I tried to attend as many meetings community leaders and towns had about bringing broadband to their communities. This is what you are supposed to in order to let the leaders know you, or in my case, my …
Minuteman missile Silo codes
https://gizmodo.com/for-20-years-the-nuclear-launch-code-at-us-minuteman-si-1473483587 Those in the U.S. that had been fitted with the devices, such as ones in the Minuteman Silos, were installed under the close scrutiny of Robert McNamara, JFK’s Secretary of Defence. However, The Strategic Air Command greatly resented McNamara’s …
9 Life Hacks for all of us
A little bit of deviation from techie stuff. For those of you looking to make life better here are some “hacks” I totally agree with. What are you life hacks? What are soem things you do which are related to …
WPS: Cyber Security & Online Privacy
John Lovell interviews professional hacker on cyber security, privacy on the internet, cyber terrorism, penetration testing, information / data security, confidentiality, phishing, the dark / deep web, and hacking in Hollywood movies such as James Bond Skyfall, Hackers, Swordfish, the …
Patreon Posts
Thank you to all of you who have become Patreon members!!! I appreciate it I have started going back through all of my Patreon posts and tagging them with “patreon” so you can easily look at content you have access …
Garmin gets hit with Ransomware
https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/07/25/will-garmin-pay-10m-ransom-to-end-two-day-outage/#2e6983423164 Garmin is reportedly being asked to pay a $10 million ransom to free its systems from a cyberattack that has taken down many of its services for two days. The navigation company was hit by a ransomware attack on Thursday, …