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Internet crime is big, big business

“$10,000 a day:” that’s the correction that needs to be made to my column of last Sunday. In describing how the Flashback Mac Botnet was making money for the Internet bad guys, the print version of my column somehow left out the “a day”...

The myth of the “safer” Apple Mac

For years, Macintosh computers made by Apple have enjoyed a reputation as being vastly “safer” than other types of computers, particularly those based on Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Deserved or not, that reputation has cultivated a...

When in doubt, DuckDuckGo and Tor!

One of the biggest privacy complaints about major Internet search sites such as Google, AOL, MSN and Yahoo is that they keep extensive and often permanent records, called “logs,” of the who, what, where and when of everything that’s entered into that little search...

The computer emergency response TV kit, and more

Recent tornadic events in our town gave reason for everyone’s survival skills to be tested, mine included. It’s one thing to see meteorologist Gary England, necktie loosened and sleeves rolled up, pointing at a tornado on a radar map from a far-away place...

Secure your online transactions with encryption

My state-wide teaching tour took me to the Tulsa area, last week; specifically, the Will Rogers Library in Claremore on Tuesday, and the Bartlett-Carnegie Public Library in Sapulpa on Wednesday. More libraries around the state will be added to the tour, soon. They...