by Dave Moore, 9-8-19 Computer virus. According to Lexico, “powered by Oxford,” (yes, the world-renowned Oxford English Dictionary), “a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the...
by Dave Moore, 8-25-19 If your computer uses Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, and you are not prepared, you may be in for a shock, come next January. On January 14, 2020, Microsoft will end all support for its still widely-used and wildly popular Windows...
by Dave Moore, 8-18-19 A discussion on Facebook reminded me of two words: caveat emptor, a Latin phrase often translated as, “Let the buyer beware.” In this case, I would have changed the phrase to “Let the downloader beware.” The discussion...
by Dave Moore, 8-11-19 Internet Exploder. That’s what we used to call it in the I.T. security community, back in “the day.” Microsoft’s browser, called “Internet Explorer,” was so buggy, so insecure, so problematic and prone to...
by Dave Moore, 8-4-19 I have learned over the years there are two words that should not be used in the same sentence: “automatic” and “updates.” All of our computerized, Internet-connected devices need frequent updating in order to fix software...
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