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WT:Social – a realistic alternative to Facebook?
I’ve signed onto WT.Social to see if it’s a viable alternative to Facebook. Like many, I’m experiencing a growing distaste for Facebook's uninhibited support of hate groups and trolls. It’s not a matter of it being out of control – there doesn’t seem to be any...
Tech Gifts for Women – not the usual pinkification
I’ve been looking over tech gifts for women lists and keep having the same visceral reaction to many of them. The pinkification is alive and well in the tech industry. Ideas seem to end with “and cute” too often. Many lists are simply insulting and out of touch....
Open letter to James the would be phishing scammer
A customer just sent me this email. I've blocked out what they wrote along with the 6 lines of cc: email addresses for obvious reasons: It is eye-wateringly bad. Oh James, James, James! This is what happens when you don't pay attention in class. You end up spending...
“Dear CEO” scam is still hanging around
If you own a website, chances are high you've received the Dear CEO scam email: It reads: Dear CEO, (It's very urgent, please transfer this email to your CEO. If this email affects you, we are very sorry, please ignore this email. Thanks) We are a Network Service...
Mouse scrolling disabled in Win 10 – last ditch fix
I've been plagued by an irritating problem for the past 2 weeks. After a Win 10 update, the mouse scrolling was disabled. I did a deep dive into settings and couldn't figure out why a second HID device kept popping up. No new mouse had been purchased or installed but...
WeatherCan – Environment Canada’s weather app now available
Environment Canada’s new app WeatherCan is a must have for Canadians. Last week the app moved out of beta testing and is now available in the Apple Store and Google Play. A quick note: this is an app geared towards Canadians and not applicable outside of our...
Still using Google+? Going, going, gone
Are you still using Google+? Hopefully you received the note about it's pending demise. Google is putting an end to their social media experiment on April 2nd. G+ has limped along for years, never really taking off with the public. Forbes magazine ran an article...
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