Has Your Online Data Been Hacked? 1 June 2015
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Almost every week we are greeted with a headline about another hacking of online data. Banks, insurance companies, retailers, and others have had their sites hacked and customer data stolen. Federal and state laws require companies to notify customers of major data thefts but sometimes companies are slow to notify. have i been pwned? is an online site where you can check to see if your email address or user name is included in any known data breaches. Enter your email address or user name on the site, and it checks whether the address is in any known or suspected stolen databases. have i been pwned? is safe and is run by a computer security expert for the public benefit. As well as the email/user name checker, it has information on data breaches. This is a good tool for periodically checking whether your online data may have been compromised. (The word “pwned” is a corruption of the word “owned” as in “I owned him.” It is common slang term among gamers and has passed into general Internet and geek usage.)
Having Fun with Technology 8 March 2015
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Technology helps us get work done.
And it also provides new ways to play.
Here are three videos which use technology to creatively entertain us.
X-Ray TV Prank by Just for Gags
Video Chat Magic by Google
iPod Magic by Marco Tempest
Paper is Not Dead 21 February 2015
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For decades I have have heard people in the technology field say that paper is, if not dead, at least, dying. They speak of the “paperless office” and tell us that we don’t need paper. I agree that we in the US are often wasteful with paper, and that we use more than we need or ought. However, our need for paper will never completely go away. Paper is not dead, and will never be dead. Here’s a video to prove it.
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