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Can your smart tv be hacked?
I recently bought a smart tv for my office. I don’t all the time, but occasionally I also sleep in there. For the longest time, I used one of my laptops, desktop or just my phone to watch whatever I wanted to watch. It was never important to me to have a huge screen staring […]
The Scary Reality of Surveillance Capitalism
The internet and digital technologies have transformed almost every aspect of our lives. Through innovations like smartphones, social media, and online services, we can access information, communicate with people around the world, and perform tasks faster and more conveniently than ever before. However, these same digital technologies are being used to monitor our behavior in […]
IBM’s Fall From Grace: The Rise and Fall of IBM in the Digital Age
In the mid-2000s, Big Blue was king of the tech world. The company’s stock price hit an all-time high in 2001, and its earnings that year were higher than they had been in 25 years.The company ranked third place on the Fortune 500 list, behind only ExxonMobil and General Motors. And then it all came […]
Update – I was Invited to Monetize Facebook Reels
As you know from a previous post, Facebook is paying content creators to make reels… It’s really pretty neat. I just happened to stumble onto it when I was repurposing content from other projects… I created some of them myself and a lot of them I hire others to do it for me…. It’s great […]
Signs Your Computer Might be a Zombie and Why You Should Be Concerned
Everybody knows that the Internet is home to a plethora of virtual creatures. But it’s not just cat videos, LOLCats and animated rodents that you need to worry about. It’s also home to what are called “zombie computers” — computers that have been hacked and used as unwitting proxies by cyber-attackers. These zombie computers are […]
The Pros and Cons of Self Hosting Your Website
The hosting of a website refers to where it is stored and how it can be accessed by visitors. There are two main types of website hosting: self-hosting and web-hosting. Each has their own pros and cons. Self-hosting (or on-premises software) refers to a process in which the software that operates your website is installed […]
Phone Slow? A Beginner’s Guide to Uninstalling Carrier/OEM Bloatware Without Root Access
When you buy a new phone, it usually comes with a bunch of pre-installed apps that are either useful or not so useful. In most cases, these apps are referred to as bloatware and they’re often installed by the manufacturers. These pre-installed apps can be anything from games, marketplaces, dictionaries, tutorials or anything else that […]
Thoughts on Canva.com
I like that Canva has a teams feature… I’m not great at design… but I can get someone else to do it while using content I’ve already licensed… etc. You have to be super careful about outsourcing design… If they’re using unlicensed media, you could eventually find yourself in hot water. The copyright owner may […]
Ordering Takeout is Expensive
Don’t get me wrong, I love the idea of not having to leave the house and just ordering in when you get hungry… It’s easy and convenient BUT, very expensive.. I was bad today and went to McDonald’s and bought a large Big Mac meal, apple pie and an ice cream sundae. Because I used […]
Building Your Digital Business with Open Source and White Label Solutions
Have a great app or digital business idea? You don’t have to hire a fancy coder or even be one yourself to realize your cloud based business dreams.. Today we discuss two shortcuts to getting your idea to the masses while you save money and maintain control over your business.