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Category Archives: Technology
Need to know the time or temp? There’s (still) a phone number for that
Who knew this was still a thing? Interesting.
The Wayback Machine, a time machine for the web
I have been using the Wayback since about its beginning, at least since 1998 or so. Given the fall of Flash, it has been critical in getting access to video I have lost over the years, though the major networks did a horrible job of keeping archives of their stuff, some of it is still available here.
First post: A history of online public messaging
Everything has an origin story…even texting.
Rochester Public Library launches Convert-O-Lab to digitize older media
This is pretty great for us local folks. Now, if they only let you scan photos in bulk so you could digitize them….
12 Basic Excel Functions Everybody Should Know
Improve your Excel skills. It comes in handy at the worst times.
How to Prepare Your Android Phone to Be Stolen
“Forewarned is forearmed” and all that good stuff.
Victory! Ring Announces It Will No Longer Facilitate Police Requests for Footage from Users
I mean, I have zero trust about the security of Ring devices after having worked with them in the past, but this is a good default move by the company. More like this please.
IT’S TIME TO WRITE THE RULES OF CYBERWAR
Putin is talking complete nonsense, North Korea is going back to war footing, and we have a 50-50 chance of an unstable racist Russian asset getting back in the White House.
It is LONG past time to get some rules of the road in place for cyber conflicts.
Minnesota’s new ‘right to repair’ law is the broadest one yet
We live here partly because this place leads the way when it can. Technology is a good place these days.