Ghostery is a good privacy tool for Windows and Macs
On 2011/02/28
Trying to protect our online privacy seems like a lost cause. There are tools we can deploy to defend our privacy as we surf the Internet.
One tool that almost all modern browsers have is privacy mode, which typically blocks your browser from retaining any local information about [...]
CASIA keynote went very well
On 2011/02/25
I gave the keynote last night at the Connecticut Alarm & Security Integrators Association (CASIA) annual Expo dinner. There were about 80 people in the dining room. The topic was Social Media and Your Business. I spoke for about 70 minutes. I thought the presentation was well-received.
I received this comment [...]
Simple way to wipe Windows user data
On 2011/02/23
People often ask me how to wipe their old computer that they want to give away.
An easy way to do this is to:
Open Control Panel Go to User Accounts Create a new administrative user account. Log out of your existing account. Log into the new account you created in step 3, above. Go [...]
Broadcasting television is complex
On 2011/02/18
One of my gigs is managing the government cable TV channel for my town. Broadcasting a simple town meeting is complex. Last night I thought about it as I was setting up for the Board of Selectmen meeting.
How complex is it? It takes over 20 pieces of equipment in our facilities, working properly, to create [...]
Open letter to Congressman Jim Himes
On 2011/02/07
Dear Congressman Himes:
I was unable to stay and talk to you at today’s Weston, CT brown bag lunch meeting. I am writing this letter instead.
It is my opinion that national technology policy, law and regulation are headed in the wrong direction. The US is fast becoming a nation where a few, [...]
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I [...]
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