Locking Home Wireless Down
I’m one of a dozen people on my block who have wireless routers running in my house. I’ve lived there eight years, and have had wireless almost the entire time. I run a house full of computers from my router,…
It’s Just a Bug!
The old IT joke is “It’s not a bug, it’s a FEATURE!” Well, Apple’s latest “bug” is definitely a “feature” for them, and a huge breach of trust for those of us using Apple’s iPhone and iPad. It turns out…
Like It or Tweet It?
For full disclosure, I am not a user of Twitter. I have a Twitter account and dabbled in it a year or so ago, but haven’t logged on in months. I am, however, a daily user of Facebook. Eventbrite recently…
Kindle to Add Page Numbers, Sort Of
One of my biggest beefs with the Kindle (I have the Kindle DX first gen) is that I cannot see page numbers. Considering the DX was made for textbooks and professional manuals, the lack of a page number of any…
AT&T Instituting Bandwidth Caps for Residential DSL
I have had AT&T DSL for about 12 years now. I’ve upgraded once, from a standard (all that they offered) plan to a top-level plan that promised us 10 mbps down and 6 mbps up. Two years ago I dropped…
Amazon Reviews – Gaming the System?
I’m always looking for quick, easy ways to boost my income or get points to get things I want. I’m a busy mom and wife in addition to working a full-time job, and life can get expensive. I have a…
How Far Should a Job Background Check Go?
As I am now on the prowl for a new job since I am being laid off from my current one, I’m thinking about all the things that could go wrong. My credit might not be good enough, and is…