by jnelson | Jul 12, 2019 | Events, News
The dog days of summer, as they once were called, not only historically came with a lack of serious news, but a slump in the retail market, too. People were assumed to be on summer vacation down at the beach or up in the mountains or off in some distant town. They...
by jnelson | Jun 8, 2019 | News, Resources, Tips and Tricks
There are a variety obstacles standing in the way of older people enjoying games. Many get hung up on the technology and the difficulties those inexperienced with computers may have playing at all. Others may object to having to shell out cash for new equipment and...
by jnelson | May 4, 2019 | News, Online Tools, Resources, Security, Tips and Tricks, Warnings
Passwords are a drag. They are seen by many users not as the first barrier to keep out bad guys, but as an obstacle to the user’s convenience. The rules have been complicated, obscure, and frankly, many seem ridiculous and more trouble than help. NIST, the...
by jnelson | Mar 9, 2019 | Games, Interesting Items, Resources
For children, everything, even work, is play. For adults, everything, even play, is work. So instead of just jumping in like a kid at Christmas armed only with boundless enthusiasm, for us old tired grown-ups, maybe it would be a good idea to first study the lay of...
by jnelson | Feb 6, 2019 | How the Net Works, News
Fifteen years ago, Facebook was born in a dorm room at Harvard. Unheralded and little noticed at first, Mark Zuckerberg’s baby took over the campus with surprising rapidity. First Harvard, then the Ivy League, then high schools, and by September 2006, the world....
