Stuck in the Slow Lane
Interesting new statistics from the Census Bureau concerning individual computer and Internet use in the US came out this week. Depressingly, they confirm that the Land of Enchantment is once again near the bottom. However, another study points out that the whole...
Ransomware: Another Reason for Back-Ups
Among the many kinds of wicked online traps that users must beware, one of the most vicious kinds is called "ransomware". This is a generic term for a type of malicious software that encrypts all or the most useful of the victim's files, making it impossible to open...
What Does Apple’s New Privacy Policy Mean?
Apple's CEO Tim Cook has recently been touting the company's new privacy policy. In a letter to customers, he said that while the company collected user data, that was not the basis of their business model. In an obvious swipe at Google, he claimed: Our business model...
Witnessing a Technological Revolution
Technological progress is usually as visible as plants growing in a garden. That is, growth happens to everything, but so continuously and gradually incremental it can't be observed as it occurs. Just the results get noticed from time to time. Yet occasionally there...
Cool Projects: September is Tech Fiesta Time
For a lot of people, September is "back to school" time. But it's not just the little ones who can have their minds expanded with new ideas this year. Since last year’s events proved to be so successful and well-received, the Albuquerque Technical Fiesta is back...
Dangers of Public Wi-Fi
[Note: This is derived from articles originally published in the July and August editions of the SWCP Portal, our monthly newsletter. Due to the importance of the security information they contained, we're republishing them here for everyone.] Ars Technica tech news...