by jnelson | Aug 2, 2016 | Events, News
It’s back to school time in New Mexico. And here in the Land of Enchantment, that means no sales tax on many items for educational support. Which not only includes clothes and other traditional school supplies, but all manner of computer hardware and software....
by jnelson | Jul 23, 2016 | How the Net Works, News, Security
To install or not to install Windows 10 is the question of the day. The answer is not obvious as there may be significant downsides, but time is running out. Microsoft’s offer of a free upgrade to Windows 10 to current Windows users ends July 29. However, those...
by jnelson | Jul 1, 2016 | Events, Interesting Items, News
Independence Day, our annual festival of American freedom, is here again. But down in southern New Mexico, the Fourth of July comes around another celebration of an entirely different sort. For this weekend, the good citizens of Roswell are holding their grand UFO...
by jnelson | Jun 15, 2016 | Events, News
Every now and then, most computers need rebooting. The longer one runs, after all, the more applications and processes are engaged and abandoned. Eventually short-term memory fills up with useless data. The machine slows down, activity and connections may become...
by jnelson | May 27, 2016 | How the Net Works, News
Computer geeks and math nerds familiar with the concept of algorithms probably smiled cynically at that headline. But for the vast majority of us who aren’t even sure of what they do or even are, it’s a fair description. The term is derived from the name...
by jnelson | May 17, 2016 | How the Net Works, News
This week, the Web exploded over charges that the content of Facebook’s Trending topics feature is decided by humans – including a bunch of young, college-educated contractors in Knoxville, Kentucky. Who, despite their location, according to the Gizmodo report,...
