Epson Eco Tank Printer Promises Lower Cost for Ink
Anyone who has owned an inkjet printer knows that it can be incredibly expensive to replace the ink. This is why there is a thriving business for inkjet cartridge refilling services and third party ink...
View ArticleIs Technology Now Boring?
Remember when you got your first HDTV, tablet or smart phone? These devices opened up a whole new world of possibilities for consumers. The pictures were better, they were easier to use or they just...
View ArticleRant: Do We Really Need Connected Smart Appliances?
Display From a Samsung Internet FridgeBack in 2014, a security firm announced details that a number of smart appliances were used to send out spam across the internet. It was a wake-up call to the...
View ArticleGoogle Security Key Allows USB Based 2-Step Verfication
Previously I wrote an article discussing two factor authentication as a means for increasing the security of online accounts. Most of these systems work upon a setup that requires access to either an...
View ArticleWhy You Should Have More Than One Browser on Your PC
How often do you see reports of a new exploit being found that can compromise your computer system? These are serious because many of these flaws are exploited even before they are announced. The web...
View ArticleJust How Private is Your Online Information?
In some court documents, it was disclosed that Microsoft searched a blogger’s Hotmail email account in order to obtain evidence that an ex-employee had leaked Windows 8 information to the net. This...
View ArticleShould Comcast Force Subscribers to Share Their Internet?
Comcast now has one of the largest public Wi-Fi networks in the country. This was in part because of a plan where they turned customers Wi-Fi cable routers into public hotspots. In essence, people who...
View ArticleWhat is a Phone Kill Switch?
It has been some time since California’s SB-962 law took effect. This law effectively mandated that phones solid in the state be required to have a kill switch function. Not all phones are technically...
View ArticleHow to Use Google Public DNS Video Tutorial
I have previously posted about using public DNS servers as a way to improve your home network stability. It is a fairly easy process but the settings can be pretty buried in the Windows operating...
View ArticleIs Your Technology Spying on You?
Last year, a news story broke regarding Samsung’s Smart TVs with voice control capabilities and that the data captured by the TVs could be shared with third parties. This was discovered through a...
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