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Comment by KD on How Does Your Internet Speed Measure Up? (April 30, 2026 03:49 AM)
Re: speed test Have you tried Orb.net?...
Comment by Greg Brown on TurboCharge Your Internet (here's how...) (April 29, 2026 08:02 PM)
One other issue I am having is Hard drive/SSD speed. Now that we are running Gb speeds over the internet, I am running into a bottleneck. My SSD/Disk ...
Comment by Ken H on TurboCharge Your Internet (here's how...) (April 29, 2026 08:02 PM)
All fine and dandy, but I recently found out I can get Starlink for $50/month instead of the $120 I had been paying simple by going to 100GB instead o...
Comment by Jerry Friedland on Sluggish, Cluttered Computer? Here's Your Cleanup Cheat Sheet (April 28, 2026 07:35 PM)
RE: PC update programs winget upgrade --all vs. available free programs ...
Comment by Lynn on How to Trace (and Report) a Spammy Email (April 23, 2026 11:03 PM)
I often send the bad stuff to phishing@paypal.com and they respond....
Comment by John Blatt on How to Trace (and Report) a Spammy Email (April 23, 2026 06:35 PM)
I have recently started getting a LOT of emails with "ibernoticias.com" or some variation of that as part of the return address. Many, if not all, ar...
Comment by howard on How to Trace (and Report) a Spammy Email (April 23, 2026 06:19 PM)
the problem I find is that in order to report scam or a phishing email, is that one has to open it to forward it to the business involved, so they can...
Comment by Lee McIntyre on Read This Before You Call The Geek Squad (April 12, 2026 12:09 AM)
Sorry, Bob. I wrote an extensive comment praising both Best Buy's Geek Squad and ChatGPT, but I made the mistake of forgetting to enter my name and em...
Comment by Jonathan on Where Does Your Digital Footprint Lead? (April 8, 2026 12:31 PM)
I believe that Google has a similar service that is free. I don't know how in depth their search goes. Have you heard of it or used it yourself, Bob?...
Comment by chuck on Selling on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace? Watch Out for These Scams (April 2, 2026 03:40 AM)
A number of years ago when my mother-in-law was still alive she received a check from a company in Canada. She had won the Canada lottery. However she...
Artificial Intelligence Articles
AI Will Change Cybercrime in 2026 - Are You Ready?
Artificial intelligence is changing how people work, play, and connect online. But it's also changing how cybercriminals operate. Experts say 2026 will bring faster, smarter attacks powered by AI. These threats won’t just target companies, they’ll come after regular people too. Here's what you need to know, and do...
...Would You Allow AI to Take Over Your Browser?
Imagine opening your Web browser and, instead of manually searching, clicking, and filling out forms, your AI assistant handles it all. Specialized AI tools now promise to browse for you, find the best deals, schedule meetings, draft emails, and even handle repetitive tasks automatically. Is that efficient or creepy, and is it wise to hand that kind of control to AI? Read on for my analysis...
...Should You Switch to an AI Browser?
Back in the 80s, when I was a young computer programmer at IBM, we had an “all hands” meeting with the General Manager. I don't remember much about that meeting, except that he said “I just found out what a paradigm is, and now I need a new one!” Switching to an AI browser is a paradigm shift -- a new way of interacting with a world of information. Read on to find if you need an AI browser...
...Is AI a Big Fat Liar?
AI seems to be everywhere. Is it a dutiful servant of humanity, or an existential threat to human survival? Recent stories have shown that it sometimes will hallucinate, mislead, or outright lie. Sometimes that happens in an attempt to befriend or flatter a user; in other cases it has been found to employ deliberately deceptive tactics when it feels threatened. Let's look at some recent examples of AI gone rogue...
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