Don’t use Comet, Perplexity’s web browser which it just released as a free install. Protecting your personal data is difficult enough. Scams are becoming more sophisticated and more prevalent. In the ever escalating battle to protect your information, your online safety, and your hard-earned money, do not willingly surrender access Read more
I used to work with a trainer. Jamel would meet me at the gym a few times a month. He’d run me through a workout, make sure I lifted with proper form, and give me instructions for the coming weeks. But we didn’t jump right into a workout when we Read more
I am occasionally my own worst enemy. I love figuring things out. I’m passionate about technology. And I can get drawn down a settings rabbit trail in the blink of an eye. While they’re usually positives, those three traits can combine into a dangerous mix. When what I want to Read more
What do you do when your technology throws you for a loop? All of a sudden, what worked yesterday no longer does, and you have no idea what to do. If we were working together on your personal technology, you could ask me for a hand. Assuming you’re not, though, Read more
Occasionally, we live up to our image of ourselves. The idealized picture of who we think we are in our hearts aligns with the one in our heads. Those are good days. On other days, we come up short. This is a story about both types of days, how I Read more
I recently drove to Cleveland for a content creator expo. It’s an easy five hour drive. A simple trip. Usually. Outside of Pittsburgh, approaching an exit, I did a double take. I couldn’t believe what I saw. A small black two-door sedan was heading TOWARDS ME. In the passing lane. Read more
You get to decide what you will accept an unknowable number of times every day. Will you wait in line at the grocery store or will you use the self checkout? Will you stay in your lane or switch to the open one beside you? Should you accept seeing ads Read more
There is little more frustrating than being in the middle of doing something when the technology you’re using fails. One second you’re typing a report. The next second you’re not. Normally, it’s a minor inconvenience. When it happens day after day smack in the middle of a work day, it Read more
I feel better when I meditate. It helps me focus and calms the squirrel brain that dominates much of the time. But meditating is a thing that I don’t do at the same time every day. Sometimes I miss a day. When I miss one or a few days, I Read more
My lawn looks like it has rained every day for the last three months. I may have cut more weeds today than grass, and the fungi in the mulched flowerbeds are as abundant as the attacks in my messaging apps. In this spam season phishing surge, if you have a Read more