With a collection of skills used to send messages, make phone calls, play music, and control connected home devices, Amazon has sold 600 million Alexa-enabled devices since it launched in 2014. Alexa is a voice assistant with an “always on” microphone constantly listening for its wake word. Once heard, Alexa Read more
Technology should work for you. But sometimes, it doesn’t. What’s one tech frustration – phone, email, social media accounts, computer, etc. – you wish could just work the way it should? Reflections Looking back at my last few posts, it may sound like I know a lot. Certainly I want it to Read more
Change is hard. Change by yourself can seem impossible. I used to be pretty unhealthy. More than 15 years ago, I was pre-diabetic and struggled with frequent back pain. I was a health disaster waiting to happen. That changed when I joined a gym and started taking my health seriously. Read more
They almost set the hook. Sitting down to write this post, thinking about composing my thoughts into an organized, cohesive story, I checked the inbox and found a note which looked much like this: It goes on, and includes a demand for about $2,000 to be sent to a Bitcoin Read more
Years ago, I managed a campaign for a state house candidate. We’ve stayed in touch, and I was talking with him recently about my first password manager post. When I finished my harrangue about how too many people don’t use a password manager and, based on a 2024 study, only Read more
You wouldn’t get into a car without using a seat belt. Why aren’t you using a password manager? In 1983, only 14% of Americans used seat belts. Forty-one years later, 92% of us use them because they save lives. Password managers do exactly the same thing for our digital lives. Read more
Technology is too hard to use, and it is easy to get frustrated when it doesn’t work. But we have an innate superpower we can tap into to overcome whatever error message or blinking indicator light we encounter: patience. There are a few things to keep in mind to help Read more
Would you like to travel back in time to hear a departed family member say they love you one more time? To relive the moment you heard your lab results came back clear, or the offer on your home was accepted?You can leap back to those magnificent moments. I’ll show Read more