Recently, have you heard someone lament about "the good old days?" You know, when things were simpler and life was easier? I hear that kind of message often as it relates to computing issues. Statements like "Letters were easier to write and send when we just used pen and paper. Computers are so frustrating!" "You …
Category: The Computer Age
I Really Disliked History
In high school, History class was one of the two subjects that I just got so bored studying. Our study books were old editions and not up-to-date. Other teaching materials weren't too great, either. Nothing about History came alive for me. If only I had a computer and the Internet in those days. My historical …
Safer Internet
Today (Tuesday, February 11, 2020) is #SaferInternetDay! This is a world-wide effort to keep kids safe online while they take advantage of all the Internet has to offer. The umbrella platform for this can be found at https://www.saferinternetday.org/. Once you arrive at this page, if you want to see what an individual country is doing …
I Recommend These…
People often ask me what books I recommend when it comes to computing devices. I have a number of them I really enjoy and/or find helpful for my customers. In this post, I'm sharing fourteen of them. This array covers everything from computer history to Windows 10 and both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. There …
How “In The Know” Are You?
Okay, my 4KCC blog readers, let's see how much you've paid attention! Take this quiz by Pew Research and see how your answers compare to a nationwide poll.
Where Does The Time Go?
One of the concerns in this new digital age of ours is that we will lose real world contact. Rather than spending time communicating with people in real time, face-to-face, the fear is that we are spending too much time on our smartphones, smart watches and tablets. The photo above is a screenshot of one …
In The Driver’s Seat
As you might know, last week Joyce and I (and Gus) made a quick trip to New Orleans so Joyce could play for the choirs from Lincoln Park Academy. As we traveled 1632 miles and drove 23 hours out of 43, I had plenty of time to think how automobile travel has changed in my …