How to meaningfully complain about unwanted phone calls It bothers me. A lot. Whenever I get one of those unwanted phone calls where there’s a 5 second empty pause while the robo-caller catches up and puts the telemarketer on the line, I begin to dream up ways to say, “No thank you!” Kindly, but firmly.…
Stress is a path to courage and compassion Everyone knows that “stress kills.” Stress has been blamed for physical weakness as simple as the common cold and as serious as cardio vascular disease. We believe that this is true because that’s what we’ve been told and the connection seems so obvious. In fact, medical tests…
Being too much in a hurry to think cautiously While the hackers, virus makers and security breaches continue to improve the level of their squalid skills, the real problem still lies in the hands of the individual user who neglects to take simple steps of precaution. Alliant is providing a new Anti-Virus technology called Webroot,…
Three ways smaller is big! Three items you will find useful and interesting that show how smaller can actually be bigger. Mobile? Bigger! We all know how pervasive mobile phones are. I see them held by every other driver I cautiously pull up to. That’s roughly 60%, given my bias against driving and texting. Well,…
Does your SmartPhone need more battery storage? Visiting my family in Colorado Springs I experienced the ultimate problem of all Smart Phones: no battery storage at a critical moment. Colorado Springs is a lovely long and narrow North-South city with the Rockies bordering the West side and forest and military the East. For one directionally…
Learning to listen faster to the new TV Do TV commercials seem to be more frequent than ever before? If it seems that way to you, you are twice right. More commercials, more quickly. They’re playing the 33 LP at 45, if you catch my drift. In 1960 there were 9 minutes of commercials for…
Discontinued Support for Old Internet Explorer Versions Yet another change in the Microsoft Windows landscape was given last August when Microsoft announced that as of January 2016, all versions of Internet Explorer (IE) prior to the most recent version 11 would reach their end-of-support date. End-of-support is Microsoft’s way of saying that they will discontinue…
Just how busy are you? Telepresence saves time… If you are really busy, and I do mean busy, with an extra $70,000 to spare, you may want to purchase iRobot’s Ava 500. The Ava 500 is a telepresence collaboration device which will attend meetings for you virtually. Even the quick chat in the hallway on…
Does the sun affect technology? There’s to be a total eclipse of the sun by the moon on March 20, 2015, 1:00 AM PDT. The path of the eclipse, will mostly be over the North Atlantic Ocean, not a densely populated area. However, you can watch it live online in a series of webcasts.…
Cyber Security Breach victims should take pre-emptive steps, even if compromised status is unconfirmed. Anthem is not calling members regarding the cyber attack and is not asking for credit card information or Social Security numbers over the phone. For more guidance on recognizing scam email, please visit the FTC Website: http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0003-phishing. Anthem has a helpful…