Demystifying Technology
Tech is for everyone
Confused by tech terms, like website, domain name, hosts, etc.? Not sure where to start learning? Here. Supposedly complex technology explained in easy to understand posts.
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A whole new world
How do you create a safe password you can remember? What exactly is a website and how does it work? How do you spot a scammer on the phone? And what’s the difference to a hacker?
Technology seems intimidating, even scary at times. The gap between techies and people who know very little is growing. I’ve been on both sides of knowledge. The most important thing I learned was that tech is for everyone.
All you need is the right teacher explaining the basics in a way you understand easily. Once you dare cross that line, you suddenly enter a world filled with amazing tools, fascinating new ideas and some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet (on the internet).
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More Security Tips For Passwords
Creating a secure password is important. Keeping it safe is just as important. Before we jump right in, though, I want to explain that I am using the word "tips" here because it's common for blog posts to include it. It makes it easier for readers to find my post....
How To Create A Secure Password You Remember
A secure password includes lower case letters (a, b, c, etc.), upper case letters (D, E, F, etc.), numbers (2, 4, 9, etc.) and special characters (%, &, ?, etc.). When you get a secure password from someone else, like the original wi-fi password for your internet...
How to Get Great Advice from Chatty
Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a council of people you could ask for advice on anything? I first learned about this concept in the book Refuse to Choose by the magnificent Barbara Sher. My edition of the book was from 2008. I put together my council of people and...
How to Compress Image Files
When we talk about the size of digital images, we are actually talking about two things. On the one hand there is the width and the height of an image. For digital images, we usually measure this size in pixels. Pixels are tiny dots in different colours. Which colour?...
Digital Images
Any time you take a picture with a digital device, like your camera, phone or tablet, it is translated into pixels. Pixels are tiny dots of colour. The more dots, the clearer the picture. Since in the digital world each dot is information, more pixels also mean more...