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In my profession we have to attend continuing education and the topics can range from accounting to technology. Today was tech day, where Roman Kepczyk was discussing tech trends and planning. A couple of his comments made me go, “Hmmm, interesting.”  He indicated that he has seen several firms actually budget for, pay, and install […]

When Amazon announced that it would be sunsetting some Kindle devices, many people started pointing to workarounds. From jailbreaking Kindles to online library access, when someone says, “Sorry we no longer support that device,” I can guarantee you that someone will find a way around that block to make the hardware at least somewhat functional. […]

This year, I’m going to find some time to practice voice dictation for my writing. I’ve been typing for over 60 years and I’m still pretty good at it, but these old fingers aren’t what they used to be. In the past few months, I’ve noticed an increasing number of typing errors and noticed something […]

ISSUE 23.21.1 • 2026-05-25 By Susan Bradley Microsoft is slowly but surely starting to roll out Secure Boot security fixes to more and more machines. I’m therefore lowering the MS-DEFCON level to 4. The May updates include not only the Secure Boot fixes but also a variety of other security-related patches. Start by installing KB5089549 […]

ISSUE 23.21 • 2026-05-25 FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen Virtual sticky notes are so 2025. Back in the day, we would prop open the front and back doors of our computer store to let the fresh spring air blow through. This is how I sent most of my actual sticky notes out into the neighborhood. […]