The most dangerous button on the Internet: 'Allow notifications'
A routine prompt can grant sites ongoing access to send alerts, often without users realizing they approved persistent messages beyond a single visit.
Theresa Myung Hee Milewski
Rhythm & Clues
Rhythm & Clues is a fundraising social to benefit the Marblehead Council on Aging, hosted by the Friends of the Marblehead COA. Tickets can be purchased online at https://bit.ly/fmcoa2026 or in person at the Jacobi Community Center at 10 Humphrey Street on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (April
COMPUTERS 101: Once upon a time in online safety
Scam artists succeed by triggering urgency, authority or familiarity, exploiting normal human instincts rather than technical weaknesses. Recognizing those emotional cues helps people slow down before reacting.
COMPUTER 101: Who’s backing up your backups?
As promised in my last column, in this column I’ll walk through the most important steps to ensure your data is backed up properly. Who Watches the Watchmen? While the cloud is a quick and (sometimes) easy way to back up your data, people often wonder how foolproof it
COMPUTERS 101: Clouds in my coffee
iCloud, you're so vain, you probably think this post is about you. Well, it is. But there are more clouds in my coffee (thank you, Carly Simon) than just Apple's iCloud. When we talk about cloud storage, I feel there are the top four that we
Computers 101: Saved … but where?
File→Save where? (and also) Fun tech gifts! This week’s column has two parts. First, a question I hear all the time: where does a file actually go when you click Save? Second, a bonus section with a short list of tech gadgets I genuinely love and use every
Computers 101: Time for a brief PSA
Users report that folders stored on Comcast’s servers sometimes fail to appear after the transition, and recovery attempts by both companies have been unsuccessful.
Computers 101: Thinking inside the box
What's inside the box? You might feel like it’s unnecessary to know how the inside of a computer works, but just as I’m a fan of the Dummies books, I’m also a believer in knowing at least the basics of how something functions. That way,
Knitters Boutique Sale & Holiday Open House
The knitters’ group at the Marblehead Council on Aging will be selling its wares at the Community Center from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 1 through 5. Get an early start to your holiday shopping! Lots of hats, scarves, shawls, baby blankets, etc. All proceeds go to the Friends
COMPUTERS 101: New column aims to make tech less intimidating
I got my first computer, a Commodore 64, in 1983 at age eight, and became a computer geek for a few years. Then, like an abandoned Buzz Lightyear doll, my computer collected dust during my teen years — to the point where I even wrote my college applications on my mother’