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COMPUTERS 101
COMPUTERS 101: Running out of space? Check where first
Before clicking a storage warning or paying for more space, check what’s actually full. Your phone, computer and cloud account each have their own limits.
COMPUTERS 101: You are cordially invited ... to a scam
I have received Paperless Post invitations in the past for legitimate gatherings, so when one came into my inbox a few weeks ago, I didn't think twice before clicking on it. Fortunately, as soon as I was asked to log into my email account in order to view
COMPUTERS 101: Using AI to your advantage
A practical look at digital assistants, from planning projects and organizing tasks to knowing when judgment still belongs with the person asking.
COMPUTER 101: Making sure your address book is NOT an open book
Before tapping “allow,” consider what an app may collect from your phone — and whose information you may be sharing along with your own.
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,
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’