Shared Links (weekly) Sept. 28, 2025
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Matthew from the company that makes Mailwasher sent me an email to let me know about their new product, an IE toolbar called Sitehound: The SiteHound toolbar is your first line of defense against internet threats including phishing, scams, spyware, adware, security risks and viruses from rogue websites. SiteHound is free to use, or you…
I’m pretty much blowing off all PC related projects this weekend. One, because last week at work was very stressful, trying to fit 5 days of work into 4 days of the week, and two, because it’s finally nice outside! We spent most of yesterday at my parent’s house, and I think we’ll be spending…
You can say that users aren’t allowed to use AI without approval, but as the link above points out, they’re going to anyway. And why wouldn’t they? Most of them are stressed and overworked, and you’re telling them not to use a tool that could cut some of the time spent completing assigned tasks.Â
Good luck with that.Â
As an introvert, this is the advice that I hate too…. “I am not an introvert, but I speak to a lot of them, coaching them through the process of getting a new job. The vast majority of them are amazing, highly qualified people who do their jobs extremely well—but they have a lot of…
I’m sure many of you have already seen the “worst passwords of 2017” list. You may even be wondering how so many people could be so dumb, but I want you to look at it another way. I’m a technology professional, and I have accounts online that use the same password, or what many might consider…
Hmm, so do you trust McDonald’s to keep your license plate information safe, and thus also your location information? “At some drive-throughs, McDonald’s has tested technology that can recognize license-plate numbers, allowing the company to tailor a list of suggested purchases to a customer’s previous orders, if the person agrees to sign away the data….