Richard Byrne writes a blog about teachers using technology. With my background in technical training, I often find some interesting things on his blog, even though I’m not a teacher. Yesterday, he asked an important question to educators: “Can we teach critical thinking and good digital citizenship practices if we don’t use them ourselves? I’m…
OK, really, don’t go change the default setting, and if you need to for some reason in a specific situation, turn it back off before you go back out in a public place. “Default settings on the iPhone are set to accept AirDrops from contacts only. But because the purpose of AirDrop is to quickly…
I highly suggest checking to make sure this advice is not part of the training you’re giving your users. It really is outdated. “Maybe you were once advised to “look for the padlock” as a means of telling legitimate e-commerce sites from phishing or malware traps. Unfortunately, this has never been more useless advice. New…
Finally, someone else is writing about this ridiculous notion: “Yes, I get it. I have heard this all my life: Society likes morning people. Loves them, actually. Early risers tend to be more punctual, get better grades in school and climb up the corporate ladder. These so-called larks are celebrated as the high achievers, the…
It’s the standard argument against any kind of privacy statement right, you have nothing to worry about if you have nothing to hide. But’s it’s also bull-hockey. Because at the end of the day we all have something to hide. No, not necessarily something illegal, but just things we do, or want to learn more…
This is true. People with mental health conditions often have episodes where they feel worse from time to time, much like MS or rheumatoid arthritis. When they return to work after a mental health leave, co-workers are often reluctant to talk to them, for fear of saying the wrong thing. It’s not uncommon to hear…