by Joseph Forbes | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog Entry, EDUCATION, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, SECURITY
Generally speaking, we as humans want to help our fellow humans out. Unfortunately, this fact is abused by what are known as social engineers. Think of social engineering as people hacking. Social engineers attempt to manipulate people to get things they want, whether...
by Joseph Forbes | Sep 10, 2018 | Blog Entry, DATA, EDUCATION, HACKING, PRIVACY, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
The Web is an amazing invention that has changed the way we live our lives. One of the benefits of being on the Web is the ability to communicate with people all around the world without revealing our personally identifying information, anonymously posting our...
by Joseph Forbes | Sep 9, 2017 | Blog Entry, DATA, EDUCATION, HARDWARE, REVIEWS, Technicals
So, at this point it is hard to say that current quantum computers (well more like chips) have integrated within them RAM (random access memory), ROM (read only memory), hard drives (another memory component), and buses or data lines — but there are developments in...
by Joseph Forbes | Jul 13, 2017 | Blog Entry, DATA, EDUCATION, HAPPINESS, INTERNET, JOBS, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY
Internet or ‘Net’ Neutrality, by definition, means that there are no restrictions of any kind on access to content on the Web, no restrictions on downloads or uploads, and no restrictions on communication methods (email, chat, IM, etc.) It also means that...
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by Joseph Forbes | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog Entry, EDUCATION, HACKING, INTERNET, SECURITY, SOCIAL ENGINEERING
A hacker is a tech-savvy user who manipulates and bypasses computer systems to make them do the unintended. Sometimes this manipulation is noble, with the goal to create something beneficial. Other times, hacking is harsh and done with the wicked goal to hurt people...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog Entry, EDUCATION, HACKING, INTERNET, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals
Here are example passwords that discourage ‘brute force’ dictionary cracking: OK Password: Better Password: Excellent Password: kitty 1Kitty 1Ki77y susan Susan53 .Susan53 jellyfish jelly22fish jelly22fi$h smellycat sm3llycat $m3llycat allblacks a11Blacks...
