12 March 2024 | Computers, How Does it Work?, Spare Me!, Video |
AI is all the rage.
But with the recent Gemini disaster along with a lack of truly killer applications using AI, it doesn’t seem like AI is really going anywhere.
So, is it all just hype, or what?
Join me for a look at the real danger presented by AI.
Hint: It ain’t SkyNet you need to be worried about!
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20 February 2024 | Computers, Gizmos, How Does it Work? |
Back in November of 2020, I wrote an article entitled Two-Factor Authentication without SMS or a smartphone.
In those days, 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication) wasn’t terribly popular. Today, it’s everywhere!
I also recommended using Authy for Windows, which is a desktop version of the popular smartphone 2FA app.
So, problem solved, right? NO! Authy just announced they’re canceling their desktop Windows app. 🙁
What the heck are we supposed to do now?!
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13 February 2024 | Gizmos, How Does it Work?, How to, Video |
Technology is everywhere these days. Most of the time, it makes life easier.
But instant and constant access to so much information, such as the latest news and world events, can also lead to high stress levels, anxiety, and eventually poor health.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could use technology to reduce your stress and anxiety instead of constantly increasing it?
Well guess what? You can!
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8 February 2024 | Energy, How Does it Work?, Video |
Everything these days is powered by batteries: power tools, mowers, cars, etc.
But why does this even work?
A quick look at the power provided by lithium-based batteries should make even armchair techies cringe!
Something doesn’t add up… So, what’s the secret?
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7 February 2024 | How to, Video, Wireless Wonderland |
By now, you probably know that there’s enough scientific doubt about wireless tech.
But how do you get people to listen?
It’s easier than you think:
You just apply simple common sense!
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6 February 2024 | How Does it Work?, Wireless Wonderland |
The most common type of 5G obviously can cause the most problems.
The so-called “mid-band 5G” is by far the most useful and popular flavor since it’s actually useful outside of densely populated areas.
Here’s how the USA did vs Europe when it comes to airliner interference issues from 5G.
Clearly, the US just didn’t care!
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12 December 2023 | Energy, Video |
Solar panels, power walls, wind power… It’s all about Renewable Energy!
In fact, it’s all being pushed to often insane degrees.
So the question is: Just how ‘green’ is Green Energy?
Is it gonna save us all from certain doom, climate change, and space invaders?
Well… As usual, it’s complicated.
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5 December 2023 | How Does it Work?, Programming, Uncategorized |
If you code in JavaScript, you should know all about debouncing functions.
When an event listener such as a window ‘resize’ fires, sometimes it will fire 72,000 times per second. That means your callback function is also firing 72,000 times in a row, bogging down the browser.
This isn’t as much of a problem as it used to be, but debouncing is still needed and should still be used.
So what’s the best way to debounce/throttle in JavaScript?
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21 November 2023 | Computers, How Does it Work?, How to, Video |
You finally upgrade your motherboard and processor, but you can’t boot.
In fact, you can’t even see your harddrive in the BIOS or the OS installer.
What the heck is going on?
Well, the explanation gets hairy… But thankfully, there are two solutions, and one of them is pretty simple!
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31 October 2023 | Computers, How to, Video |
If your Windows PC is stuck doing updates, you’ve got the Blue Update Screen of Death. Even rebooting doesn’t help. What to do? Easy! Fix it like a PRO.
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