How to Permanently Delete Files

How do you permanently delete something? Do you just hit the delete key or the trash can icon? Do you empty the Recycle Bin on your desktop? Unfortunately, none of those things will permanently delete a file. You see, deleting…

The Internet is a Utility

January 2022 update: I published this a month before Covid-19 hit the US. Broadband internet makes it possible for many people to work and learn from home. It also made it possible to for houses of worship to keep operating,…

Get a Password Manager

I resisted getting a password manager for years. My passwords were written down in a notebook, alphabetized and paired up with the matching usernames. But it just wasn’t practical to carry that notebook around all the time. There were many…

Book Review: Nobody's Victim

“I operate my firm, C.A. Goldberg, PLLC, with one fundamental rule: if one of my clients has been harmed, somebody must pay. It’s as simple as that.” This quote is from the beginning of Carrie Goldberg’s book Nobody’s Victim. Goldberg tells…

Should You Get A Solid State Drive? header image

One of the newest accessories you’ll find in new laptops is something called a SSD. The SSD, or solid state drive, is a different kind of hard drive. This is the kind of storage you’ll find in flash drives, mobile…

Three Tech Facts I Learned Overseas header image

Last year, I got to visit France for the first time. It had been a long time since I was overseas. How long ago? The last time I was in Europe, neither smartphones nor broadband Internet existed. My learning curve…