Year: 2020

There Is no good time for a pandemic, but because of today’s technologies, businesses and individuals have better coping mechanisms to minimize disruptions related to a communicable disease. While the federal government is still saying […]

There has been some re-thinking among security experts over what constitutes a good password and how often — if ever — you should change your passwords. Even the word “password” is being morphed into “passphrase.” […]

Listen to Larry’s CBS News Eye on Tech segment   There is a lot of misinformation online about the Corona Virus but there are also some very reputable sources of information such as the U.S. […]

Google’s Android operating system for smartphones is in many ways very competitive with Apple’s iOS for its iPhone. But Apple has always been ahead when it comes to privacy tools. However, Google is working to […]

 Listen to Larry’s interview with Google search expert Daniel M. Russell It would be hard to find an internet user who isn’t familiar with Google. I use it multiple times a day on both […]

I’m sure it’ll come as no surprise that there’s a lot of inaccurate information on Twitter. And Twitter is experimenting with a way to identify what it calls harmfully misleading tweets from politicians and other […]

TikTok, which is available to users over 13, is enormously popular among teens around the world, including in the United States.  On Wednesday, Cormac Keenan, head of Trust and Safety for Europe, Middle East and […]

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip smartphone is something of a throw back to the old fashioned “flip” phones. But while you can buy a flip phone today for under $50, the Samsung version will set you […]

Two of the many things about modern technology that I find annoying are devices that require you to use a remote control for basic operations and devices and services that unnecessarily require you to use […]