Tech Sense: Another World Password Day
Another World Password Day I have been writing this column for just over five years now and I have written five columns (one was in two...
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John Bell
Mar 28, 20213 min read
Tech Sense: The USB Port
The USB Port As I see it part of the purpose of this column is to give the readers insight into technology. This month I thought I would...
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John Bell
Feb 25, 20214 min read
Tech Sense: Pi Day March 14
Pi Day - March 14th March 14th is Pi Day. Pi is the number that represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. In...
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John Bell
Jan 31, 20214 min read
Tech Sense: How Search Engines Work
How Search Engines Work Happy New Year! Welcome to 2021, hopefully a better year. Last week I was asked how search engines like Google or...
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John Bell
Jan 1, 20214 min read
Tech Sense: Free Gifts for the Privacy Minded
Free Gifts for the Privacy Minded The holiday season is upon us as we work, play, shop, and go to school online. For many of us hours and...
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John Bell
Nov 25, 20204 min read
Tech Sense: Holiday Shopping Guide 2020
Holiday Shopping Ideas 2020 It's November again and time to prepare for holiday shopping. It seems that many companies are running “Black...
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John Bell
Nov 2, 20204 min read
Tech Sense: Phone Phishing
Phone Phishing From last month, phishing is a means to try and fraudulently collect money or valuable information from a person using...
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John Bell
Sep 25, 20203 min read
Tech Sense: Phishing Attacks
Phishing Attacks Continuing our series on security and privacy protection this month, we look at phishing. Phishing is a form of social...
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John Bell
Aug 30, 20202 min read
Tech Sense: Back to School 2020
Back to School Back to school in 2020 is expected to be a lot different from in the past. Currently, Prince George’s County is planning...
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John Bell
Aug 1, 20203 min read
Tech Sense: Encryption Tools
Encryption Tools Last month’s column discussed encryption. This month, the column looks at tools used to encrypt data for everyday use....
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John Bell
Jun 26, 20202 min read
Tech Sense: Encryption
Encryption One way of protecting your data involves a technology known as encryption. When you were a child, you may have owned a toy...
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John Bell
Jun 26, 20202 min read
Tech Sense: Privacy Protection Strategies
Privacy Protection Strategies This month I am finally returning to my series on privacy and protection. In February we discussed who...
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John Bell
Apr 23, 20204 min read
Tech Sense: Meetings from Home
Meetings from Home It's been a month now, and here we all are still stuck at home. Last month I deviated from my current series and...
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John Bell
Mar 27, 20204 min read
Tech Sense: Working from Home
Working from Home Due to the fact that everyone I know is working from home because of the threat posed by the COVID-19 virus, I thought...
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John Bell
Mar 2, 20204 min read
Tech Sense: Protecting Your Information
Protecting Your Information This is the third in my series on privacy and security. Last month, I reviewed one method of creating secure...
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John Bell
Mar 2, 20204 min read
Tech Sense: Time to Change Your Passwords
Time to Change Your Passwords This month starts my sixth year writing this column. Each year I have written at least one column on...
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John Bell
Feb 28, 20204 min read
Tech Sense: Protecting Your Information
Protecting Your Information This is the third in my series on privacy and security. Last month, I reviewed one method of creating secure...
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John Bell
Feb 28, 20204 min read
Tech Sense: Time To Change Your Passwords
Time to Change Your Passwords This month starts my sixth year writing this column. Each year I have written at least one column on...
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John Bell
Jan 7, 20204 min read
Tech Sense: Who Is Watching Us?
Anybody who has read this column over the years probably recognizes that I am an advocate for both security and privacy. As much as...
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John Bell
Dec 2, 20194 min read
Tech Sense: Holidays 2019
It's November again and time to prepare for holiday shopping. This year we will start with some new technology gifts that people might be...
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