I’ve discovered that going full tilt while I’m under the weather tends to increase rather than decrease my lost time, so here I am in my living room easy chair, hoping what I think is a minor illness will go away quickly. Problem is, I can’t shut off my...
Happenings
Another Adobe Spark Project
Tomorrow this will be on all our (Energion Publications) social media streams, commemorating Martin Luther King Day. This was creating using Adobe Spark, a simple script, and a few images from our library and from Adobe Stock. I have thus far found Spark to be useful in creating simple...
A New Grocery Shopping Experience
The story in retailing these days is struggling to compete with Amazon.com. Groceries have been largely exempt. But now the online giant is coming for your grocery business and local grocery stores have to fight back. One option, which brick-and-mortar retailers have been slow to develop and embrace, is...
Merry Christmas
The GIF below was created on a background made using Adobe Spark, with graphics from Adobe Stock. I created the final animation using Photoshop. What I have found is that Adobe Spark is very good for creating individual graphic posts and for simple videos, though I suspect I will...
The Demise of Google+
Google+ will cease to exist in April. Google has had too little use and too many security issues. My favorite comment on this is from Significant Digits, a daily set of notes on numbers in the news. It reports this under the headline 52.5 million users. (Of these, due...
Of Privacy and Pride
Your pride in your child may represent a security, safety, and privacy issue.
First #AdobeSpark Project
Yesterday I attended a webinar by Adobe on the Adobe Spark app. Today I produced my first video. For those who, like me, might not be videographers or photographers, and yet need to produce some simple videos, I thought I’d show my work! I should first confess that I...
Spoofed or Hacked?
Spoof emails can be convincing if they contain the right information. Further, how do you know whether you have actually been hacked? Here are some tips.
Use Your Tools
I find people's reaction to various technological tools somewhat baffling. If your child is about to use a hammer, you'll likely give her some pointers. There's a learning curve. If it's a power tool, the instruction may be more careful. When the tool is technological, we tend to fear...
Two Factor Authentication (2FA) for Ordinary Users
Computers users have gotten used to using user names, passwords, and pins to secure their data. They may not be thinking of it in terms like "securing my data," but they don't want snoopy people in their phones, tablets, or computers. Unfortunately, many people have passwords or pins that...