Using Computers Without Windows

Welcome to the Fast-Air Tech Talk newsletter. The Tech Talk newsletter is a free service for all Fast-Air customers. Please feel encouraged to suggest newsletter topics. Windows 10 is a data mining surveillance tool. There is no privacy. The Windows 10 Anniversary Update worsens privacy concerns and includes more advertising. You are the product. Perhaps…

Taming Windows 10

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The Windows 10 Dilemma

Welcome to the Fast-Air Tech Talk newsletter. The Tech Talk newsletter is a free service for all Fast-Air customers. Please feel encouraged to suggest newsletter topics. Let’s talk about malware. Using the discussion from wikipedia, malware is any software used to disrupt computer operations, gather sensitive information, gain access to private computer systems, or display…

Basic Computer Security – Part 3

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Basic Computer Security – Part 2

Welcome to the Fast-Air Tech Talk newsletter. The Tech Talk newsletter is a free service for all Fast-Air customers. Please feel encouraged to suggest newsletter topics. Computers arguably are one of the most complex tools ever invented. That complexity means computers are always insecure to some degree. Humans are fallible and they cannot foresee all…

Basic Computer Security – Part 1

Welcome to the Fast-Air Tech Talk newsletter. The Tech Talk newsletter is a free service for all Fast-Air customers. Please feel encouraged to suggest newsletter topics. Within the circle of computer security experts, there is statement that is generally accepted as a truism — computer security is hard. Upcoming issues of the Fast-Air Tech Talk…

Computer Keyboard Shortcuts

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Reducing Bandwidth Usage with Videos

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When Free Is Really Free

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When Free Is Not Free

Welcome to the Fast-Air Tech Talk newsletter. The Tech Talk newsletter is a free service for all Fast-Air customers. Please feel encouraged to suggest newsletter topics. There is a common social idea that more often than not, people cannot get something for nothing. Or the idea of TANSTAAFL — There Ain’t No Such Thing As…