Computers and Sleeping

Welcome to the Fast-Air Tech Talk newsletter. The Tech Talk newsletter is a free service for all Fast-Air customers. Please suggest newsletter topics. There is growing evidence that computer technology affects humans biologically. Not only are humans becoming more addicted to technology, the technology seems to affect basic human circadian rhythms. The addiction is obvious…

Email Spam and Scams

Welcome to the Fast-Air Tech Talk newsletter. The Tech Talk newsletter is a free service for all Fast-Air customers. Please suggest newsletter topics. Just about every person on the planet who uses email has received email spam and scam emails. Spam emails are unsolicited emails — unrequested email. The term is derived from the name…

Telephone Computer Support Scams

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Online Censorship

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. Along with the many benefits of the world wide web, a dark observation is notable. The web is censored. Censorship prevents people from being fully informed. Uninformed people are…

Online Security and Privacy – 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. There are many new computer gadgets appearing. Buyers can be certain of one thing when buying most of these devices — many will connect to the Internet and tracking…

Online Security and Privacy – 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. Would you like to always wear a tracking device around your ankle? Or a web cam on your head? In less than half a generation, many computer users have…

The End of 2016

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. End of the year. Time to relax a little. I have a spelling checker It came with my PC It highlights for my review Mistakes I cannot sea. I…

Public Wireless 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. Considering the security challenges, are there ways to use public wireless networks without risk? There are two simple starting points. Presume the network is not secure and encrypted. Ensure…

Public Wireless 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. Security is a process. There is no single one-size-fits-all solution. The shift in computers toward mobile devices has created security challenges few people envisioned only a decade ago. Mobile…

Basic Router 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. Many new routers support USB devices. Examples of using USB ports on such routers are connecting a single USB printer for all users or providing shared files on a…