The FBI Spent How Much?

The FBI Spent How Much?

According the to a NY Times article the FBI paid approximately $1.3 million to access the iPhone left behind by San Bernadino shooter, Syed Farook. Quite expensive, but FBI Director, James Comey, felt it was worth it. Read the complete NY Times article “FBI paid...
The Battle Over Your Privacy

The Battle Over Your Privacy

Apple vs. The FBI I’m sure by now most of you are aware of the situation with the accused terrorists, Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, and the personal iPhone of Syed Farook that was recovered at their home. Basically, the FBI was asking for Apple’s help in...
Ramping Up Your Greeting Card Game

Ramping Up Your Greeting Card Game

The Custom of Sending Greeting Cards Social protocol dictates that around the holidays or on birthdays you send greeting cards. You can even go the extra mile and send a thank you note after you receive a gift from someone. No issues there… simple, polite and...
Wearable Tech – Fitness Bands

Wearable Tech – Fitness Bands

Fad or gadgets with actual value? There is a ton of wearable tech available to John and Jane Doe these days. Gadgets to monitor your health, monitor your pets, gadgets to monitor your home and Google Glass which monitors everything. Nike Fuelband, FitBit Force and the...
Dr. Fjelstad, Please Report to the OR

Dr. Fjelstad, Please Report to the OR

Hard drive replacement is more like surgery So I got involved with helping a close friend with her computer. She needed more storage and I figured I could help out by replacing the existing 1 TB hard drive in her iMac with a new, 2 TB drive. For about $100 the 2009...