Business Strategy, Personal Development, Marketing
Computers
Seems everywhere you go on the internet people are finding out about ChatGPT and how fun, interesting, and practical it is to use ChatGPT for everything from fixing complicated programming code to helping a fourth grader write a better history paper. But what is ChatGPT and is it really worth all of the hype? ChatGPT … Read more
Can we really use ChatGPT for doing anything more than being clever? More specifically, in what instances would you trust ChatGPT if your time, money, or reputation were actually at stake? For example, I received a message from LinkedIn offering something called, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, of which I know nothing, so I asked ChatGPT. Can … Read more
If you installed Cloudflare and Outlook stopped working, you are not alone. I had the same problem with Outlook breaking sending emails after I installed Cloudflare. There are a ton of threads out there about this, but so many of them go nowhere that I decided to write about the solution to fix Outlook after … Read more
When Windows updated my computer to Windows 11, I just let it work. When I came back, I needed to work, so I blindly charged ahead, finding Explorer and the Start menu, and kind of ignored everything else. Turns out my icons are there on the bottom and I can do the old Pin to … Read more
Learn to program with the Mimo app While purusing the App Store, I came across an interesting app called Mimo. Mimo is a learn to program app. I couldn’t resist, so here is a Mimo app review. Mimo Coding App Review Mimo is a learn to code app available on both the iOS App Store, … Read more
I haven’t really bothered to put down a permanent blog post, or anything, but I have spent the last few months fuming on Twitter about the sluggishness of my PC. At different points I have blamed either the Runtime Broker process, or the Windows Search Indexer. Sluggish PC Bogging Down Workflow My computer is just … Read more
Man, tricky computer problems are both what makes being a computer guy fun, and also what makes it so frustrating. Today’s issue — well, today’s and yesterday’s issue– was a tricky bug where when I tried to share a post from my WordPress blog to Facebook, it was giving me a 404 File Not Found … Read more
I’ve been working on various types of web development for years now. In that time, I’ve used several text editors, code editors, integrated development environments (IDE), or other software coding tools. Some of them I used by choice after hearing great things, others I was forced to use by clients who “use this tool.” My … Read more
So, I finally broke down and bought a MacBook Pro. I did it for two reasons. First, I had a little netbook a few years ago that I really liked, but the battery wouldn’t charge anymore and they wanted almost $100 for a new one. The only laptop I have left is a giant desktop … Read more
By now, you probably know that connecting to the internet over a public WiFi hotspot or other public wireless network can expose your browsing to various snooping efforts. In particular, such unencrypted open wireless networks allow others on the network to see things like usernames and passwords when logging into various websites or other services … Read more
Several years ago I bought a netbook. At the time, there was no iPad, there most certainly was no such thing as a Chromebook. There may have been the first iPhone, although I do not recall for certain. I liked my netbook. It was underpowered compared to other computers around, and certainly compared to other … Read more