Category Archives: Internet/Social Media

How To Buy Antivirus Software

Posted on 9 June 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

I wrote a whole series of reviews and how-tos on antivirus software for U.S. News 360 Reviews. Here is the list of reports. How to Buy Antivirus Software How Does Antivirus Software Work? Cheapest Antivirus Software of 2020 Cheapest Antivirus … Continue reading →

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5G’s Historically Bizarre Rollout

Posted on 1 June 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

Technology rollouts are often messy. Multiple vendors propose competing (and often incompatible) variations in the hope of capturing the golden ticket to new market dominance. Entrenched interests campaign, lobby against or even legally threaten their eventual replacement. Technology misunderstanding or … Continue reading →

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Our Video Chatting New Normal

Posted on 2 May 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

Odds are, over the last two months or so, you’ve Zoomed, Skyped, FaceTimed, Webexed, Housepartied or Hangout-ed—likely more times than your combined lifetime total of video chatting. And when you aren’t video chatting, you’re watching someone else video chatting on … Continue reading →

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Telehealth Apps Make Dental Care More Affordable and Convenient

Posted on 18 December 2019 by Stewart Wolpin

What do many people fear more than a dentist? A dentist’s bill. That’s particularly true for many older Americans. According to a National Health Interview Survey, in 2017 less than a third of adults 65 and older had dental insurance. … Continue reading →

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How To Overcome Consumer Smart Home Compatibility/Security Concerns

Posted on 26 October 2019 by Stewart Wolpin

Just how private are voice-activated smart speakers? Just how secure is footage captured by Wi-Fi cameras? Just how compatible – and smart – are smart homeproducts?  These are just a few questions retailers trying to sell fancy new smart home products … Continue reading →

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Should You Care About Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency?

Posted on 20 June 2019 by Stewart Wolpin

What is cryptocurrency and, by extension, Facebook’s proposed Libra cryptocurrency, announced earlier this week? And should you care? The whole idea of cryptocurrencies is a bit alien, just like once upon a time credit cards and paper money were. But cryptocurrency … Continue reading →

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Solving The Mobile Payments/POS Dilemma

Posted on 30 May 2019 by Stewart Wolpin

Apple Pay. Samsung Pay. Google Pay. Walmart Pay. Alipay. WhatsApp Pay. Retailers still recovering from the trauma of updating to mandated EMV chip-reading POS terminals are now being pestered to accept an increasing number of mobile and contactless payment systems … Continue reading →

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Wi-Fi 6 Routers: The best internet connection you can buy today

Posted on 31 January 2019 by Stewart Wolpin

A new age of speedy wireless internet connectivity is upon us, thanks to not only the possibly over-hyped 5G (mass rollout of which is not really due until next year) but the next generation Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ax, aka Wi-Fi 6. … Continue reading →

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50 Years Ago, Doug Engelbart’s Mother of All Demos Changed Personal Computing Tech Forever

Posted on 9 December 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

² Imagine someone demonstrating a jet plane 15 years before Kitty Hawk. Imagine someone demonstrating a smartphone 15 years before the first cellular networks were even launched. Imagine someone demonstrating a controlled nuclear chain reaction 15 years before Einstein formulated … Continue reading →

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Bad Wi-Fi? How To Choose Between an Extender and Mesh

Posted on 21 November 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

Most of us are, at one time or another, likely unhappy with our home Wi-Fi. Netflix buffers too often. Skype or FaceTime connections are blurry, and an online game stalls as a roommate streams video. Wi-Fi reception is great in … Continue reading →

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