Stuck with Your Technology?

Explore Your Tech Mindset

I was recently interviewed by my friend and colleague Roxanne Ramoutar-Deerhodge on her radio program. We discussed a wide range of topics – largely focused on technology and the mindset traps that people often have with tech tools.   You can hear the conversation via the following link: Chet Davis Interview on Authentic Living with […]

 In today’s Tech Quick Tip Chet Davis – Your Technology Tutor teaches you how to – in today’s Quick Tech Tip Chet shares how to quickly and easily set-up and move between multiple websites on both your computer and your iPhone.

Security and your Personal Technology

Podcast - Staying Safe While Using Your Tech

This past week I was interviewed by a long-time friend, Bob Skidmore, who writes a monthly column and is known as “The Gadgeteer”.  Bob now hosts a Podcast called Conversations with the Gadgeteer and I was pleased to be his first guest!  Join us in the audio program as we discuss security and safety using […]

Sony’s Camera Firmware Updater (computer software) may expose security risks

Petapixel.com
2/1/2018

To update the software for your hardware, like cameras or even DVD Players, etc – something called Firmware – companies either have you update the camera directly or provide software you download onto your computer and then connect that device to your computer for updating your device.   According to an aritlce on Petapixel.com this week – a security expert cautions folks with Sony cameras about the potential security risks that are inherent with the way Sony’s camera firmware updater might affect your computer.

A MIDI Controlled ring that allows musicians to provide music effects.

From CES 2018 (Consumer Electronics Show) held in Las Vegas there is always new and innovative technology on show.  One of these that caught my eye this week is called Enhancia.  It’s a ring you wear on your finger, that is connected to a hub that integrates with an electronic instrument, like an electronic keyboard.  The musician can move their hand with the ring on it to affect the musical notes they’re playing. See the video for a sample where you can see the keyboard player moves the ring to cause vibrato in the notes.  Pretty amazing stuff – the company announced they will launch a Kickstarter campaign this Spring with an estimated price of $250-$400 US.

Mind your body position while computing…

I didn't last week and paid the price big time!

Some six months ago I shared some thoughts about your body position while using a computer, in a video I called Easy Ergonomics.  Last week I was working many hours on a video for a family friend, one day with some 5 hours editing on my laptop computer.  Not necessarily a problem by itself but […]

Beware: Tech Support Scam via Telephone

The cure is worse than the (fake) problem

In today’s Tech Tip Chet Davis shares caution about acting on a telephone call that suggests you’ve been hacked. Usually, this is a fraudulent call that causes you to act in a way that provides personal info to a cyber thief.      

In today’s Tech Tip Chet Davis – Your Technology Tutor teaches you how to print a Word document without the annoying code fields – if you’re printing a document with web links and it says HYPERLINK on your page, Chet shows you how to turn that off!

In today’s Tech Tip Chet provides an understanding of Ransomware, malicious software that can be embedded on your computer and then eitehr locks up your comptuer or encrypts your data, with a demand for payment for releasing your computer or data. This is preventable – Chet outlines the steps to help avoid this tech disaster.
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