With all due respect to Steven Wright ... I lost my #Apple #AirTag The Find My app points to the corner of a square closet with many jackets, sweaters and pants. Lots of pockets to search. And all the clothing bunched together muffles most of the sound. Ugh.

New topic just added to my Defensive Computing site - file backups. Its a short intro to the important concepts of backup, not a checklist. defensivecomputingchecklist.com/backup.php

So, 2 days ago I added a topic on Backup to my Defensive Computing site. Just the basics. An intro. Yesterday, it tripled in size. There is so much to know. defensivecomputingchecklist.com/backup.php

FYI. Just updated the Batteries topic on my Defensive Computing site defensivecomputingchecklist.com/batteries.php

This BEST VPN article from ZDNet is baloney zdnet.com/article/best-v… Any article recommending VPNs that does not include Mullvad is a scam

Get up to speed quickly on the many options for satellite communication here defensivecomputingchecklist.com/satellite.comm…

Interested in secure file storage (E2EE)? Then see this Bleeping Computer article on security issues bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/… and my summary defensivecomputingchecklist.com/SecureFileStor…

Like so many other companies, Synology wants to spy on their NAS customers to improve the user experience. Note that "No thanks" does not get a blue button.

Of the 50 states in the US, 7 will determine who gets elected President. Everyone knows them as the "battleground" states. Previously, they were "swing" states. The name change says something about the US. If only George Carlin were here to explain it.

The workers in Mexico were working on coding, according to a person with knowledge of the company. The move was met with outrage among the Trump Media staff, who accused its leadership of betraying their “America First” ideals, the person said. propublica.org/article/donald…

I cannot believe I risked my personal safety repeatedly for a country on the verge of voting itself into fascism. I don't regret my service - I just can't believe this is where we are. Legit speechless.

Batman fans: If you pay attention to the US federal government, you will no doubt think: The Penguin is now the Police Chief.

For the first 5 years of his new contract, Juan Soto is making $60,000,000/year. If he plays 150 games/year and bats 4 times/game -> $100,000 per at bat. Feels like a jump-the-shark moment. #baseball #mets #yankees #soto

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Those who claim expertise and then deride that which they have no understanding of. aka: More Fake Experts. More damage caused. Last few weeks I've seen a few posts of people criticizing Password Notebooks. I saw one fellow--a cybersecurity comedian--post how unbelievable and

Regulation is not coming to save you. Governments love that corporations spy on you. Because then they can get the data without a warrant. It’s the backdoor to the Fourth Amendment.

It appears Google is going full evil. We cannot update our browser extension.... because it has too many privacy features. Google for Developers Chrome for Developers wtf? This was a response to an appeal of an earlier rejection.

I got my hands on a TP-Link Omada access point, the EAP670. First impressions were not the best. routersecurity.org/tplink.omada.p…

November was a great month for Defensive Computing defensivecomputingchecklist.com/stats.php starting to see referrers from assorted AIs