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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 16, 2024 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex …
The Internet Archives Blog, November 4, 2024. The following Q&A between writer Caralee Adams and journalist Philip Bump of The Washington Post is part of our Vanishing Culture series, highlighting the power and importance of preservation in our digital age. Read more essays online or download the full report now. Philip Bump is a columnist for The Washington Post based in New …
“Poverty, disease, hunger, climate change, war, existential risks, and inequality: The world faces many great and terrifying problems. It is these large problems that our work at Our World in Data focuses on. Thanks to the work of thousands of researchers around the world who dedicate their lives to it, we often have a good …
“Streamin [available for countries around the world] is your ultimate streaming guide, designed to help you discover where to watch any movie or TV show across all your favorite streaming platforms. Easily search for any title to see its availability, or set up alerts to be notified as soon as it’s ready to stream. Get …
Proton VPN Blog: “A 502 bad gateway error is one of the most common error codes you’re likely to see when a web page won’t load. This could be due to DNS issues, geo-restrictions, or other issues discussed in this article, where we explain what the error means and explore possible ways to fix it. …
Wired – unpaywalled: “The most popular writers on Substack earn up to seven figures each year primarily by persuading readers to pay for their work. The newsletter platform’s subscription-driven business model offers creators different incentives than platforms like Facebook or YouTube, where traffic and engagement are king. In theory, that should help shield Substack from …
MakeUseOf: “Buying a new Wi-Fi router isn’t enough to boost your network on its own. To make the most of your Wi-Fi, you need to ensure that you’re getting the best range, signal, and frequency. Thankfully, a handy mobile app will get you up and running in no time…”
The Verge: “Google has added some new travel and shopping features to Maps that aim to make it easier to find local products and stay on time during busy periods. Starting today, Maps now allows users to search for items like home goods, clothing, and electronics, and find stores nearby that sell them — a …
Gizmodo: “Just about everyone knows at this point that it’s important to use a strong password. But that hasn’t stopped a lot of people from using the dumbest passwords imaginable. NordPass just published its annual lists of the most popular easy-to-crack passwords, and there are quite a few bad ones, as well as some head-scratchers. …
How to Geek: “When I talk to people about my CD-collecting habits, they often remark that if they bought a CD, they wouldn’t have a way to listen to it. Their car and PC don’t have disc drives, they’ve ditched their DVD player for a streaming stick, and rather than a boombox they have a …
Literacy Data and its impact on the Nation Illiteracy has become such a serious problem in our country that 130 million adults are now unable to read a simple story to their children 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2022 54% of adults have a literacy below 6th grade level 45 million …
Pew Research – “Many Americans use social media to connect with one another, engage with news content, share information and entertain themselves. Explore the patterns and trends shaping the social media landscape. Which social media platforms are most common? YouTube and Facebook are the most-widely used online platforms. Half of U.S. adults say they use …
