100% Employee Owned
PC Mover by Laplink (file transfer software)
Privacy researcher debunks Microsoft Edge’s free VPN marketing, says it’s “NOT a VPN” [Windows Latest]
AI Chatbot Safety Guardrails are a ‘Thin Veneer,’ New Study Finds [Bamboo HR]
Lawsuit: Google Gemini sent man on violent missions, set suicide “countdown” [Ars Technica]
Setting Up Web Filtering & Shielding for Home Computing (by Dennis)
Salt Typhoon Exploits Flaws in Edge Network Devices to Breach 600 Organizations Worldwide [Hacker News]
‘AI hallucinations’ case lands in hands of CT high court. Lawyers used computer generated details. [Hartford Courant]
Hackers found inside FBI wiretap and surveillance network [CyberNews]
Document Foundation urges EU to ditch Excel lock-in for cybersecurity law consultation [The Register]
Spyware disguised as emergency-alert app sent to Israeli smartphones [The Register]
Son of government contractor arrested after alleged $46M crypto heist from US Marshals [The Register]
Discord delays age verification rollout after privacy and surveillance backlash [Neowin]
Anthropic's new AI tool can write 67-year-old COBOL code, sending 115-year-old IBM's stock tumbling by 13% [Tom's Hardware]
Data in the Wild: 40% of Employee AI Use Involves Sensitive Info [Tech News World]
Ransomware payments cratered in 2025, but attacks surged to record highs [The Register]
Notebook LM (Google)
CarGurus data breach affects 12.5 million accounts [TechCrunch]
Setting Up Web Filtering & Shielding for Home Computing (Using OpenDNS)
Roku Users Need To Change These Privacy Settings Immediately [BGR]
Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 robot vacuums [Popular Science]
New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises [Ars Technica]
Burger King turns to AI to flame broil employees who aren't friendly enough [The Register]
Remote Quickbooks File Sharing Guide [ChatGPT]
RustDesk computer-sharing app (free)
AI-Generated Passwords Are Apparently Quite Easy to Crack [Gizmodo]
UMMC Shuts Clinics While it Grapples with Ransomware Attack [HIPAA Journal]
Best antivirus for Mac 2026: Security apps tested vs Apple Xprotect & Gatekeeper [Mac World]
Sophos Home for Mac OS (paid software)
ESET Home (security app for iPad/iPhone)
Ars Technica Retracts Story Featuring Fake Quotes Made Up By AI, About A Different AI That Launched A Weird Smear Campaign Against An Engineer Who Rejected Its Code (Seriously) [TechDirt]
Waymo is paying DoorDash drivers to close its self-driving car doors [KRLD-AM]
Accio Lawyers! Microsoft manager trained AI on pirated Potter books [PC World]
Copilot spills the beans, summarizing emails it's not supposed to read [The Register]
The Best Docking Stations for Windows Laptops in 2026 [PC Magazine]
Texas sues TP-Link over China links and security vulnerabilities [The Register]
Former 'Morning Edition' host accuses Google of stealing his voice for AI product [NPR]
The wild claims that might not be so wild after all about Chinese spy vapes [Cybernews]
Apple patches decade-old iOS zero-day, possibly exploited by commercial spyware [The Register]
Apple patches zero-day flaw that could let attackers take control of devices [Malwarebytes]
Security experts warn Discord age checks create 'identity honey pot' as teens find bypasses [Cybernews]
Microsoft Briefly Wipes Minecraft-Like Indie Game From Steam Over A Single Screenshot [Kotaku]
Anthropic promises its datacenters totally won't drive up your utility bill [The Register]
Report and reduce spam in iCloud Mail [Apple Support]
SpamGuard and email filters [AT&T Support]
Scammers Are Posing As Suffield Officials [Suffield PD via Facebook]
Aura Frames digital picture frames
Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) [Microsoft Support]
Setting Up Web Filtering & Shielding for Home Computing [Dennis's Tech Advice Site]
Here's how to disable Ring's creepy Search Party feature [Engadget]
Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest Unwittingly Reveal the Severity of the U.S. Surveillance State [Substack]
FBI stymied by Apple’s Lockdown Mode after seizing journalist’s iPhone [Ars Technica]
My personal Facebook account is suspended or disabled [Facebook Support]
Recover a Facebook Account [Facebook Support]
South Korean crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoin to users [CNBC]
Transfer files between your computer & Android device [Google Support]
The Best Wi-Fi Mesh Network Systems for 2026 [PC Magazine]
Flickr emails users about data breach, pins it on 3rd party [The Register]
No guarantees: Inside the biggest risks facing NASA's Artemis 2 crew [Mashable]
Supermarket sorry after facial recognition alert flags right criminal, wrong customer [The Register]
The College Board Is Banning Students From Using Smart Glasses During the SATs [Gizmodo]
Windscribe: Law Enforcement Seized One of Our VPN Servers [PC Magazine]
Hackers Leak 5.1 Million Panera Bread Records [Security Week]
Waymo admits robotaxis are “guided” by humans in the Philippines [Cybernews]
County pays $600,000 to pentesters it arrested for assessing courthouse security [Ars Technica]
OnlyOffice office suite (Microsoft Office alternative, free & open source)
How to Set Up OpenDNS FamilyShield on Windows 10/11 [Windows Forum]
US cyber defense chief accidentally uploaded secret government info to ChatGPT [Ars Technica]
LibreOffice office suite (Microsoft Office alternative, free & open source)
Brother HL-L2395DW driver download [Brother Support]
Fast.com broadband speed test (offered by Netflix)
Ookla broadband speed test
Peter Schiff Asks Michael Saylor What's Funding Dividend Payouts On Strategy's Preferred Stock: 'MSTR Is Losing Money' [Benzinga]
RAM is the new gold – why Costco is pulling memory from display PCs to halt a shoplifting surge [TechRadar]
File Explorer not previewing pdf files since 25H2 update [Microsoft Support]
File Explorer automatically disables the preview feature for files downloaded from the internet [Microsoft Support]
Bumble, Match, Panera Bread and CrunchBase hit by cyberattacks, Bloomberg News reports [Reuters]
Create admin user from command line in Windows [SuperUser]
ICS Devices Bricked Following Russia-Linked Intrusion Into Polish Power Grid [Security Week]
Automated FortiGate Attacks Exploit FortiCloud SSO to Alter Firewall Configurations [Hacker News]
New Britain ransomware attack disrupts city systems for days, FBI investigating [WFSB-TV]
Proton Mail Easy Switch
Microsoft’s Windows 11 ad accidentally promoted Google Chrome, then quietly edited after people noticed it [Windows Latest]
Microsoft Killed Off Windows 10 Support. Here's How to Get It Free for Another Year [PC Magazine]
Part 1: The deal that unlocked 100+ years of energy growth [Sealed]
What Verizon’s Frontier acquisition means for Connecticut customers [CT Insider]
Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL [The Verge]
Microsoft outage now 'resolved' — latest updates as 365, Outlook and Teams return [Tom's Guide]
Germany Forces Lexus to Remotely Kill Car Heating in Dead of Winter [Yahoo Autos]
Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops: reports [TechCrunch]
Message: WD NVMe disk isn't ready for this version of windows
Institute for Local Self Reliance
Windows 10 Consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU)
Turning Public Money into Amazon’s Profits
Galaxy Z TriFold suffers horrific defeat in durability test; there’s just more to break [9to5Google]
Check Admin Rights in Windows (ChatGPT-generated tutorial)
Restore Point Issue Fix (ChatGPT-generated tutorial)
Zadig (USB driver installation utility, for advanced users)
Most Parked Domains Now Serving Malicious Content [Krebs on Security]
Google is rolling out a new feature allowing users to change their Gmail address [CNBC]
Why Your iMessage Is Misbehaving and How to Fix It [Popular Mechanics] (article is dated, but may offer insights)
If you can't send or receive messages on your iPhone or iPad [Apple Support]
Manage spam and mailing lists in Yahoo Mail [Yahoo Support]
Waymo's San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crises [Reuters]
Merriam-Webster declares ‘slop’ its word of the year in nod to growth of AI [CNBC]
World’s largest shadow library made a 300TB copy of Spotify’s most streamed songs [Ars Technica]
Garmin autopilot lands small aircraft without human assistance [The Register]
How to Clear Cache and Cookies in Every Major Browser [LifeWire]
Google Voice Number Porting (scroll down to 'Port your mobile number to a personal Google Voice account') [Google Support]
Crypto-crasher Do Kwon jailed for 15 years over $40bn UST bust [The Register]
School security AI flagged clarinet as a gun. Exec says it wasn’t an error. [Ars Technica]
Google Takeout to download Google cloud data [Google Support]
Back up photos & videos on Android phones [Google Support]
Connect your Chromebook to a monitor [Google Support]
Back up and restore with Windows Backup [Microsoft Support]
Screen your calls before you answer them on Pixel phones [Google Support]
Call Blocking Tools and Resources [FCC]
Screen and block calls on iPhone [Apple Support]
Gen Z NYC crypto crook still living with dad busted for swiping $16M in jaw-dropping digital heist [New York Post]
North Korea-Linked Hackers Steal $2.02 Billion in 2025, Leading Global Crypto Theft [Hacker News]
Study links Amazon's algorithmic pricing with erratic, inflated costs for school districts [Engadget]
Exclusive: FTC probes Instacart's AI pricing tool, source says; shares drop [Reuters]
Same Cart, Different Price: Instacart’s Price Experiments Cost Families at Checkout [Groundwork Collaborative]
Welcome to Kindle Direct Publishing [Amazon]
Change your screen resolution and layout in Windows [Microsoft Support]
HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 downloads (scroll down to firmware update then Download)
'Computer Talk with TAB' as podcast at Audacy
Jim Rockford's answering machine messages
Rockford Files, 'The House on Wills Avenue' [IMDB]
The State Department reinstates an old font, in a typeface about-face [NPR]
Glitterbomb Series (going after porch pirates) [Youtube]
Scammer Payback Web site
Frank Abagnale Publications
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI [The Verge]
Code-formatters expose thousands of secrets from banks, govt, tech orgs [Bleeping Computer]
Parenting in a Tech World (Facebook group)
Proposed GUARD Act (S.3062)
These are toys to watch out for during the holiday season, experts say [CT Insider]
Bark parental Internet control services (use code WOW75 before 12/5/25 for $75 off)
Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how [TechRadar]
Zendesk users targeted as Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters spin up fake support sites [The Register]
FBI Reports $262M in ATO Fraud as Researchers Cite Growing AI Phishing and Holiday Scams [Hacker News]
Google Voice service
Can't sign in to your Google Account [Google Support]
Proton plans explained [Proton Support]
Transfer your files and settings to a new Windows PC [Microsoft Support]
Add or remove a recovery method [Yahoo Support]
Add two-step verification for extra security [Yahoo Support]
Roblox begins asking tens of millions of children to verify their age with a selfie [Engadget]
Educational Institutions Under Siege: New Haven Phishing Attack Highlights Growing Cybersecurity Crisis [Breached]
Education boards left gates wide open for PowerSchool mega-breach, say watchdogs [The Register]
Thousands of scam emails sent to New Haven Public Schools students [WTNH-TV]
Bitcoin’s earliest billionaire empties entire portfolio after market crash [The Street]
Cardano (ADA) Whale Records $6.2 Million Loss In Botched USDA Stablecoin Swap [ZyCrypto]
Cloudflare broke itself – and a big chunk of the Internet – with a bad database query [The Register]
Where does MacOS store remembered Wi-Fi Names? [Ask Different] (article is 10 years old)
CISA warns federal agencies to patch flawed Cisco firewalls amid ‘active exploitation’ across the US government [TechCrunch]
Drilling Down on Uncle Sam’s Proposed TP-Link Ban [Krebs on Security]
Rideshare giant moves 200 Macs out of the cloud, saves $2.4 million [The Register]
7 Port PCI USB Card Adapter (Startech.com)
After 2 Million AI Orders, Taco Bell Admits Humans Still Belong in the Drive-Thru [C|Net]
Did You Fall for This Deepfake Live Stream of Nvidia's CEO? [PC Magazine]
How do I set up OpenDNS on Windows 11 for a home router? (ChatGPT-generated)
AI videos of animals could be dangerous. Here’s how to spot them. [Popular Science]
Setup OpenDNS on Router (Copilot-generated)
Setup OpenDNS on Router (ChatGPT-generated)
Ransomed CTO falls on sword, refuses to pay extortion demand [The Register]
One of Russia’s first humanoid robots face-planted during its public debut [Business Insider]
You won’t believe the excuses lawyers have after getting busted for using AI [Ars Technica]
Individual Router Configurations (OpenDNS setup procedures for multiple routers) [via Wayback Machine]
The new iPhone feature that could make wallets obsolete [Popular Science]
Google Sues to Disrupt Chinese SMS Phishing Triad [Krebs on Security]
Thunderbird email client for Mac OS, Windows, & Linux
Download Windows 11 (click 'Download Now' button for Windows Upgrade Assistant) [Microsoft Support]
Getting rid of unwanted browser notifications (for multiple browsers) [ESET Support]
Move your iTunes library to another computer [Apple Support]
After Action Report: 2025 Statewide CyberIncident [State of Nevada GTO]
‘Winget’ software installer directory (aka ‘App Installer’)
Banks lend $18 billion for Oracle-tied data center project, Bloomberg News reports [Reuters]
'Big Short' investor Michael Burry is back with a bubble warning after 2 years of silence [Business Insider]
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show [Reuters]
Microsoft Azure challenges AWS for downtime crown [The Register]
Replacing a font by another in an Excel file [TMS Software]
AI bubble to deflate as enterprises defer spending to 2027 [The Register]
YouTube denies AI was involved with odd removals of tech tutorials [Ars Technica]
A massive 4TB SQL Server backup file belonging to global accounting giant Ernst & Young (EY) was discovered publicly accessible on Microsoft Azure. [Security Affairs]
Reputation.com exposes 120 million logs in major data leak [CyberNews]
Microsoft says it’s recovering after Azure outage took down 365, Xbox, and Starbucks [The Verge]
Connecticut Employers Receive Fraudulent Unemployment Claims [CBIA] (article from 2022, but still happening)
Acronis True Image drive imaging & backup
Scammers are impersonating local law enforcement [FTC]
Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 for Families (Web filtering on home networks)
Windows 11 supported Intel processors [Microsoft Support]
Peter Kelly-Detwiler Web site (energy consultant)
Get Windows 11 [Microsoft Support]
Enable TPM 2.0 on your PC [Microsoft Support]
Peter Kelly-Detwiler (energy consultant) on Linkedin
OpenDNS Test page (green check mark if it's set up)
HP Envy laptops
Reolink cameras
Gonetspeed Availability Check
Federal Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
Start your PC in safe mode in Windows (several methods) [Microsoft Support]
Community Phone (landline replacement)
How to Back Up and Restore Your Files, Apps, and Settings in Windows [PC Magazine]
Sign in with a passkey instead of a password for Google/Gmail [Google Support]
Turn on 2-Step Verification for Gmail/Google Account [Google Support]
Add or disable 2-step verification for extra security [AOL Support]
PC on the Fritz? How to Factory Reset a Windows Computer [PC Magazine]
NUC Mini PCs - All Models - Asus
Bitwarden password manager
2FA Directory - sites/services using 2FA/MFA
Multi-Factor Authentication: Who Has It and How to Set It Up [PC Magazine]
AT&T Home Internet service
Verizon Home Internet service
T-Mobile Home Internet service
Mobile Phone Recovery by Ontrack (formerly Kroll Ontrack)
How to use a two-factor security key [The Verge]
Which YubiKeys are right for me? [Yubico]
Computer Talk with TAB Listener Network [Facebook group]
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) [FBI]
FBI New Haven Office
Proton VPN service
Proton Mail secure email service
Ooma VoIP home phone service