Top 10 ways to strengthen your personal online security

Most of us have a home network with multiple electronic devices, along with hundreds of online accounts and credentials. These tips will help you strengthen your personal online security by helping you better secure your devices and credentials. Strong Passwords Stronger passwords are long and have high entropy (users lowercase, uppercase, numbers, and punctuation). Use …

Sprint still doesn’t support the 463 (IND) area code

The 463 area code entered service on March 15, 2016, as an overlay of the 317 area code that was already assigned to the Indianapolis area. More than two years later, Sprint still doesn’t offer 463 phone numbers. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_codes_317_and_463 The Indiana Regulatory Commission announced that area code 463 would be added in 2016 as …

My Favorite Podcasts in 2011

I listen to a lot of podcasts. At most times, you will find my iPhone and a pair of bluetooth headphones (I have an like Jaybird’s Sportsband and Freedom headphones) either on my person or near me. I also listen to most podcasts at double-speed. On average, I listen about three hours a day, consuming …

SMS Spam

Late last night and early this morning I received two unwanted SMS text messages from phone number (949) 394-3052 and (949) 228-5584 bearing the same message: IRS ALERT! New gov’t program REDUCES BACK TAXES up to 70 percent, removes liens, garnish, levies. To qualify: REPLY: “IRS” (free, private consult) This isn’t my first encounter with …