Tag Archives: Internet

I’m Skeptical About SmugMug’s Acquisition of Flickr

Posted on April 21, 2018 by admin

I learned yesterday (April 20) that Flickr was acquired by another photography website, SmugMug.com. I’ve been a longtime user and subscriber to Flickr. I’ve seen Flickr go through several, often upsetting changes over the years. Acquisition by Yahoo.com. Sold off … Continue reading →

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8tracks.com Reinstates Unlimited Free Streaming

Posted on April 4, 2018 by admin

I’ve long been a user/member of the streaming mix site 8tracks.com. The service put a one-hour cap per day on free streaming in 2016. Today the streaming limitations were lifted and now anyone can listen to audio streams on 8tracks.com … Continue reading →

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AOL to Discontinue Instant Messenger

Posted on October 6, 2017 by admin

I can’t remember the last time I used AOL Instant Messenger. Today in email I got the following notice: Dear AIM user, We see that you’ve used AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) in the past, so we wanted to let you … Continue reading →

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Surveillance Video Interview with Edward Snowden

Posted on April 8, 2015 by admin

HBO’s John Oliver’s topic on this video is “Surveillance” and online privacy. It is quite an entertaining interview deeply mired in some troubling facts that have been revealed by Edward Snowden,  a former system administrator who leaked classified NSA documents to … Continue reading →

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Be Careful When Accessing Public WiFi

Posted on August 1, 2013 by admin

Places like Safeway offer patrons access to a public wifi network. My workplace IT department recently issued this memo regarding access to public wifi systems. It is good advice that goes beyond my workplace and something you should think about. … Continue reading →

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