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Personalized Spam Text

Howdy, I got this bit of text spam on my phone and I want to make you aware of it so you can see how clever they are: Hi Miguel, I'm Pressella, a PR consultant at Pathos Communic

Windows: Work Faster, Click Less

Never bothered to look too much for keyboard shortcuts on Windows, but I got the idea reading a discovery of a keyboard combination via Mastodon. Here are a few "one pagers" for Wi

Rclone, anyone?

Every Thanksgiving break, I take a stab at backing up one of my external USB hard drives to another. It takes forever since the drives are huge and data is traveling over a USB con

Autocrat Stalls on New Google Forms

If you've suffered anxiety over Autocrat stalling on Google Forms recently (and a lot of folks have, including me), you may be wondering, "What gives?" How could Autocrat, an amazi

Securing My Codes #Authentication #2FA

Every day, usually at the start of my day, I authenticate myself on the numerous online services I rely on. While I have dozens of usernames and password organized into personal an

eBook Audio Reader - MapleRead SE

Last month, I finally put money down (ouch) for an app to read ebooks on my iPhone. I hated to do it, having relied on free apps. But MapleRead SE ($7.99) promised to also read the

Data Backup Woes and Workaround

When I read this headline, I could only shake my head in dismay: [Windows 11 user has 30 years of 'irreplaceable photos and work' locked away in OneDrive and Microsoft's sile

Another Week on Manjaro Linux

Wow, it seems silly to write about the operating system one uses, but I have been so impressed with how fast, easy to use Manjaro Linux (KDE Plasma) has been to use. My journey sta

Exploring MX Linux

I have an old laptop (Alienware 15) that I got awhile back. With all the stuff going on about Windows 11 Recall, CoPilot, etc., I had been wanting to have one machine in my life th

Backing Up Wikipedia

The other day, I heard a news broadcast about Wikipedia getting unwanted attention from worrisome corners. I remarked to my wife, “It wouldn’t hurt to make a backup of Wikipedia an

Merging Text Files

I was a bit at a loss how to merge 22 different text files into one file. You see, I had a few PDF files that I converted to text files (I used Calibre). But I wasn't sure how to c

Share Visual Literacy with Adobe Express

Adobe Express empowers educators to model visual literacy. This free tool offers powerful image editing capabilities. Learn how to use it to teach students about interpreting, crea

Copy Selection as Markdown

Looking for some easy ways to get content into and out of AI chatbots? Learn to use Markdown. Here are some digital tools you may find helpful. If you are copying n pasting from an

World Password Day

Celebrate World Password Day with Password Guardian, a free educational game that teaches students how to create strong, secure passwords. One of my favorite television shows featu

Timelines Made Easy

Why not introduce students to the concept of creating timelines to document their adventures? Consider guiding them through crafting timelines of their recent experiences. Demonstr

Digital Tools for World Password Day

Explore and adopt digital tools to generate safe passwords and secure them from prying eyes. Be sure to [check out the TCEA TechNotes blog entry, World Password Day: A Free Ga

A Countdown Timer for Every Occasion #tcea #tceajmg

Keeping track of time can be a full time job for some students in a group. Why not make that job easier with a countdown timer? Even as an adult, when leading workshop sessions and

Get Your Digital Business Card

Looking for a quick and paper free way to share your info? Use one of these digital business card creation tools. Or make your own! [Read more](

Securely Back Up and Encrypt Data

It’s easy to see the massive cybersecurity threats facing schools as “not my problem.” That is, “What can I do to help protect sensitive data?” The answer is to protect your device