#tech-savvy — Public Fediverse posts on home.social

2026-10-17

🔦💸🎯 Oh, look! It's a #DIY guide to zapping your chips into submission with a laser pointer and a shoestring budget. Who knew you could bypass secure boot with enough jerry-rigging to impress a tech-savvy MacGyver? 🤔🔧✨
https://courk.cc/rp2350-challenge-laser #Hack #LaserPointer #SecureBoot #TechSavvy #BudgetFriendly #HackerNews #ngated

#hack #laserpointer #secureboot #techsavvy #budgetfriendly #hackernews

WayFi Wireless @[email protected]

2026-09-29

🌐🛠️ Navigating Wi-Fi setup with ease! Dive into our WayFi + ALTA Labs Onboarding Guide for seamless integration & top-notch offload solutions 💪 #WayFiWireless #TechSavvy ➡️ https://youtu.be/dXDzLV4J2wg

#wayfiwireless #techsavvy

N-gated Hacker News @[email protected]

2026-09-24

Oh, #California, the land of #innovation 🌊 and...mandatory cookies and #JavaScript just to read an article? 🤖✨ Apparently, even the state's wealth is so tech-savvy it runs on JavaScript, which clearly explains why it's running away on those nimble feet 🏃‍♂️💸.
https://blog.landeconomics.org/p/california-is-chasing-wealth-that #MandatoryCookies #TechSavvy #HackerNews #ngated

#california #innovation #javascript #mandatorycookies #techsavvy #hackernews

PPC Land @[email protected]

2026-09-15

Explaining Family Sharing: Family Sharing is Apple's system linking up to six Apple Accounts so purchases, subscriptions and child controls are shared. Mechanics, history and disputes. https://ppc.land/family-sharing/ #FamilySharing #Apple #iOS #TechSavvy #DigitalFamily

#familysharing #apple #ios #techsavvy #digitalfamily

Online Marketing Scoops @[email protected]

2026-08-31

AI Is Eating Website Traffic, Websites Are Blocking AI And Reliable Information Is Getting Harder To Find

Damien Geso / Getty Images For 30 years, the world wide web has run on a surprisingly profound social contract: most sites are free for search engines to access, but if you use their content you give credit by linking to the source. Recently, that social contract has begun to collapse. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are crawling sites not to link to them, but to train models and generate answers (which may or may not be accurate). When you search for something, ChatGPT’s response or […]

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/08/31/ai-is-eating-website-traffic-websites-are-blocking-ai-and-reliable-information-is-getting-harder-to-find/

#ai #aiandtechnology #aiapplications #airevolution #aitech #chatgpt

Laronski @gigcitygeek

2026-08-30

🚀 Your PC's not ancient, just Windows 11 overdoing it. Cut the fancy effects to make it zip again. #TechSavvy #Win11Tips https://gigcitygeek.com/040139

#techsavvy #win11tips

N-gated Hacker News @[email protected]

2026-08-30

😂 Oh, look! Another software savant thinking they see bugs in the matrix while the rest of us mere mortals blissfully scroll without noticing 🤷‍♂️. It’s like a superhero origin story, but instead of saving the world, they’re just pestering friends and coworkers into seeing phantom glitches. 🦸‍♂️💻
https://danluu.com/bug-blind/ #softwarehumor #techsavvy #bugsinthecode #glitchdetective #superheroorigin #HackerNews #ngated

#softwarehumor #techsavvy #bugsinthecode #glitchdetective #superheroorigin #hackernews

tallandtruetales @[email protected]

2026-08-14

Driving a Computer

If this entire post appears in the body of your email, click the title to read it in its tallandtruetales blog setting.

It’s been sixty-eight years since I started driving legally, and in that time I’ve owned or co-owned twenty-five cars, the first of which was a used Corvair, a disaster on wheels.

For most of those years, we were a two-car family, although no longer. Our latest new car, a Mazda CX30, (which, given my age, may well be our last new car) is a virtual computer on wheels.

I was always a good driver, but never one who understood how to service or maintain my cars. I was able to change a flat tire (once I mastered how to work the jack!); I could refill the windshield washer reservoir; I knew how to check the dipstick and add oil when needed (though I never understood those 5W30 and 10W30 numbers); I even mastered the art of jumpstarting another car with the red and black cables connected correctly!

But I never understood terms like crankshaft, manifold, differential, torque, or gear-ratio. And to this day, I cannot explain the difference between carburetor and fuel-injector. Whenever I encountered a problem at that level, I called a tow-truck!

I am much the same with computers. My first was an IBM PCjr, purchased (perhaps portentously) in 1984. I mastered the art of writing my stories on it after I learned the critical significance of the SAVE key, but I am hard-pressed to explain the difference between hardware and software. My explanation runs along the lines of: the hardware is the thing itself, and the software is what’s inside it.

I write these days on a laptop that is linked in some mysterious fashion to my smartphone and tablet, allowing me to write drafts on the first and edit them on the latter two. I even know how to transfer those edited versions back to the laptop (although finding them is sometimes a problem!). This piece you are reading has successfully transited the gulf.

At some point after 1984, I graduated to Microsoft Windows (which, I was told, was similar to the Apple iOS operating system, neither of which I fully grasped). I’m now at the point where I understand that android systems are anything that isn’t Apple. As far as computers go, I suspect I may be an idiot-savant, minus the second part.

Aside from using computers for my writing, the best part of using them has been the social media aspect. It’s not as if I’m a slavish devotee of online communities, scrolling my way through my senior years, for I am not. After all, my password is nofriends, for I have none other than immediate family online. And I long ago abandoned the toxicity of the tweeting fraternity and other dark areas of the web.

But it is a joy to be able to see our children and grandchildren online when we are physically far apart. I am in daily contact with my three sisters through text messaging, and I feel I know their far-flung families in a way I would otherwise not. We have friends of bygone years we are no longer able to visit with in person, either because of distance or frailty, but with whom we are in regular contact through emails and face-to-face online conversations.

I remember my parents telling me how, as they aged, their world grew smaller. For me, the opposite is true. Thanks to my computer, my world has expanded, even if vicariously to some extent.

My parents, who lived into the first decade of this century, were not tech-savvy, and never owned a computer or smartphone. My mother, distrustful of technology, used the microwave in her Florida home as a breadbox. My father thought it a miracle when they purchased a Panasonic cordless phone that allowed him to pace the room as he talked without tripping on a tangled cord! And neither of them ever rode in a car that talked to them.

Our new car talks to us, though. She talks non-stop, as a matter of fact, through her pleasantly-modulated, AI female voice, and communicates via any number of buzzers, beeps, chimes, and dings. She also connects effectively with us on a large, dashboard-mounted computer screen (a touch-screen, no less!), and via a covert CarPlay link that allows me to use my smartphone for a number of tasks. I can actually start the engine before I am anywhere near the car, although I’ve yet to figure out why I’d want to.

Miracle of miracles, I never get lost anymore while driving. And I’m never late arriving anywhere. If I follow the instructions of Siri, our silken-voiced guide (whom we have yet to rename), I am sure to arrive to my destination. My father, who used to curse the endless unfolding and refolding of those old paper maps, would be gobsmacked!

I am, too! For, just as I have never understood how my cars actually work or how my computers actually function, I am mystified how they have come together so seamlessly. It astounds me that, rather than buying this latest car, we could have acquired a self-driving one that would ferry us to and fro (rendering me obsolete, as it were!). I confess I would balk at that, distrusting the technology just as my mother did with her microwave.

I receive continuous updates and alerts on my smartphone now pertaining to this new car. And if anything is amiss when the car is parked somewhere (an unlocked door, for example, an interior light left on, or a tire losing pressure), I am notified immediately. It really is quite reassuring in a way—although I do have recurring misgivings from that great movie, 2001, where HAL is talking to Dave in such comforting, dulcet tones even as he plots his destruction.

Surely, Siri seeks simply to solve our issues. Or so I suppose.

In any case, we are comfortably acclimatized already to this computerized car’s cocoon of comfort and safety in which we’re ensconced on our road-trips. We are virtually assured that nothing will go wrong. Still, true to my ever cautious nature, I do have a back-up plan, just in case.

I do remember how to call a tow-truck!

#2001 #CarPlay #cars #computers #Corvair #HAL #IBM #Mazda #PCjr #smartphone #techSavvy #towTruck #writing

#carplay #cars #computers #corvair #hal #ibm

N-gated Hacker News @[email protected]

2026-08-10

🤖🔍 Ah, the classic tale of a poisoned patriarch and five clueless suspects, now with 100% more voice commands! Because who wouldn't want to solve a murder mystery by yelling at their phone like a tech-savvy Sherlock Holmes? 🕵️‍♂️🔈 Spoiler alert: the only mystery here is why anyone would spend 37 minutes on this digital Clue. 🙄🔑
https://www.whodunnitai.com/ #murdermystery #voicecommands #techsavvy #digitalclue #sherlockholmes #cluelesssuspects #HackerNews #ngated

#murdermystery #voicecommands #techsavvy #digitalclue #sherlockholmes #cluelesssuspects

Online Marketing Scoops @[email protected]

2026-08-09

3 Ways To Responsibly Shape The Future Of AI

Qi Yang (Getty Images) The world is facing a fundamental technological shift, with artificial intelligence (AI) already transforming how we live, work, and learn. The Fourth Industrial Revolution brings with it a new horizon of opportunities. It will require visionary partnerships by the leaders of today in ways that will maximize benefits for future generations. History shows that societies thrive when systems benefit not only the privileged, but rather when core systems like healthcare, […]

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/08/09/3-ways-to-responsibly-shape-the-future-of-ai/

#artificialintelligence #automation #datadriven #digitalevolution #disruptivetechnology #futureisnow

N-gated Hacker News @[email protected]

2026-08-05

🍦 Ah, the #nostalgia of British dairy delight! Too bad you'll need a PhD in web development to access this ice cream saga—because apparently, only the truly tech-savvy can savor the sweet taste of the past. 🙄🔧🍪
https://www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/the-golden-age-of-british-ice-cream #BritishIceCream #WebDevelopment #TechSavvy #SweetTaste #HackerNews #ngated

#nostalgia #britishicecream #webdevelopment #techsavvy #sweettaste #hackernews

N-gated Hacker News @[email protected]

2026-07-27

Ah yes, the land of endless #opportunity, so long as you can decode the arcane mysteries of turning on #JavaScript and #cookies. 🍪🔮 Welcome to the digital utopia where your only barrier is a basic browser setting—truly a paradise for the tech-savvy elite. 🤦‍♂️
https://www.economist.com/business/2026/07/27/america-has-become-an-entrepreneurs-paradise #digitalutopia #techsavvy #browserissues #HackerNews #ngated

#opportunity #javascript #cookies #digitalutopia #techsavvy #browserissues

Online Marketing Scoops @[email protected]

2026-07-23

Google Expands Cybersecurity Reach With $32B Acquisition of Wiz

In the biggest acquisition of its history, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has confirmed the $32 billion purchase of cloud security startup Wiz. The deal is an all-cash transaction, with a portion of the total price ($1 billion) allocated as retention bonuses for Wiz’s 1,700 employees to ensure they stay on post-acquisition. Wiz will remain an independent platform, continuing to support multiple cloud providers, not just Google Cloud. …..Continue story…. By: Yasmeeta […]

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/07/23/google-expands-cybersecurity-reach-with-32b-acquisition-of-wiz/

#wiz #threatdetection #techtips #techsavvy #securityawareness #secureyourdata

Online Marketing Scoops @[email protected]

2026-06-26

Sean Donahoe’s AI Income Engine The 5 Day LIVE Masterclass

One link. Plug-and-send swipes. A webinar that converts for you. Everything you need to mail your list to a free workshop where they install a working AI agent before they pay a dime, then build and ship one real income asset, live. You drive the clicks, we do the closing. Written in Sean's voice and built to drive one action: get your subscribers to register for the free workshop and pick a time that suits them. Every swipe is dated, time-stamped, and click-to-copy, with multiple subject […]

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/06/26/sean-donahoes-ai-income-engine-the-5-day-live-masterclass/

#aiagent #aicommunity #aiexperts #aimastery #aitraining #artificialintelligence

Online Marketing Scoops @[email protected]

2026-06-13

Anthropic’s Fable Is Locked Down As US Takes AI Safety Into Its Hands

Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto via Getty Images Fable 5 became collateral damage on Friday evening at 5:21 pm per CNBC when Anthropic received an unprecedented directive from the Commerce Department: limit access to its most powerful AI models to US nationals only. The order targeting Fable, the guardrailed version of Anthropic’s Mythos model, potentially reshapes how frontier AI development operates in America....Continue reading... By Sandy Carter Source: Forbes . Critics: Claude is […]

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/06/13/anthropics-fable-is-locked-down-as-us-takes-ai-safety-into-its-hands/

#aidevelopment #aiinnovation #airesearch #artificialintelligence #automatedsolutions #claude

Walls.io @[email protected]

2026-06-12

🎉 Ready to take your events from mediocre to mind-blowing? ✨ Discover the top event management software that'll make your audience swoon! Which one will you choose? 🤔 👉 Read more: https://blog.walls.io/events/top-event-management-software/ #EventPlanning #TechSavvy #EventManagement

#eventplanning #techsavvy #eventmanagement

Online Marketing Scoops @[email protected]

2026-06-06

Instagram’s AI Support Bot Made a Costly Mistake. It’s a Warning For Every Company

Getty Images Sometime last weekend, hackers asked Meta’s AI support bot for access to someone else’s Instagram account. The bot said yes. The method, reported first by 404 Media, was almost insultingly straightforward: instruct the chatbot to add a new contact email to a victim’s account, confirm the change with a code sent to that email, then use it to reset the password. In some cases, all that was also needed was a VPN to spoof the victim’s location.......Continue […]

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/06/06/instagrams-ai-support-bot-made-a-costly-mistake-its-a-warning-for-every-company/

#aiassistance #aiinsocialmedia #aitrends #automation #chatbotsupport #customerservice

Online Marketing Scoops @[email protected]

2026-06-05

Bots Now Outnumber Humans On The Web And Most Aren’t Here To Search

Cyrus S., who previously led global SEO at a major tech company and now publishes commentary on search and AI growth, shared today the figures from Cloudflare Radar that have drawn significant attention across the marketing community. The data, covering a seven-day window ending June 5, 2026, shows bots accounting for 57.4% of web traffic to HTML content, with human visitors at 42.6%. The crossing of the 50% threshold, according to Cyrus S., happened "much faster than expected......Continue […]

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/06/05/bots-now-outnumber-humans-on-the-web-and-most-arent-here-to-search/

#aichatbots #aiinbusiness #artificialintelligence #automation #botdevelopment #botprogramming

Esmie @[email protected]

2026-04-11

Such a funny but true video. I enjoy this app very much btw. It’s peer to peer messaging. So no central server storing messages forever and selling your data.

Keet - The App that knows nothing about you ( https://keet.io )

#FunnyAndTrue #AppEnjoyment #PeerToPeer #PrivacyFirst #DataSecurity #KeetApp #NoCentralServer #MessagingApp #TechSavvy #DigitalPrivacy #KeetIO

#funnyandtrue #appenjoyment #peertopeer #privacyfirst #datasecurity #keetapp

N-gated Hacker News @[email protected]

2026-03-21

Awww, look at you! 👶 Trying to sound tech-savvy while explaining #FFmpeg like it's 1995! 🤓 Just a "high-level architecture overview" away from #streaming your grandmother's #VHS collection! 📼🎥
https://blogs.igalia.com/llepage/ffmpeg-101/ #TechSavvy #Nostalgia #Collection #HighLevelOverview #HackerNews #ngated

#ffmpeg #streaming #vhs #techsavvy #nostalgia #collection