Lisa Laporte’s Blogs
Technology For Your Pets
We love our fur babies, and we want the very best for them. So why not give them the best gadgets money can buy? Here are a few things you might want to pick up for your pets that the world of technology has made possible. Automatic Feeders Photo Credit:...
How To Prevent Spear Phishing
In this article, I discussed what spear phishing is and the danger it poses to an individual’s or business’s private and confidential information. In short, it is someone who attempts to learn your day to day activities and then utilizes the information by emailing or...
What Is Spear Phishing?
As much as I would love to say that spear-phishing is a lake or ocean fishing expedition, it’s not. In the technological world, spear-phishing is a term used when someone is attempting to steal sensitive information, specifically from an individual. They do a...
Technology That Benefits Our Aging Population
Photo by Willian Justen de Vasconcellos on Unsplash Technology has given us many ways to make our lives both easier and more comfortable. One population, in particular, we often don’t think about, can also benefit greatly from technology, our aging population....
3 Tech Terms: Part 2
There are quite a few technical terms out there, so let’s continue to improve our tech vocabulary. Blockchain This is a technology that deals with data and who can see it. Basically it allows partners and other business entities to see data that is globally...
3 Tech Terms: Part 1
There are many in the tech space who throw acronyms around like they are speaking the language of the aliens, but some people have no clue what they even mean! And that’s ok. That’s why I am here to give a you little cheat sheet so that you can learn to speak “tech”...
How To Properly Disinfect Tech Devices
In the age of the COVID19, we have swan dived into hand washing, disinfecting wipes, and hopefully, deeper cleans in general. One of the absolutely necessary things that we tend to neglect is our tech devices. From keyboards and mice to smartphones and tablets, there...
How Tech Is Working Toward a Healthier Planet
The Industrial Era and its practices have brought us to a place where we have made the planet unhealthy. Fortunately, some people have been using new innovations to help save our earth and create a better place for future generations and the creatures that live within...
High Tech Coffee
Coffee has gotten some of us through the tumultuous times of late-night papers, early morning flights, and long afternoon meetings. It’s also ritualistic, making mornings feel complete so you can focus on the rest of your day. Whether you take it black, or full of...
5 Ways To Ensure Online Security When Working From Home
Until recently, most of us dreaded a daily commute to the office. As easy as it is to say that we would rather not be at work, office environments provide a space where people come together and collaborate on ideas. But there is something that workers often don't...