Lisa Laporte’s Blogs
3 Types Of Protection You Want While Shopping Online
The pandemic has certainly changed many of our purchasing habits, and with the approaching holidays, we will continue to do more online shopping than ever before. Before you start though, you should know that shopping online isn’t always super safe. It’s important to...
Keyboards Galore!
Most of us buy a computer and use the keyboard that comes with it without a second thought. The end. But there is actually an amazing market out there with keyboards that may appeal specifically to you! Maybe you spilled a glass of wine on your keyboard and you need...
Tablet, Laptop, or Desktop?
There are a ton of devices out there, but what’s the best device for you? Some personal tech can be reasonably priced, but how do you decide what to spend your money on? Hopefully, this article will help you make that decision. Tablets These babies have a lot...
Protect Your Online Privacy
We often think about cybersecurity as something that is more important for businesses, but truly it is just as vital to individuals. You should always be looking for new ways to protect yourself online as your presence there is constantly at risk. Here are a few great...
3 Tech Terms: Part 3 – The “Not Food” Version
Oftentimes we hear tech terms thrown around with ease, but we aren’t entirely sure of their true meaning. We might understand that a phone or a computer needs a “chip”, but we may not know exactly what it does. In 3 Tech Terms: Part 3, we are going to look at 3...
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...