Internet in the Palm of your Hand

Have you ever been someplace where your iPad, tablet, or laptop won’t connect to the Internet like it does at home? I’ll explain why Internet is not everywhere and what you can do to get your device connected when you’re not at home.

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“Hobbit” Trails To You…

In L.A.,  this would be “Wil-Shire Boulevard.” 

At For the Love of Nike, Jennifer takes us on a photographic tour of Hobbiton — the land of the hobbits as filmed in The Lord of the Rings — in Matamata, New Zealand.

via One Travel Destination to Rule Them All — Discover

Support your local shop on Saturday November 25th!

With all the “Occupy Wall Street” protests across America and people generally tired of seeing the gap between the 99% and the 1% getting wider, here’s something you can do that will hit the 1% where it hurts — in their pockets!

What You Can Do for Net Neutrality Day, Wednesday July 12th

Explains what is Net Neutrality & what you can do for Net Neutrality Day, Wednesday July 12th.

Weekend Windows Attacks Can Hold Your Data for Ransom

The WannaCrypt (called WannaCry if your become a victim) has caused world wide panic. Here’s how to protect yourself.

The Attraction Between Cats & Computers

Photo courtesy of Brian Ashcraft, http://kinja.com/brianashcraft

First, take a look at some videos of some funny, cute computer cats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD8-fdhVah4

Humans have always wondered about cats and computers. So much so, a Japanese site, http://news.MyNavi.jp, actually did research to find that reason. You can read their “findings” (in English) and “solutions”:

• http://kotaku.com/5991046/why-cats-love-sitting-on-keyboards
• http://news.petmeds.com/news/pet-training/keyboard-cats-why-are-cats-drawn-to-the-computer-keyboard/

Let me let you in on two little secrets:  One: We just hate it when you ignore us. Before there were computers, you humans would read newspapers and books. And what did we do? We would walk across your paper and spread ourselves out covering all the paper! And it’s not just sitting on a laptop–I will curl up in my humans arms while she’s typing, walk across her keyboards, and my paws can do some amazing swiping on a touchscreen. We cats believe that you humans read too much–you should just sit down and watch videos and reality-shows, so we can sit on your laps.

Two: We’re still holding a grudge with you buying flat-screen TVs!  Since the first televisions of the 1930’s, generations of cats happily snoozed on top of those warm, boxy cathode-ray sets.  Now, all we find are those skinny TVs in our houses. Do you know how hard it is to sit on one of those?! Since you took away our nice warm TV-watching spot, guess what? Your lap is now our new TV spot!

Now let me squeeze myself between my human and her keyboard!

~The Computer Cat

Cats Are Going Out to Vote Today!

“Paws up” to Haute Spotter on Pintrest

I voted!  Will you?

~ Computer Cat