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Top websites for surviving COVID-19

Mar 25, 2020 03:34PM ● By Adam Cochran

Many of you are reading this column from your homes this month. Maybe you’re reading it on the BEACON’s website for the first time. Along w...

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How to decipher journalism from hoax in the internet age

Mar 25, 2020 01:50PM ● By Adam Cochran

Over the years, I have survived threats of nuclear war, several end-of-the-world predictions, and at least five plagues. Somehow, everyone I...

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You have zero privacy. Get over it.

Mar 03, 2020 10:57AM ● By Adam Cochran

Scott McNealy, co-founder and former CEO of Sun Microsystems, famously told a group of reporters, “You have zero privacy anyway…Get over it!...

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Downgrade me, please!

Jan 28, 2020 12:20PM ● By Arthur Vidro

Companies are constantly evolving, changing what they do and how they do it. Typically, they explain that every change they make is to help ...

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6 essential apps for travelers

Jan 28, 2020 11:19AM ● By Adam Cochran

Even though it’s not yet travel season, familiarizing yourself with these technology travel apps long before you travel can help give you pe...

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How to avoid subscription fatigue in 2020

Jan 06, 2020 03:29PM ● By Adam Cochran

Believe it or not, binging and purging is a healthy and safe way to achieve some of the most common New Year’s resolutions (I’m not talking ...

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Watch out for these new scams

Oct 29, 2019 10:58AM ● By Karen Telleen-Lawton

I regret there will never be a shortage of scams. This morning’s news featured a real estate scam that robbed a single mother of the money s...

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When to upgrade your technology

Oct 29, 2019 10:34AM ● By Adam Cochran

I am a fairly religious person, but my most radical conviction is that I don’t believe in obsolete technology. And I certainly don’t subscri...

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8 things you need to know before replacing your computer

Jul 31, 2019 11:00AM ● By Adam Cochran

Back-to-School season is typically the best time to get the best deal on a computer, even if you aren’t the one going back to school. If you...

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400 channels with nothing on?

Aug 31, 2018 10:45PM ● By Adam Cochran

Watching television is likely the most popular pastime of the civilized world. Even though we’re surrounded by small screens, there’s still ...

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Tell stories, share moments through photo slideshows

Aug 04, 2018 02:32AM ● By Adam Cochran

Every few years, we would go to my grandparents’ house and my grandpa would show us slides from long trips they had taken as they crossed th...

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Technology resources for lifelong learners

May 31, 2018 04:07AM ● By Adam Cochran

My best friends in school were typically goofy intellectuals, but I spent my weekends playing pool while listening to Black Sabbath and Anth...

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