You’ve undoubtedly seen the ads while web surfing. Masterclass promotes itself as an online education platform where you can watch prerecorded lectures from experts in various fields ranging from music and fashion to sports. Read more
Online learning from home, combined with parents who have to go to work, has created a quandary for many families. What if the kid needs help, either with their lessons or just plain old tech support? Read more
In early August, the Hawaii Department of Education announced that it had partnered with Hawaiian Telcom to create the ‘Ohana Help Desk, a first-of-its-kind, statewide technical help desk to support public school students and their families with remote learning efforts. Read more
As Hawaii coronavirus case numbers climb and complex new restrictions attempt to balance COVID-19 containment with bolstering businesses, there’s a lot of frustration over our government’s handling of the pandemic. Read more
Nesting in the COVID-19 era has, among other things, focuses us on hygiene and online communications. Here are a couple of devices to improve your quality of life. Read more
Last time around, we talked about security and privacy concerns surrounding Zoom, the videoconferencing app du jour. Read more
This summer, five of my colleagues and I volunteered our time to support the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot program. CyberPatriot is a National Youth Cyber Education Program that aims to attract high school and middle school students to education and careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Read more
In the midst of a pandemic and days away from the arrival of a hurricane, the Hawaii County Council decided last week to address the future of technological innovation on Hawaii island. Read more
For ease of use, security and access, Salle favors Google Meet or Zoom for groups from several participants on up. Both are free, but he prefers Google Meet, which he feels is more stable. Read more
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, online meeting solutions were a growing trend to support the modern work space. Read more
With all the chaos, confusion and conflict consuming the halls of government right now, you’d be forgiven for missing reports that the U.S. attorney general and a group of U.S. senators are backing a new bill that would crack open the secure spaces where you keep your deepest, darkest secrets. Read more
As if COVID-19 isn’t enough to occupy our lives, according to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a national rodent assault is underway. Hawaii is not immune. Read more
As more and more services move to the cloud, tracking one’s passwords becomes more difficult. Combined with the ever-increasing number of bad actors on the internet, intent on committing bad acts, use of a password management program is virtually a requirement. Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the local cybersecurity landscape as thousands of people who had been working in office settings are now working from home. Securing the traditional office environment is an ongoing challenge, but securing many different home environments is another hurdle altogether. Read more
As Hawaii and the nation work toward some semblance of normalcy, the tools used to stave off future coronavirus outbreaks need to evolve beyond testing, quarantines and social distancing. Read more
When my next-door neighbor’s home was robbed recently, the concept of breaking and entering became very real. Read more
As we run smack into the heart of another election season, one of the least desirable effects of social media raises its ugly head. Read more
Like many Hawaii families, my ohana had to learn to cope with the dynamics of working and learning remotely from our home. Read more
As most companies struggle to retain business and mind share in the time of COVID-19, the videoconferencing platform Zoom seems to have won the lottery. Read more
As every pundit is fond of saying, our world has changed. Well, at least for the foreseeable future. With face-to-face transactions problematic, businesses are learning to leverage the web. Read more
Keeping employees engaged and feeling appreciated can be a challenge when we’re sitting in the same office, so it’s even harder when team members are hunkered down in their homes. Read more
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