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Let’s talk about something super important today: cybersecurity. In this digital age, protecting our online selves is a must. But don’t worry, it’s not as complicated as it sounds. Here are a few simple tips to keep your data and privacy safe:

In one of my first blog posts, I wrote about the future of traffic. One day, your vehicle will communicate with the other cars around you and the road surface to accurately move traffic through our streets without/with reduced slowdowns and collisions. We may be closer to that reality than you might think. The biggest problem with totally automated traffic patterns and roadways is connectivity. How can you connect these many devices and keep latency low enough for real-time updates to stop your vehicle? Enter 5G technology. Self-driving car companies have started experimenting with 5G as the connectivity medium for self-driving cars to receive updates. This could help bring about the future of automated roadways!

This isn’t a technical blog, but I wanted to share a recent life change I’ve made, and sometimes, writing these blogs is a nice way for me to research a topic and learn more about it. Are you ready to dive into the wonderful world of gluten-free living? Whether you’re new to the gluten-free game or a seasoned pro, this blog is your go-to spot for all things gluten-free—packed with tips, tricks, and tasty treats!

Birds on a Cable is officially moving to only providing EDR software for our clients, rather than offering traditional antivirus software. What does that mean for you, and what’s the difference?

What is an antivirus?

Traditional antivirus software works by scanning every file on your system and looking for specific fingerprints that it already knows about. These could be things such as a file hash (a unique number generated by doing math on the entire file in such a way any minor change radically changes the number) or looking for specific text in the program code itself. The AV scanner doesn’t know what those things do, only that they match a list it’s been provided of known bad things. If you’ve ever had a false positive, that’s why.

Unfortunately, this isn’t a cool, revolutionary Apple device; it’s an evolutionary sacrifice on people’s necks from being on devices a lot. Long, long ago, I wrote a blog post about this, but I think we need a refresh. Here are a few tricks on how to keep that Quasi Modo hump from forming:

I rejoined Twitter recently (I can’t recommend doing this). Despite the company’s semi-recent change of hands that resulted in it being increasingly overrun by bots and sock puppet accounts, it’s still the only social media platform I get any value from. Recently, the site’s algorithm has started suggesting I follow accounts for developers of unusual games, which I’m absolutely loving. Most of the ones I’m looking forward to are still in development, but out of the ones I’ve played so far, the most interesting I’ve come across is Basilisk 2000.

Imagine this – you stroll into work, and the whole team is rocking these sleek, futuristic glasses, each with their mini-computer. Well, guess what? It’s not just a daydream. With the buzz around Apple’s Vision Pro, it’s got me thinking about what the future could look like.

I mean, can you picture it? No more bulky laptops or dragging around heavy backpacks filled with gadgets. Just a pair of smart glasses, and you’re good to go. It’s like something out of a sci-fi movie, and yet, it feels so close.

You may have heard of the term Quantum Computers in the news. They are an entirely new process/technology to replace the computers we all know and love. Though in its infant stages, Quantum Computers promise to rewrite the book on how computing works and how data is handled. It is promised that we could see exponential increases in data read-write speeds and complex calculations.

Has your Facebook account ever been hacked? This happens all the time and can be extremely frustrating. Unfortunately, sometimes it can’t be recovered, but if it can, here are some tips on how to recover it and prevent it from happening.

If you’re a user of Microsoft Office 365 or Google’s mail (whether Gmail or their paid Google Workspaces), you may not be aware of a feature you’ve had access to for years: subaddressing.

History

You’re likely aware of what an email address looks like, for instance, food@spanishkopita.uk, but do you know why? It’s because email started as a way to address users on specific computer networks and was designated as a “destination mailbox” AT “the computer network.” This continued throughout the expansion of the internet, eventually leading to services for people who didn’t want to deal with setting up email on their computers.