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Practical advice for local businesses: security, Microsoft 365, compliance and getting more out of your technology.
What is Quantum Computing?
On Wednesday, Liv McMahon of the BBC reported on the acquisition of a quantum computer by the British Ministry of Defense. The computer is the first of its kind to be owned by t…
Green and Clean in Cincinnati
On Friday of last week, WLWT reported on an project through the University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub, called Clean Earth Rovers. Clean Earth Rovers is a tech start-up…
The Effects of Extreme Heat on Hardware
Earlier this year during some unusually harsh winter weather, we published a post detailing the problems that extreme cold can cause in your hardware. We also discussed some mea…
An Intro to Biometrics
Imagine being able to walk into a shop and then pay for your things without ever taking out cash or a card. You may soon be able to accomplish this with MasterCard’s new payment…
Could This Be the End of Google Ads?
This week, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the Senate, which aims to break up Google’s ad division. As reported in The Verge, the bill would induce Google’s parent company “…
3D Printing in Cincinnati
President Joe Biden recently visited Cincinnati to meet with manufacturers, according to WCPO. WCPO later reported that additive manufacturing, known more colloquially as 3D pr…
I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me!
“We all know the feeling. You’re scrolling through your phone, and there it is. An ad that you can tie back to a recent conversation with a friend.” Thus begins a recent article…
What’s Up with All Those Scooters, Anyway?
In some lighter news from from this week, Link NKY recently reported that the city of Covington in northern Kentucky will not impose a curfew on app-based electric scooters. The…
Keeping Kids Safe Online
We begin our post today with some grim local news. WCPO reported today that Goshen Local School District’s school board president has resigned after video surfaced of him attemp…
Contactless Pay in Cincinnati
Mitchell Clark, a news writer for The Verge, reported yesterday that Google was thinking of bringing back their Wallet app on Android smart devices. Wallet apps, like Apple Wall…
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