The FBI is reminding us that various scammers are preying on people online during the crisis. Their release talks about extra vigilence with respect to some of the garden variety scams one sees every day like phishing and spoofed email…
Online safety
Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, January 23, 2020
Digital Decluttering
Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, December 19, 2019
Copyright Issues for People Online
Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, November 21, 2019
Internet Reference Tips
“I’m not a Reference Librarian, but I Play One on the Web” Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, October 24, 2019 A quotation from the author Neil Gaiman that is popular among reference librarians is that “Google can bring you back,…
This is Not a Guide to Tech for the Holidays
Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, September 26, 2019 September is, of course, far too early to be thinking about things like the Holiday Season. On the other hand, you might be considering some sort of tech purchase for…
I am Jane’s [tech issue]
Answers for tech questions you think everyone knows already Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, August 22, 2019 We all have those questions that we’re afraid to ask because “everybody else already knows the answers.” Maxwell’s August Tech Program is your…
Preventing ransomware
In light of the ransomware attack on OCPL’s systems, here’s a list of the basic recommendations from computer security experts to reduce the chances of having your devices subjected to an attack: Install recommended updates to all your software once…
A Random Walk on the World Wide Web
Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, July 25, 2019 In the early days of the Web, surfing the Web more-or-less meant spending time going from page to page to find information. It was kind of like paging through an encyclopedia following…
OverDrive and Hoopla
E-books, e-audio, e-video, e-… Maxwell’s Tech Program for Thursday, June 27, 2019 Maxwell patrons have access to the electronic collections of OverDrive and Hoopla. These collections include books, audio books, graphic novels (and graphic nonfiction), magazines, music, and videos and…