Author: phattlmann

You Need A Password Manager

Written by phattlmann on December 2, 2022. Posted in Security, Software. No Comments on You Need A Password Manager

Just, make sure it’s not LastPass. They have once again suffered a breach in their security today (December 2022) with their last breaches occurring just a few months ago in August 2022, and another one a few years earlier. For a security based...

Schools Spy On You.

Written by phattlmann on August 1, 2022. Posted in Security, Software. No Comments on Schools Spy On You.

Chances are that you, one of your children, or at very least someone you know is taking school classes online. This number has obviously exploded with the pandemic and basically the entirety of the world’s schooling being virtual, however at...

Laundry Is Dumb. Make It Smart.

Written by phattlmann on January 24, 2022. Posted in Home Automation. No Comments on Laundry Is Dumb. Make It Smart.

I’ve automated a good portion of my own home and that of many others over the years. Rarely it’s an easy task, complications come quickly, and navigating endless integrations is near impossible for people who aren’t tech-savvy. That’s...

More Expensive Than Gold : Printer Ink

Written by phattlmann on January 9, 2022. Posted in Tips & Information. No Comments on More Expensive Than Gold : Printer Ink

Have you ever owned a printer, more specifically anything that called itself a BubbleJet, InkJet or any one of the other ridiculous names they used? You’re probably already in pain reading this. However if you own a LaserJet, maybe you’re...

Why The Facebook Outage Should Be A Wakeup Call

Written by phattlmann on July 8, 2021. Posted in Security. No Comments on Why The Facebook Outage Should Be A Wakeup Call

If you haven’t heard about this, I think I am deeply envious of you. It likely means you live a life that has next to no contact with the news at large, and especially social media. But, for the other 99% of us we all know Facebook (and...