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Buying a new computer should be more like dating than marriage

May 01, 2018 05:32AM ● By Adam Cochran

Computers are constantly evolving, but in 20 years, my advice for buying a new computer or tech gadget hasn’t changed much. It’s quite possi...

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Arrive at your destination safely and effortlessly with these GPS tips

Apr 05, 2018 02:49AM ● By Adam Cochran

My wife does all the driving when we go places together. It’s not that I don’t find driving enjoyable; I just don’t enjoy making decisions o...

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Your computer is like a pair of pliers

Mar 01, 2018 04:11PM ● By Adam Cochran

Ten years ago, I taught the monthly senior computer classes for the local parks and recreation department. Lesson one was always the same: Y...

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Technology to control your world

Jan 30, 2018 12:12AM ● By Adam Cochran

The Las Vegas strip is designed by commercial psychologists to mesmerize its visitors, forcing them to lose track of time and enticing them ...

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Tidy up your digital clutter

Jan 03, 2018 12:15AM ● By Adam Cochran

Well, you did it. You made it through another holiday season without learning the words to “Auld Lang Syne.”While you likely skipped the plu...

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But... what does it do?

Dec 05, 2017 11:53PM ● By Adam Cochran

The next time you read the BEACON Senior News, it will be 2018. I have two predictions about the coming year.Prediction 1: Your January issu...

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Take better smartphone photos

Oct 31, 2017 11:59PM ● By Adam Cochran

If you want to see your grandkids turn pale and lightheaded, just tell them about the days of 24-exposure film rolls that cost money to purc...

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Crisis communication: using Facebook to keep your friends and family close

Oct 04, 2017 01:22PM ● By Adam Cochran

In 2010, my daughter began having mysterious health problems. We spent a lot of time traveling to Children’s Hospital in Denver while doctor...

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Facebook is about more than what you ate for lunch

Aug 29, 2017 01:21PM ● By Adam Cochran

Do you know the difference between the internet and the World Wide Web? Many people don’t.The internet is the massive network of computers t...

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Know thy enemy— a glossary of online bad guys

Jul 31, 2017 11:48AM ● By Adam Cochran

In third grade, my friends and I found a dartboard by the shallow irrigation ditch where we spent all summer keeping cool. After we gre...

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