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Geek Note: I received several emails from readers in response to my recent series about poor password management. I thought I’d share this one that stood out with you. • • • Q: I agree with your columns about passwords (Geek Note: I.G.T.M. #951, Oct 12, 2025 and I.G.T.M. #953, Oct 26, 2025). At the […]

Q: I am the administrator of my home PC.  So, I run with an account that has Administrator privileges enabled.  Even with this configuration, I still receive occasional annoying prompts asking if I want to do some admin-level action or another.  How can I configure my system to not get these prompts?  – Jack H.Fort […]

Q: I read your “It’s Geek to Me” about lazily using passwords. (Geek Note: I.G.T.M. #951, Oct 12, 2025 and I.G.T.M. #953, Oct 26, 2025) Well, I’m guilty of doing that since I use a little red book to write them down in. But, when a site generates a password, I don’t want to write […]

Geek Note: Today’s column is the delayed Part Two of the two-part series on good and poor Password Practices that I started two weeks ago.  If you missed Part One, be sure and visit my website and check out I.G.T.M. Issue #951, Oct 12, 2025. That issue covered the dilemma of choosing convenience over security, […]

Geek Note: Last week, I brought you Part One of a two-part issue on good and poor Password Practices.  It was my intention to bring you Part Two this week, but I lost track of an important date that went by this past week.  By the time you read this, the Windows 10 End-of-Life date […]

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”                                  – Rita Mae Brown (though often misattributed to Albert Einstein)  • • • This quote is perhaps somewhat overused, but my dear Geeks, let me tell […]

Q: If I submit a question to Google and the same question to an AI, will I get the same answer?  – Spouse PeripheralBluewater Bay, Florida A:  Ah, what a great question, especially considering that I am the self-appointed sole holder of that most coveted artifact: the Geekudon Black Belt in the dark art of […]

Q: What is the difference between SMS and iMessage? Are there certain circumstances when it is better to use one instead of the other? – John W.Bluewater Bay, Florida A:  Thanks for writing-in, John.  Before I get to answering your question, there is a little matter of context and terminology that I feel a burning […]

Q: What are the pros and cons of replacing Office 365 with LibreOffice?  – Larry T.Fort Walton Beach, Florida A:  Well, that’s certainly brief and straight to the point, Larry.  Nevertheless, a question is a question, and these days I’ll take them all – terse or verbose – without complaining. I want to start off […]

Geek Note: Sorry, my Geeks – no question this week.  Instead, I bring you a discussion on Passkeys, to include what they are, how they work, and why you should be using them instead of passwords. • • • For years, you’ve heard pretty consistent nagging about how you should protect yourself by choosing hard-to-guess […]