Author: Agitator!!

Netflix has been asked to reduce bandwidth. We are living through a global crisis, and we all have a responsibility to help where we can. Last week, the European Union asked companies like Netflix, Amazon and YouTube to ensure that we are using telecommunications networks as efficiently as possible given the unprecedented demand they are facing….

BMW to discontinue i8 hybrid supercar. BMW has announced that it will permanently end the i8 production run next month and it looks like this will pave the way for a different, more competitive electric car. For more, check out this IEN story.

With the multitudes working from home, a slow wi-fi can be an issue. A slow Wi-Fi connection is incredibly frustrating. But here are some easy things that can help get your computer or devices back up to speed. To watch the video, check out this USA Today page.

With all the gloom and doom news stories, I thought I would change it up a little and post some good news. Production lines at distilleries are being converted to make alcohol-based disinfectant. Eight Oaks Farm Distillery filled its first 20 bottles on Monday, a batch destined for charitable groups that need hand sanitizer but…

Your CPU and GPU are idle for much of the time they are on. You can use those idle cycles to help further research into the COVID-19 virus. There are many teams you can join. Guru3D has information on how to get involved. You can easily join up by downloading the client, which is easy…

While this is a science story, it is also a public service story. For one, I wanted to know what the differences were. While President Donald Trump has repeatedly compared the coronavirus to seasonal influenza, experts say the coronavirus can be more insidious for several reasons: It is more contagious; it has a higher mortality…

That title may send shivers up a few spines. Unless your are very diligent, your internet provider knows where you have been. With traditional internet providers, “DNS” sends these queries without the encryption protecting most email and web browsing. So your provider could know the domain names you wanted to visit, as could an eavesdropper…

Well, that’s an interesting twist on drones… The U.S. Army Research Lab has filed a patent application for a paragliding spy drone fired from a 40 mm grenade launcher. For more, check out this IEN story.

I want to keep this site apolitical so I hope this is seen a technology issue as opposed to a political one. Yesterday, I posted the behind-the-scenes video for the new Star Wars series on FB. It is pretty amazing. It’s getting harder and harder to tell what is real and what is computer generated….

Consider this kind of a Public Service announcement 😉 The EPA says these products, used for surface cleaning, are the best bet and safe for household use. The EPA says that, “Coronaviruses are enveloped viruses, meaning they are one of the easiest types of viruses to kill with the appropriate disinfectant product.” Click here for…