Computers

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Summer is already nearly over. Can you feel the icy chill of dread on the back of your neck? That's right, it's almost back-to-school time. Whether you're going back to school, you need to buy your kid a laptop for college or you've just been considering an upgrade, I have some great laptop deals for you!

And people say kids these days are too obsessed with technology. A 15-year old from Maine has amassed a vintage computer collection including 200 Apple computers from the past and plans to be them all on display with help from his father...

Some Maine police agencies have paid a ransom to computer hackers to get their police records back. They say they had no choice.

Charles Largay from the University of Southern Maine is training the next generation of cops on the beat of cyber crime. He teaches how to break into computer networks in order to stop it. Largay told CBS News that he teaches his students to think like the bad guys.

AHHH...Look at that picture!  No not my really short hair or anything, but my laptop computer.  The screen is all wacky! It is sideways!

This sounds interesting. Maine business and education leaders have launched an effort to double the number of computer science and information technology college graduates over the next four years. It’s called Project Login.

A decade ago, Dell was riding high. They sold more computers than any other company in the world, and some of their success could be attributed to an ad campaign featuring a character affectionately (or not so affectionately) known as the "Dell Dude."

Whether you want to resize your pictures or adjust the color, contrast or brightness, there are tons of programs you can use to do the job but I have favorites I'll share with you that I have tried.

You would think that by now people would be utilizing stronger passwords to protect themselves from unsuspecting hackers. However, a recent study indicates that a lot of us are still as careless as ever and using the same weak, highly hackable passwords.

I admit it...I like to use things that no one else (at least in my circle of people) uses.  I'm the only gun enthusiast in our little morning show group....the only ham radio operator (Mac calls me a "hammy."  Not sure if it's right but it's cute)....and the only one who uses the Opera web browser on my computer....both at home and work.  And not JUST because it's different.