TAME YOUR TECH By Susan Bradley Is technology getting too complicated? The other day, a coworker needed assistance to replace his Internet modem. Rather than renting it from the ISP, he had purchased it years ago and then never replaced it. The modem started acting up. We happened to have a newer replacement device that […]

TAME YOUR TECH End-of-summer wrap-up By Susan Bradley Are you ready for 26H2 and new Apple devices? The end of August has always been a time for me to stop, reflect on the summer, determine if I got anything on my summertime to-do list done, and see whether I’m ready for fall. When I was […]

TAME YOUR TECH By Susan Bradley As my dad turns 98 years young today, I am reminded that technology is deeply integrated into his daily life. Yet, much of this daily tech is not geared toward his needs. Although he is — thankfully — not in an assisted-living space, we have friends who are. They […]

ISSUE 23.27 • 2026-07-06 TAME YOUR TECH By Susan Bradley Microsoft’s surprising decision to add another year to the Windows 10 Extended Security Update program was welcome news to those stunned by the dramatic price increases of core system components. It means the urgency to acquire new Windows 11–compatible hardware is gone, at least for […]