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VA—Easy Target for Foreign Hackers?

Posted on 06/5/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Politics | TechnologyBy Kevin Freking of The Associated Press At least eight foreign-sponsored organizations have hacked into computer networks at the Veterans Affairs Department in recent years or were actively trying to do so, a former VA computer security chief told Congress on Tuesday. Jerry Davis, who served as the VA’s chief information security officer until February 2013, said in written testimony to a House subcommittee that the VA became aware of the computer hacking in March 2010 and that attacks continue …

Could That Be a $671,400 Relic in Your Garage?

Posted on 05/29/2013 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | TechnologyIf you were one of the 200 or so people who bought an Apple-1 computer back in 1976 or 1977 and still have it on a shelf in the back of your garage, guess what? You’re in the chips. And we don’t mean microprocessor chips, either. The technology news website ZDNet reports that a surviving Apple-1, the computer giant’s first product, fetched a breathtaking $671,400 at a German auction. Other Apple-1s have fetched six-figure prices in the past, but this …

Augusta Ada King: If You Can Read This, Say Thanks

Posted on 12/10/2012 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | LegacyIf you’ve done a Google search today, you may have been puzzled by the odd illustration on the search engine site’s web page. Who is that woman in the Victorian gown and hair in a bun, scribbling what appear to be equations? Google’s decorative design is a tribute to one of the lesser-known giants of modern technology: Augusta Ada King, born on December 10, 1815, who made possible a world in which we can type a few keystrokes and dig …

Kids Say The Darndest Things…

Posted on 02/3/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

TechnologyGuest blog by Jacqueline Beauchere, Director, Privacy, Accessibility & Online Safety, Trustworthy Computing Communications, Microsoft Corporation We all know that old saying … And, as those kids move into their teen years, their remarks become that much more intelligent, insightful, and astute.  Never was this more apparent to me than at a roundtable discussion led by Microsoft in partnership with AARP, with a group of 18 American teenagers in New York City.

Tech Tips: Hack Your Mac

Posted on 05/5/2011 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

TechnologyJust got a new Mac? Learning to use the one you got? We’re posting simple tips every week (for Windows users too!) You can bookmark our tech blogs here. Look up in the right corner of your screen. See the magnifying glass? Consider that magnifying  glass your own personal Google. The magnifying glass is called Spotlight, and it’s one of my favorite things about using a Mac. See, I’m lazy. I don’t always have the right program already pulled up, …

Making Technology Friendly to Older Folks

Posted on 12/24/2009 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

TechnologyThe LA Times has a piece about how older adults continue to become more adapted to technology like the internet, email and the like, but also how new technology is being created for older adults, and it goes beyond just computers gears towards older folks – like canes with accelerometers and gyroscopes. Very cool stuff, make sure to check it out. Also technology related, check out AARP’s primer on how to use smartphones.

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