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By Malcolm and John Harding of Compu-Home In our last column we took a brief look at Artificial Intelligence (AI) and some of its enhancements and benefits for our daily lives. This time we will think about the reasons for being cautious and discriminating in the ways that we allow the influence of AI to…
By Malcolm and John Harding of Compu-Home We can answer these questions in two words: “yes and probably.” For a bit more detail read on, in this and in our November column. To begin, we have a bit of a quarrel with the name, “artificial intelligence,” as we think that “accumulated intelligence” is a better…
By Malcolm and John Harding of Compu-Home Everyone who uses the internet is vulnerable to online fraud but certain groups are increasingly targeted by criminals who focus on their specific vulnerabilities. We all would do well to become aware of the ways in which friends and relatives (and we ourselves) are in groups that are…
By Malcolm and John Harding of Compu-Home A lot of people are heading out to buy a new computer just now and it is time to update our suggestions about what to look for, and what to avoid. We have tried to condense the information into what we hope will be the most useful. Do…
By Malcolm and John Harding of Compu-Home We remind Macintosh users that although this column is one that they can blissfully ignore, it is unseemly to appear too smug! Microsoft sometimes ghoulishly refers to “end of life” when the date for the end of support for a piece of software is approaching. In the case…