Scott Dewing
Jefferson Journal ContributorScott Dewing is a technologist, teacher, and writer. He writes the technology focused column "Inside the Box" for the Jefferson Journal. Scott lives on a low-tech farm in the State of Jefferson. He was born in the same year the Internet was invented and three days before men first landed on the moon. Scott says this doesn't make him special--just old.
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The Internet was not designed with security in mind. It was developed by computer scientists, most who knew one another personally, with the goal of…
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An “operating system” is what underlies all the various digital devices you use on a daily basis. Without it, your smartphone, computer, or tablet is just…
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Every new technology is a Frankenstein. Once it is created it is no longer in the control of its creator and once released into the world, it may behave…