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COVID-19 Response from Amazon (13 Mar 2020)

The response below from Amazon to the COVID-19 pandemic is useful as an example for other companies to consider. (source) Amazon’s actions to help customers, communities, and employees affected by COVID-19 A roundup of actions Amazon has taken to reduce the spread of the coronavirus while supporting those directly and indirectly impacted by COVID-19. As… Continue reading COVID-19 Response from Amazon (13 Mar 2020)

How malicious ads on websites can harm your computer or device

As a tech support person, I frequently get calls from people who have an unexpected suspicious message showing up in their web browser. The message might state that their computer is infected or needs an update. Sometimes a phone number is displayed and the person is urged to call the number immediately. The video below… Continue reading How malicious ads on websites can harm your computer or device

How to Securely Erase Your Old Computer’s Hard Drive Before Selling or Donating It

As I’m helping people purchase and setup new computers, part of that process involves deciding what to do with the old computer. If the computer will be sold, given to someone else, or donated to Goodwill, it’s a good idea to securely wipe the computer beforehand. METHOD #1 – ERASE DRIVE To erase the entire… Continue reading How to Securely Erase Your Old Computer’s Hard Drive Before Selling or Donating It

COVID-19 Recent News as of 12 Mar 2020

UPDATE: This post offers news through 12 March 2020. For news after that time, please refer to our COVID-19 Strategic Response Portal. Summary This page offers recent news about COVID-19, an airborne virus of the same coronavirus family as SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome). [Source: CDC] The CDC initially referred to… Continue reading COVID-19 Recent News as of 12 Mar 2020

Let’s Stop Stigmatizing Joe Biden’s Mental Acuity and Verbal Gaffes

There has been a rise in news reports focusing on Joe Biden’s verbal gaffes and questioning his mental acuity. His opponents in the Democratic Party as well as Republicans, are hoping this will discourage voters from supporting him. The result of this will be that people either vote for Trump, or they stay home thinking… Continue reading Let’s Stop Stigmatizing Joe Biden’s Mental Acuity and Verbal Gaffes

The women’s restaurant in Marrakesh

In Morocco, households that find themselves without a man often face financial difficulties. Fatima Zahara knows that only too well. After her father died, her mother could barely feed her children. So Fatima quit school to help support her family. Fatima’s entire family was subjected to social stigma, but now she hopes to find her… Continue reading The women’s restaurant in Marrakesh

Elizabeth Warren could have been a presidential frontrunner. What happened?

Had women and their allies united to support Elizabeth Warren in the same way moderates united to support Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren could be a frontrunner in the presidential race and could have gone on to become the Party’s nominee.

After Super Tuesday, Bernie Sanders faces historic opposition

Bernie Sanders and his supporters have created, curated, refined, and promoted an ideology and political agenda that is viewed as a threat by many powerful people, organizations, companies, industries, and sectors of society. As a result, Sanders faces a wall of opposition similar to a tsunami induced tidal wave. See the alphabetical list below for… Continue reading After Super Tuesday, Bernie Sanders faces historic opposition

The Democratic Party Just Broke the Democratic Process

The process of election primaries should be similar to athletes competing to go the Olympics. The athletes compete at the state level and then national level and eventually the winners go to represent their country in the Olympics. Each country wants their best athletes to represent them and hopefully win, this process ensures they get… Continue reading The Democratic Party Just Broke the Democratic Process

I spent a year helping elect Joe Biden, and I didn’t know it.

As someone who is politically independent, I support a variety of candidates, sometimes opposing ones if I like their positions and how their message influences public discourse. There are Republicans and Democratic Party politicians helping make their parties better, doing good work, promoting civility, and helping bring attention and solutions to important issues. Over the… Continue reading I spent a year helping elect Joe Biden, and I didn’t know it.