Publications by Eric Niewoehner
This section focuses on technology. The writer had a long career in IT. Here you will find articles on security, social media, documentation and how technology has affected our lives.
Many have had their phones rendered useless because of robocalls and scammers. Can you solve that problem? Since the Internet has first emerged, people have had to deal with scammers at unprecedented levels whether it be e-mail or smartphones. No surprises here. As an IT specialist I was persistently working on solutions that would protect…
I love to write and, like most writers, have found it challenging to get the word out. It is rather easy to write something and “publish” it. I do it all the time. I have my own website, a Substack account and even a trial story posted on Kindle. Gosh – I am “publishing.” But…
Alas, I have started something that I cannot finish. During the summer and fall of 2024 I embarked on a project that would be first published in December 2024 called The Windows Chronicles. My objective was to explore Windows 10. My intention was to divide out all the background processes, analyze them, determine their value,…
I have noticed over the past couple of years the increase in traffic of groups in Facebook which focus on history or heritage. I have joined a few. Most are obviously connected to the group’s subject judged from their intuitive awareness of local history, issues and events. But I noticed some anomalies with some of…
It is interesting how news comes in pairs. This morning I came across a news report on Australia initiating a law that will block any child under the age of 16 from accessing the Internet. Later in the day, Forbes posted a video of Missouri Senator Josh Hawley advancing legislation to require platforms to post…