My simple answer to my headline question is no. Let me amend that. My answer is Hell No! Facebook is the last place on earth I would go for news. And recent headlines about it publishing fake news stories should scare you away also. There are so many legitimate and decent places to find news of all kinds. Try Flipboard or Apple News. They both have stories about any subject you could ever want.
That’s enough of a rant for me. Because its Thanksgiving, this will be the only blog for this week. I will be traveling again for this holiday, but should be back in time for next week’s blogs. I hope you have a great holiday and, if you dare go shopping, I pray Black Friday and Cyber Monday will turn out well for you. Until next time, Happy Thanksgiving. -JRC
Tech News and Opinions
It's time to get rid of the Facebook "news feed," because it's not news
Opinion: Fake news didn't throw the election. It was a symptom, not a cause.
How to avoid getting conned by fake news sites
Here's how you can identify and avoid sites that just want to serve up ads next to outright falsehoods
The biggest tech turkeys of 2016
This year's most notable flops came from tech's heaviest hitters, proving that anyone -- from Samsung to Facebook to Apple -- can have a bad moment. Or two.
Upthere cloud service will scan & upload 1000 4×6 photos free if you try it before 2017
The company is partnering with ScanMyPhotos.com to give away 1000 free 4×6 photo scans for Upthere customers. The promotion starts now and runs through the end of the year. The deal even covers delivery.
Dangerous backdoor found in about 3 million Android smartphones, BLU affected the most
A dangerous rootkit has been discovered, with devices from US-based smartphone brand, BLU, being found to be among the most affected.
Desktop and Laptop Tips
How to Recover Software Product Keys From Any Computer, Even a Broken One
Product keys are becoming less and less common these days, but if you have a piece of software on your computer—and can’t find its product key—this simple program can help you extract it.
How to Build a Website
Need to establish an online presence for your business, but don't know where to begin? Our primer will show you exactly what you need to get up and running in no time
How to Use Your Google Calendar in the Windows 10 Calendar App
One of the new additions is the revamped Calendar app, which isn’t just more functional than its predecessor, it’s actually downright pleasurable to use. But what if you want your classic Google Calendar synced up with Microsoft’s internal app ecosystem?
How to Delete Your Gmail or Google Account
Maybe you haven’t actually used Gmail for years. Maybe you want to take a stand against Google in general. Whatever your reason, Google makes it surprisingly easy for you to delete your account.
How To Set Up Two-Factor Authentication for a Microsoft Account
Enabling 2FA for a Microsoft Account is relatively simple, and a smartphone application, email, or phone number can be used as the second form factor.
Mobile Computing
New 9 Best iPhone apps for weather
The headline says it all. Take a look.
How to set up automatic iCloud backups for your iPad
These few easy steps are so painless and important. Unfortunately, for some reason many iPad and iPhone owners fail to _ever_ backup their devices.
Working with Threads in iOS 10 Mail
In addition to presenting all of the messages in a single threaded view, in the Mail app now includes all of the messages in your entire mail account by default, rather than only those in the current mailbox or folder.
Top 5 most popular Android apps from last week: YouTube VR, PhotoScan
Read on for the five most popular Android apps from last week. These apps are ones that are most likely new and haven’t appeared in the top five list more than three times.
8 Android gestures that speed up everyday tasks
Navigating your way around a new Android device will get a lot easier once you’ve mastered a few handy touchscreen gestures.
4 apps that give your phone a free second number
Need a disposable phone number for better online privacy? Or for an effective way to juggle work and personal lines? This is easier, and cheaper, than you think.
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