Last month the Information Technology (IT) world mourned the passing of one of the world’s most notorious computer hackers who turned respected security consultant, author, and public speaker.

Today’s modern smart home appliances are capable of doing things we could never have imagined only a few decades ago.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and more specifically ChatGPT continues to be all the rage. I recently asked the chatbot to show me what it could do.Here is its answer when I asked ChatGPT to explain itself:

This week it is not with great pleasure that my sister and I have spent hours driving hundreds of miles on Houston, Texas freeways where the average speed is 45 miles per hour: that is half the time 15 mph, the other half 75 mph, and rarely anything in between.

Every few days I receive an email forwarded from a good friend.  The appended question is always the same: “What should I do?”

Previously this column pointed out some problems associated with spell-checking software and how even the best programs have trouble with homonyms.