“The sky is falling!  Wi-Fi encryption has been cracked!”

A question from a reader recently showed up in my inbox. The question is “What is a hashtag?”  Coincidentally the question I received arrived at about the same time as the date many people will consider the ten-year anniversary of the creation of the hashtag.

A question I get a lot is “What’s the maximum range of my Wi-Fi?” 

The recent high-profile ransomware attack named Wantacry is the reason I was on the receiving end of quite a few questions concerning virus and malware and what can be done to defend against the threat. 

Over the years I have been writing this column, I have assembled a group of contributors who as part-time visitors to Mexico, are unable to buy the paper every week and have expressed an interest in continuing to read my column. 

In last week’s tirade I inveighed against the use of those dots that are used to obscure passwords when entered on the computer.