by Dok Klaus Web Admin | Mar 15, 2020 | Fauquier Times
Recently, I gave a presentation to a group of Fauquier High School students who wanted to know about my business and what qualifications are needed for computer repair. Besides some necessary certifications and practical experience, I told them that they need, “good...
by Dok Klaus Web Admin | Feb 27, 2020 | Piedmont Lifestyle
You might say gardens are for healthy exercise and visual enjoyment, so what need would a gardener have for technology? Well, for starters, it can help you enjoy and share your garden. My wife and my 85-year-old mother-in-law love to take photos of their gorgeous...
by Dok Klaus Web Admin | Jan 12, 2020 | Fauquier Times
Tis the season to be jolly and thankful. It’s also the flu season. So, when a few weeks ago I came down with bad headaches and a fever, I decided to just snuggle up in bed and tough it out. I had had my flu shot, so I thought I was immune. But when the headaches,...
by Dok Klaus Web Admin | Dec 31, 2019 | Piedmont Lifestyle
Technology for Independent Senior Living While collecting thoughts for this article, I remembered Dr. Robert Iadeluca, who was living on his own until a few weeks before he passed away last summer at the age of 98. Every day he did a handful of things on his desktop...
by Dok Klaus Web Admin | Nov 24, 2019 | Fauquier Times
My wife and I had been celebrating my sister’s birthday at her flat on the other end of West Berlin. Just as we got home, we got a phone message from my mother-in-law in Warrenton, saying something like “Check out CNN! The wall is coming down!” My first thought was,...
by Dok Klaus Web Admin | Nov 1, 2019 | Piedmont Lifestyle
Soon it will be time to start thinking about Christmas and what to give to friends and family. I’d like to share some techy things that would make good gifts. Smart Devices Voice-controlled devices such as Amazon Echo or Alexa will continue to flood the market. You...
by Dok Klaus Web Admin | Sep 28, 2019 | Fauquier Times
Recently a client arrived at my office to pick up a fixed computer, telling me that on her way in she got a call from “Apple” telling her she needs to verify her apple account ID. She was asked if she was near a computer. She said no, “I’m on the road,” and the caller...
by Dok Klaus Web Admin | Sep 1, 2019 | Piedmont Lifestyle
When my wife and I were parenting in the nineties, modern technology was just emerging. I introduced our three little girls to simple, slow-paced but enchanting computer games such as “Grandma and me,” “Putt-Putt saves the Zoo,” and other educational programs. But...
by Dok Klaus Web Admin | Sep 1, 2019 | Fauquier Times
One of my business clients recently had a doozy of a scam experience. I would like to retell it, so you can pull some lessons from it and prevent something like it from happening to you. The spiel is always a bit different, but the concept is the same. Just imagine...
by Dok Klaus Web Admin | Aug 1, 2019 | Fauquier Times
Maintaining close connections to family, friends, and the community improves life quality and happiness immensely. This is especially true for those living alone. Case in point: My widowed mother is still living in her old apartment in Munich. I set up her computer...
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