Tech View: Biden vs. Trump contest as viewed by geriatrician

• By Rob Kay
• Nov. 7, 2023

It seems like a day doesn’t pass when there isn’t a news item regarding President Joe Biden’s age (80). Read more

Tech View: Don’t fall prey to the racket of licensing

• By John Agsalud
• Oct. 31, 2023

With everything going to the cloud in recent years, we’ve seen the elimination of actually purchasing software in favor of buying an online subscription. Read more

Tech View: Safeguard your secrets from spooky scammers

• By Alex Uehara
• Oct. 24, 2023

Securing your data is not just about protecting information; it’s also about ensuring your peace of mind and preserving your organization’s well-being. Read more

Tech View: Twitter is dead — time to try something different

• By Ryan Ozawa
• Oct. 17, 2023

Even in its heyday, Twitter could be a toxic place. A global audience and anonymity were already a bad combination. Read more

Tech View: Insecurity of email makes it a prime target for bad guys

• By John Agsalud
• Oct. 3, 2023

For years now, IT folks have been decrying the insecure nature of email. Read more

Tech View: Upgrading Hawaii’s middle-mile network

• By Kalani Andrade
• Sept. 26, 2023

The need for fast, reliable and affordable broadband is present in every facet of our lives — at work, in the classroom, while receiving health care or simply connecting with loved ones. Read more

Tech View: Chaminade playwright leverages tech on the road

• By Rob Kay
• Sept. 12, 2023

On the surface, Allison Francis, an English professor at Chaminade University, might not quite fit the profile of “digital nomad,” but don’t let her humanities bona fides fool you. Read more

Tech View: How’s ransomware doing? Just fine, thanks

• By John Agsalud
• Sept. 5, 2023

The bad guys have also fine tuned their game such that ransoms are actually right sized to the business. Read more

Tech View: Be wary of ‘natural disaster scams’

• By Jordan Silva
• Aug. 29, 2023

Weeks after fires devastated Lahaina, over 100 people are confirmed dead, many more are still missing and thousands of people are displaced and in need of assistance. Read more

Tech View: Hawaii digital nomad takes laptop to Portugal

• By Rob Kay
• Aug. 15, 2023

For Americans, Portugal is a hot commodity. Americans of a certain demographic are gobbling up property. According to the Portugal News, an English language newspaper out of the Algarve, North American clients represent 70% of real estate sales in Portugal over the past few years. Read more

Tech View: Time to move from cybersecurity defense to detection

• By Jordan Silva
• Aug. 1, 2023

Cybersecurity has continued to evolve over the decade, and there is now an undeniable need for a new mindset that calls for “zero trust” and to “assume compromise.” Read more

Tech View: Artificial intelligence is inside your company, so plan wisely

• By Ryan Ozawa
• July 25, 2023

Hollywood has been ringing the alarm bells about the dangers of pervasive, unchecked artificial intelligence for decades. Read more

Tech View: Chaminade’s Hogan Program stresses social enterprise

• By Rob Kay
• July 18, 2023

Perhaps nowhere in the United States are nonprofit organizations as numerous and vital to civil society as the Aloha State. Far from mainland shores, it’s in our DNA to take care of ourselves. Read more

Tech View: Printers and Bluetooth are among the things that IT people hate

• By John Agsalud
• July 11, 2023

Do you ever get a big sigh when you ask your IT staff for help? Don’t take it personally, chances it’s the piece of technology you’re working with that causes the angst. Read more

Tech View: Startup pitch contest aims to uplift more local entrepreneurs

• By Ryan Ozawa
• June 27, 2023

If you ask a bunch of local people what kind of business they’d start if they had the funds, you’re likely to hear about a bunch of restaurant and cafe concepts, clothing or craft stores, more than a few boba tea shops and maybe a tour or transportation company or two. Read more

Tech View: Entrepreneur offers lessons in traveling and YouTube

• By Rob Kay
• June 20, 2023

Hawaii entrepreneurs come in all stripes. Dennis Callan (a former Honolulu Star-­Bulletin travel columnist) is a case in point. Read more

Tech View: Cutting the cord for cable not always the best idea

• By John Agsalud
• June 13, 2023

When Netflix recently announced it would be cracking down on subscription sharing, many cost-­conscious TV viewers were left in a tizzy. After all, Netflix had practically encouraged, if not outright endorsed, the sharing of subscriptions in the past. Read more

Tech View: AI tools can create risks to data security

• By Jordon Silva
• June 6, 2023

Over the past few months, we have seen a massive surge in the popularity of “artificial intelligence” tools, with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard platforms dominating the news. Read more