TechByter Worldwide 2017-06-04: Evernote: Necessity is the Mother of Invention. Somebody's Looking Over Your Shoulder. Short Circuits. Spare Parts.

Problems with Microsoft's OneNote synchronization finally drove me to Evernote. It's still not my preferred choice, but at least it synchronizes. When we visit websites, we encounter bits of code that often assist us, but may also track us. Some sites have only 2 or 3 of these, but others have dozens. In Short Circuits: Some older protocols are still active even in the latest editions of Windows 10. Let's consider how to turn them off. The former head of the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency has harsh words for Edward Snowden and the Russians. In Spare Parts (only on the website): Some hardware and software manufacturers install annoying pop-up reminders, but these can be turned off. An examination of how Twitter is used to distribute disinformation. Kmart suffers another credit card breach, but mainly involving old-style credit cards. The story of a defense contractor that accidentally posted Top Secret information on a publicly accessible site.