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The Importance of Email Encryption: Why Paid Email Services Offer it and Free Ones Don’t

by Shawn | February 11, 2023 | Security, Technology | 0 Comments

In today's digital world, email is a crucial tool for communication, both personal and professional. With the increasing reliance on email, it is crucial to ensure the security and privacy of the messages we send and receive. One of the most effective ways to do this...

How to lighten your pack for a more comfortable backpacking experience

by Shawn | February 7, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

If you've got too much stuff to go inside your backpack, you might consider removing some items to lighten your load. Backpacking can be an exhilarating and rewarding experience, but it can also be physically demanding. A heavy pack can quickly tire you out and ruin...

Hiking and Backpacking Terms: Essential Vocabulary

by Shawn | February 5, 2023 | Backpacking, Outdoors | 0 Comments

Hiking and backpacking are two popular outdoor activities that are enjoyed by millions of people all over the world. To fully appreciate these experiences, it's important to have a basic understanding of the common terms and vocabulary used by hikers and backpackers....

How to get your children excited about hiking and backpacking

by Shawn | February 5, 2023 | Backpacking, Outdoors | 0 Comments

Raising children in a city often leads to the kids being isolated from the natural environment surrounding them. That's why exposing your children to nature is so important – not only does it help kids develop an appreciation for what surrounds us all, but getting out...

How to Encrypt Anything On Any Drive (Even in the Cloud) For Free

by Shawn | August 7, 2022 | Security, Technology | 0 Comments

Encryption at the core is a super complex set of algorithms which encode and decode a file into unreadable bits if you don't have both the key and the cipher. If you don't understand what this means, this post is for you. Let me put it a little easier. For the layman,...

Circumnavigating Mt St Helens (Loowit Loop)

by Shawn | July 25, 2022 | Backpacking, Outdoors | 0 Comments

Mt. St. Helens is one of the most beautiful mountains in the Cascase Mountain Range. The history and beauty are unrivaled, and circumnavigating Mt St Helens, while challenging, is an incredible experience. The views are incredible; you'll feel like you're at the foot...

Can an iPad Pro Replace My Laptop?

by Shawn | June 10, 2022 | Technology | 0 Comments

I want to be up front: this is not an article about whether or not can you, the reader, replace your laptop with a computer. This is about me, the author. Can I replace my laptop with an iPad Pro? I can save you some time and just let you know the answer right now....

Free iPad 11 HD Wallpapers – Consequence of Harmony

by Shawn | May 9, 2022 | iPad Wallpapers | 0 Comments

Here are 9 free images for use on your iPad 11 inch. I made these in Affinity Photo on the iPad itself. The name of the set of images, "Consequences of Harmony" was generated by Artificial Intelligence! Vibrant images perfect for your iPad Pro 11 inch No license is...

Why You Need to Mask Your Email and Never Give Anyone Your Real Email Ever Again

by Shawn | May 2, 2022 | Security, Technology | 0 Comments

Note: This is part 2 of a series on email and internet security. See part one on using a password manager here. Have you ever gotten your email leaked in something, only to start receiving dozens, or maybe hundreds of spam emails? Well, things like this happen all the...

Why You Need A Password Manager Right Now

by Shawn | April 25, 2022 | Security | 0 Comments

I have been using a password manager for years. I talk to people constantly that just use the same username and password for every single website, or maybe they think they're being super clever with something like the same password for each site, plus some other form...