Wow, the daily news is grim. Civilization is collapsing all around us. Corruption is everywhere. The political parties are falling …
Zello – Turn your phone into a walkie talkie to contact rescuers
Zello is a very valuable app during times of natural disasters, search and rescue, or community events. It gives you free …
Have you been pwned? Has your online account been compromised?
Troy Hunt, a web security expert, created Have I been pwned? as a free resource for people to quickly assess …
This is the Real Reason Your iPhone Cables Break
Apple products look great. Whatever else you think of the company, there’s little doubt that Apple uses high-end materials to …
Here comes Google’s silencing of the Right
Paul Joseph Watson is a YouTube pundit. Naturally, he is conservative because as he points out, the left is about emoting …
Skyroam – your personal hotspot away from home
As you know, I’ve been away for a while. It was on business completely unrelated to Self-Reliance Central but as …
Facebook’s Reliance on Liberal Fact-Checkers Means Your News Is About to Be Censored
Image Credit: Hermann CCO Facebook doesn’t think you know what’s “fake news” and what’s not. In an announcement Thursday, the …
Starfish Prime, EMPs, NEMPs and HEMPs explained
An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also sometimes called a transient electromagnetic disturbance, is a short burst of electromagnetic energy. Such a pulse’s origination may be a …
Is Facebook hiding messages from you? It was for me. Here’s how to find them.
I read this article in the London Evening Standard (which I found on Facebook, naturally) describing how Facebook makes decisions …
Solar smartphone screens that can recharge batteries
This is great news! My battery runs down really quickly on my phone as I have so many apps open …
Routers: The hacker’s way in to your computer.
Your everyday router may be a vulnerable link in your home Wi-Fi network, allowing hackers to access personal information, sometimes …
Breaking up is hard to do, so Facebook’s giving you some help
A feature announced last week by Facebook will allow people who have split up with a spouse or partner to turn …