Triangle Computer Services

11/21/2023

For experienced professional repair services or training for your PC, Mac or network please call Marc. We service homes and businesses on site or remotely.

10/26/2023

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08/29/2023

A Beginner's Guide to Artificial Intelligence Terminology

Algorithm: A series of instructions that allows a computer program to learn and analyze data in a particular way, such as recognizing patterns, to then learn from it and accomplish tasks on its own.

Artificial intelligence, or AI: The use of technology to simulate human intelligence, either in computer programs or robotics. A field in computer science that aims to build systems that can perform human tasks.

Chatbot: A program that communicates with humans through text that simulates human language.

Guardrails: Policies and restrictions placed on AI models to ensure data is handled responsibly and that the model doesn't create disturbing content.

Machine learning, or ML: A component in AI that allows computers to learn and make better predictive outcomes without explicit programming. Can be coupled with training sets to generate new content.

Neural network: A computational model that resembles the human brain's structure and is meant to recognize patterns in data. Consists of interconnected nodes, or neurons, that can recognize patterns and learn over time.

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08/15/2023

On August 10th, the Department of Health & Human Services reported on a popular way that hackers are getting into IT networks. This is a practice known as "smishing," or phishing via text messages.

07/24/2023

I frequently get calls from people that receive an unsolicited phone call from someone who says that they are from Apple or Microsoft or a third-party vendor to notify them that their computer has been infected with a vi...

04/19/2023

In a recent tweet, the FBI office in Denver warned consumers against using free public USB charging stations, stating that criminals have managed to hijack public chargers with the objective of infecting devices with mal...

03/01/2023

Some great tips from the Social Security Administration:

02/22/2023

According to the designer OpenAI, ChatGPT is, "an artificial intelligence (AI) trained to assist with a variety of tasks." More specifically, though, it is a language model AI designed to produce human-like text and is ...

12/18/2022

Whether you know it or not, you’ve been a target of email spoofing at least once in your life. That’s because email spoofing targets everyone.

11/29/2022

Did you always resent having to abandon the Windows 7 operating system (OS) for Windows 8? Did you quietly seethe with annoyance that the somewhat unloved replacement took away your favorite OS? Did you hate that your s...

10/24/2022

With children now back at school, it’s time to think about social media, and their use of it.