Lowell Area Schools Technology Dept

01/13/2025

Tom's computer slows down after downloading a file, revealing a malware infection. Are you vigilant about what you download? 💻🦠 "

11/12/2024

Ever wondered how websites know your preferences? It's the cookies! 🍪 Learn how to manage them for a safer online experience.

10/20/2022

https://fb.watch/gh6olXEGPx/
These HDMI to garden hose adaptors are wild!

07/21/2021

06/03/2020

No Problem Is Too Big or Small!

03/20/2019

None of today's teens were alive for the launch of Windows 95. Watch a few react to that operating system, and mid-90s technology, in this video.

11/16/2018

Americans all agree: Robocalls are the worst
U.S. phones received 6 million robocalls per hour last month alone, YouMail reported, and they're the top consumer complaint at the Federal Trade Commission. They're often illegal, too, and mask phone numbers to look like local calls. But hope is coming. A verification system rolling out with phone carriers in coming months will visually indicate – using a green check mark, perhaps – that the caller's authorized to use that number. It's a needed first step, consumer advocates say, but no silver bullet.

10/31/2017

10/12/2017

https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/11/16453860/new-amazon-oasis-kindle-waterproof-10th-anniversary

‘Oasis’ is now a fitting name

09/19/2017

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-security-avast/hackers-compromised-free-ccleaner-software-avasts-piriform-says-idUKKCN1BT0R5

Hackers broke into British company Piriform Ltd's free software that optimises computer performance last month, potentially allowing them to control the devices of millions of users, the company and independent researchers said on Monday.