TechByter Worldwide 2017-10-08: The Apple II at 40. Reconsidering My Reconsideration of Evernote. Short Circuits. Spare Parts.

Published: Oct. 8, 2017, 4 a.m.

It's been 40 years since Apple introduced the Apple II, a computer that remained in production until 1993. In June, frustration with a OneNote synchronization problem drove me to Evernote. Now Evernote's flaws have driven me back to OneNote. I'll explain. In Short Circuits: Google announced a bunch of new hardware this week and artificial intelligence is everywhere. Equifax has increased the number of accounts affected by its data breach, adding 2 and a half million and bringing the total to nearly 146 million. The all-time leader in big breaches continues to be Yahoo and the company has increased the number of affected accounts from 1 billion to 3 billion. In Spare Parts (only on the website): This is National Cyber-Security Awareness Month and Malwarebytes has some suggestions. • Perhaps you've wondered what on-line criminals want. These days, it seems primarily to be your user name and password. • D-Link has updated a home security camera with some new features and support for Android devices.