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By Dave Moore, CISSP | For The Transcript Jun 13, 2021 Dave Moore Much as I wish it wasn’t so, the mystique of the magic Apple Macintosh computer still runs deep in certain parts of our society. Because many people still don’t understand how computers work, or what they even are, they are easily conned into believing Apple Macs are magical devices somehow immune to many of the ills that befall other, mere mortal computers. The cold, hard truth is this: Apple Macs, along with iPhones and iPads, are just machines, mechanical and electronic devices full of circuit boards an...

Don’t you just love it when you discover there’s something wrong with your stuff, and you’d better fix it now, or else? Ain’t nobody got time for that, right?

Dr. Meta G. Carstarphen, Guest Columnist May 9, 2021 1 hr ago Sometimes, a bad idea travels a long way before it is derailed by good judgement and logic. Such is the case with Oklahoma’s HB 1775. In a recent article in The Norman Transcript, for instance, this bill, described for its stated intent to “ban critical race theory,” is waiting for Governor Kevin Stitt’s signature. In recent months, similar bills have surfaced with dismal results. Mississippi allowed Senate Resolution 56 to fade away when it could not muster enough support for a committee vote. New ...

By Dave Moore | CISSP, For The Transcript May 9, 2021 Dave Moore Don’t you just love it when you discover there’s something wrong with your stuff, and you’d better fix it now, or else? Ain’t nobody got time for that, right? Welcome to the reality of modern day computing. The electronic computing devices we use every day are, in fact, cheap mass-produced highly flawed consumer-grade experiments in functionality, connected to billions of similar devices using another imperfect technology called the Internet. Most of the time, it works fine, but, as we all know, s...

A committee tasked with nominating the interim Ward 2 Norman City Councilmember has chosen the OU Carl Albert Center’s director of National Education for Women’s Leadership and Civic Engagement to be approved in the May 11 city council meeting. The committee, which consisted of Britton Perry – former Ward 2 councilor David Perry’s son — Richard Stawicki and Aleisha Karjala, according to an article by the Norman Transcript, chose Lauren Schueler based on her “ready answers, broad experience and determination.”   Originally there were ten candidates v...