By Carol Phillips Chatham County, NC – I was glad to read that Tarus Balog has interesting ideas to create an internet based economy in Chatham and to build upon the arts and craft community in Siler City. I’m hopeful…
By Tarus Balog Pittsboro, NC – I am seriously considering a run for the State House as an independent single issue candidate: high speed rural broadband. While we as a society don’t want to admit it, manufacturing jobs are not…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Office has worked with the county’s Board of Elections to develop an online application to help voters find their voting precinct locations. The application allows voters to search for their precinct…
Pittsboro, NC – Do you have a specific computer question? Need to know how to insert page numbers in your Word document, create an email account, or get started with library eBooks? Drop in to Chatham Community Library’s computer lab for…
by Rich Beaudry Pittsboro, NC – For more than 20 years, we have lived in a heavily wooded area full of 80 foot plus hardwoods. Some were within ten feet of our antenna which was about fifty feet up mounted…
A smart phone can contain a lot of information that its owner would rather keep private. But 39 percent of the more than 100 million American adult smart phone owners fail to take even minimal security measures, such as using a screen-lock, backing up data, or installing an app to locate a missing phone or remotely wipe its data, according to Consumer Reports’ Annual State of the Net survey.