Brian Maki's "Little Black Book" provides a common-sense approach to dealing with the difficulties that technology brings to our lives. As a computer instructor and consultant for more than 20 years, Maki has seen how technology can change rapidly in our lives, so that we are constantly adding "connections", feeling patience when we are not connected, and getting spam , computer frustration, and the bombing of the worst identity theft threat.
The title of this book reiterates that we need to track our digital life through non-digital, old-fashioned means - preferably a paper book, in which we write down all our usernames and passwords, and record what we do with the account. Any changes. Although Maki also acknowledges flash drives that can do this, he warns that the flash drive itself is vulnerable to viruses and will track passwords on the computer so that hackers and viruses can use them.
Through short and concise chapters, Maki explains the issues we must focus on in terms of leaving a digital footprint. He advocates regular "Google search for yourself", how to upgrade regularly so that we are not so low-key, how to deal with spam, if you have a mobile phone, the additional danger of identity theft, and the real power of social networking sites in our lives, and how we Protect yourself from the information we collect about these websites.
However, the book is different in that it is associated with the importance of the end of life program. After telling the story of Mami's William Weber, who helped organize digital life before his death, Maki emphasized that few of us would think about what happens to our digital life and online identity after our death. He provides practical advice for monitoring our digital life and plans to close accounts to prevent identity theft, even after our death.
This short book is valuable for focusing on topics that most people have never thought of. Maki covers many topics that will help us protect our identity, property, freedom, holiness, and happiness. As Maki said:
"You have to re-examine how you interact with the Internet, what you share, why you share it, and how you never follow the Internet trust.
As Maki pointed out, technology will be with us for the rest of our lives - it won't disappear - so we must learn to control it and protect ourselves from it, and put it in the right place when necessary. To help us, not let it continue to control our lives. I certainly feel the importance of this need, and I hope that other readers will do the same.
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