UPDATE:  The 10 fastest-growing online freelance jobs of Q3 2018 

INFORMATION YOU WON'T FIND ON THE WEATHER CHANNEL:  What is the cloud? A simple guide for small businesses

FYI:  Why nearly 50% of organizations are failing at password security

THIS IS A REAL DOOZY:  Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever

ONCE UPON A TIME THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN FRONT PAGE NEWS:   Treatments that cause the immune system to attack cancer earn a Nobel

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WELL, WHY NOT?  Facebook Is Using Your Two-Factor Authentication Phone Number to Target Advertising

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE JUST HAD IT WITH FACEBOOK:  How to Delete Your Facebook Account: A Checklist

DON'T SAY YOU HAVEN'T BEEN WARNED:  10 signs you might not be cut out for a CIO job

YOUR ROUTER SECURITY IS UP TO YOU:  New study finds 5 of every 6 routers are inadequately updated for security flaws

Birthdays:

1792 - Cipriani Potter, Composer:  String Quartet in G major - I....

I signed up for his newsletter, and of the two free e-books that were included I've read the one on habits (which I thought was excellent):  James Clear

IT NEVER HURTS TO BACK UP YOUR DATA:   Bug in Windows 10’s Latest Update Might Be Deleting Files, Back Up Your Data Now

OH ISN'T THIS LOVELY? JUST LOVELY.  Chinese Supply Chain Hardware Attack

I THINK CHIPS ARE OUT OF SCOPE.  The top 10 cyberthreats IT security teams are facing right now

MEANWHILE, ON THE DRAGONFLY FRONT.  Google should end work on Dragonfly search engine for China, says Pence

NEURAL NETWORKS.  Neuton: A new, disruptive neural network framework for AI...

FOLLOWUP:  Bloomberg stands by Chinese chip story as Apple, Amazon ratchet up denials

APPLE USERS:  Apple’s New Security Features Won’t Let You Repair the MacBook Pro or iMac Pro

I ONCE DISABLED THE MAIN COMPUTER FOR A 4,000 ROOM HOTEL THE NIGHT BEFORE IT WAS SCHEDULED TO OPEN:  My biggest IT mistake and what I learned from it

RIGHT ABOUT NOW I WISH I WAS A KID: Best Engineering Kits for Kids 

THIS IS EXCITING:  Private Moon-Exploration Company Will Work with Canadian Space...

INTERESTING:  Security researcher named in China spy chip story voices doubts

Opera Corner:

IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE DON CARLO:  A Note from Music Director James Conlon 

HERE'S A HANDY GUIDE:  What To Wear To Opera

Birthdays:

1585 - Heinrich Schutz, Composer:  Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes

1870 - Louis Vierne, Composer:  Carillon de Westminster

1813 - 1901 Giuseppe Verdi, Composer.

From the Met production of Don Carlo, with Placido Domingo and Louis Quilico, conducted by James Levine (1983):  "Dio,che nell'alma infondere"

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1835 - Camille Saint-Saëns, composer:  Danse Macabre

THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER:  19TH Annual Southland Technology Conference

GOSH:  Executives think they know the top reasons employees quit; they're dead wrong

SOME GOOD NEWS:  Windows 10 October 2018 Update no longer deletes your data

USEFUL TO KNOW:  What Shutter Speed Should I Use With My Camera?

WHEN I DISCOVERED HE COULD COUNT TO THREE, I HIRED HIM: meet my new accountant.

Birthdays:

1713 - Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer:  Praeludium & Fuga in D Major

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PLEASE USE POWER-POINT RESPONSIBLY:  PowerPoint 2016 cheat sheet

WHO DOESN'T WANT THEIR COMPUTER TO RUN FASTER? RAISE YOUR HAND: Windows 10 quick tips: 11 ways to speed up your PC

THIS ARTICLE IS QUITE INTERESTING:  Supply Chain Security 101: An Expert’s View

I LOVE STORIES WITH HAPPY ENDINGS:  How the Heir of the White Nationalist Movement Learned to Let Go of Hatred

Birthdays:

10/12/1872 - Ralph Vaughn Williams, composer:  Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis

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I'M GOOD... AS LONG AS THEY DON'T YANK GOOGLE CALENDAR:  Google's most enthusiastic users have good reason to be wary

CLEARING THE AIR:  The 10 most dangerous myths about digital disruption

INTERESTING:  CIOs watch out: Here are 7 disruptions you might not see coming

TRENDS:  Blockchain to generate more than $10.6B in revenue by 2023

ARE YOU PLANNING TO READ HUMAN ACTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE LIKE I AM?  Human Action: A Chapter-by-Chapter Summary 

AND MY CAT COMPLAINS WHEN...

10/22/1811 - Franz Liszt, composer:  Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514

THE JURY IS STILL OUT, IT SEEMS.  Apple CEO Tim Cook calls on Bloomberg to retract its Chinese spy story

BACKUP YOUR FILES!  1,500 Windows 10 Insiders may have been bitten by file-deletion bug

MUST READ ARTICLE OF THE WEEK.  How to excel as an introverted leader: 3 qualities to take advantage of 

MOVE ALONG... NOTHING TO SEE HERE (FACEBOOK, PROBABLY).  Oculus Co-Founder’s Departure Could Mean Bad Things for...

What a great conference this year!

IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW:  How to Uninstall or Repair a Program in Windows 10

THIS INFO CAN COME IN HANDY IF YOU ARE A BACKUP FIEND:  Where Are My Outlook PST Data Files, and How Can I Move Them Somewhere Else? 

THIS COULD BE USEFUL IF YOU HAVE A YOU TUBE CHANNEL.  How to Use YouTube Analytics

SOME OF THESE ARE PRETTY COOL:  Top 35 free apps for Windows 10

Birthdays:

1811 - Ferdinand Hiller, composer:  Demetrius Ouverture, Op.145

THINGS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF - TODAY'S LESSON:  Dark Web: A cheat sheet for business professionals 

WELL, BASED ON THIS, IT LOOKS LIKE MY SERVICES ARE STILL IN DEMAND: 10 signs you may not be cut out for a support tech job

THIS IS SOME GOOD INFORMATION.  Virtual reality: A cheat sheet for business pros

And don't forget... in October 2019, there's also the Interface and SoTeC conferences (right here in sunny Southern California:  Tech event calendar 2018-19: Upcoming shows,...

THERE IS SOME GOOD INFORMATION HERE:  The Best WordPress Website Hosting For Most People

SENSIBLE ADVICE:  The do's and don'ts of giving holiday gifts to your co-workers

PLEASE AI RESPONSIBLY:  The 4 biggest reasons people are creeped out by AI

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Everything You Think You Know About an Active Shooter Situation Is Wrong

SCRATCHING POSTS? SERIOUSLY? NOTHING SAYS "I WUV YOU" LIKE AN ITALIAN LEATHER SOFA: Everything You Need For Your New Kitten

ATTENTION APPLE USERS:  How to transfer files from your old Mac to your new Mac

THIS IS WORTH NOTING:  The Complete Guide to Google Assistant in 2018

EVEN HAVING ONE OF THESE SKILLS COULD BE HELPFUL:  The 10 tech skills employers want to see on your resume in 2018

THIS IS A GOOD IDEA:  Microsoft to tackle AI skills shortage with two new training programs

NOT JUST FOR KIDS:  Best Telescopes for Beginners (Easy to Use) — 2018 Guide

I RECALL WHEN THE BIGGEST TELESCOPE...