Bad EV Charging News

From Wired: "Feds Halt the National Electric Vehicle Charging Program - The US government has ordered states to retract their plans to build hundreds of federally funded EV charging stations."

Here is a link to the memo: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/nevi/resources/state-plan-approval-suspension.pdf.

And more coverage at Washington Post.


Legacy SCR3310 USB Smart Card Reader Driver Issue With Windows 11

During a recent upgrade to the latest version of Windows 11, the SCR3310 USB Smart Card Reader I was using stopped working due to security issues with Microsoft's Device Security related to Core Isolation (Memory Integrity, Local Security Authority Protection), and the Security Processor.

The fix was to go into Device Manager and uninstall the SCR3310 USB Smart Card Reader.

Then, unplug the card reader and put it back in a USB port.

This should load the new Microsoft Usbccid Smartcard Reader (WUDF) drive, and the SCR3310 should be ready.

 


More Information - Three Scammer Alerts

Scam Alert GraphicThe Internet has good and evil.

Three warnings to review on the evil side:


Links From My M-Conference DEFCON Presentation

21AE5307-97BD-4099-846E-59D38EEC8B05-COLLAGEI recently presented the following presentation at Manager-Tools.com's M-Conference 2024.:

"From The Dark Web To the Boardroom: Cybersecurity Strategies from 15 years of attending DEFCON" (PDF presentation download)

These are all the links I referenced in my presentation:

Let me know if you have any questions, comments, etc.

I am open to presenting this in other venues if you are interested. Just let me know!


Recommendations For Distracted Free Writing

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Wired recently published their recommendations in an article entitled "The Best Apps for Distraction-Free Writing: Focus on your words and not on your toolbars with these eight minimal writing apps for your computer, your tablet, and even your phone.".

I use two of those recommendations:

  1. Obsidian (only application open, one tab open using the plugin
  2. Google Docs (full-screen mode, only one document open)

Other best practices: turn off all notifications and close all the other applications on your computer or tablet.

These suggestions work well for Chromebooks, PCs, and Apple iPads.