Publications
July 21, 2020
Weekly Report 20-56
“THE MORE WE DEPEND ON SMARTPHONES, THE MORE ATTRACTIVE AN ATTACK VECTOR THEY BECOME for cybercriminals.” Primary signs that your Android or iOS devices have been hacked are: (1) sudden loss of battery life; (2) spike in data usage; (3) excessive App permissions; (4) suspicious texts or unknown websites; (5) key passwords stop working. Recommendations:... Continue
July 18, 2020
Weekly Report 20-55
THE RESIDENTIAL 30-YEAR MORTGAGE LOAN RATE IS NOW BELOW 3% – lowest in four decades – now available to borrowers with strong credit scores and sufficient earnings or cash flow after large down payments, which is motivating home buying across the country. Rates will likely be influenced further downward or upward based on direction of... Continue
July 15, 2020
Weekly Report 20-54
DESPITE TODAY’S CHAOS, IN THEORY, WE SHOULD BE FEELING BETTER NOW THAT SUMMER IS HERE. Seasonal changes impact our brain’s health, affecting moods as well as cognition when daylight varies, and “people in general tend to be smarter in summer and fall.” During winter & spring months, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can induce negative feelings... Continue
July 14, 2020
Weekly Report 20-53
MODERN DAY UPDATES OF PARKINSON’S LAW that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” (1) For employees who are ‘slackers,’ taking advantage of stay-at-home rules to work minimum hours: ‘For the unconcerned, when unobserved, work shrinks to fill the time required’; (2) For those consumed by guilt, anxiety about job... Continue
July 9, 2020