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Tech Matters: Understanding recent cloud outages

Last Friday, I was waiting on a Microsoft Teams call for a customer to join. She messaged with a Google Meet link, and once we were on the call she explained that Microsoft was experiencing an outage and she wasn’t able to connect. The outage came just a week after another major outage, both ...

FISCHER: There is no place like home

Last weekend I had the distinct opportunity to wildly overpay to relive a piece of magic movie The Wizard of Oz. The original, of course, starring Judy Garland as Dorothy, whose humble Kansas farmhouse and whirlwind journey still manage to remind us that there’s no place like home. Except ...

Tech Matters: How to use your old iPad to control smart home devices

Recycling is fine, but when you can put an unused device back into service, that’s even better. Maybe you’re treating someone, or yourself, to a new iPad this season. If so, here’s a smart way to repurpose your old one. You can turn it into a control center for your smart home ...

Family History stories: The impact of learning about family

Many readers from Northern Utah and Utah Valley responded to an invitation to share their favorite family history stories and experiences. Here is one of those stories: Looking back, I have realized that family history stories have had such a huge impact on me, and the way that I try to live ...