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July 16, 2021

REVIEW: Ramsey Rules by Jo Goodman

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsBlackmail / Contemporary / domestic violence / police / policeman / security / West Virginia7 Comments

Ramsey Masters is the Ridge Outlet Theft Prevention Specialist, that is, she spends her days stopping shoplifters. While catching someone stuffing a PS4 controller into their pants or a ham into their handbag is more amusing than it is dangerous, the type of work isn’t what drew Ramsey to the ... more >

December 25, 2019

REVIEW: Can’t Buy Me Love by Janet Elizabeth Henderson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / F ReviewsContemporary / hotelier / Scotland / security / Small-TownComments Off on REVIEW: Can’t Buy Me Love by Janet Elizabeth Henderson

It turned out hell was a small town in the Scottish Highlands. Oh, sure, the locals called it Invertary, but Agnes Sinclair knew better—the town even had an old woman everyone called Satan. If that wasn’t a sign she was in hell, she didn’t know what was. All Agnes had ... more >

June 13, 2017

The Security Blanket of Romance by Mary Lynne Nielsen

Guest ReviewerLetters of OpinionBillionaire Hero / Dukes / security32 Comments

In spite of its 140-character limitations, Twitter can lead to some interesting conversations. I had one recently that included author Camille Hadley-Jones and Dear Author’s own Janine Ballard, who encouraged me to express my thoughts about it in longer form. That conversation? That one of the goals of romance novels ... more >

August 2, 2015

Windows 10 and Wi-Fi Share

IAM JSONEbookssecurity / windows9 Comments

According to an article on Krebs on Security ( http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/07/windows-10-shares-your-wi-fi-with-contacts/ ) Windows 10, Microsoft’s new operating system (OS), will share your wi-fi password with your contacts in Outlook, Skype, and Facebook. It seems like you can tell the Windows install process not to do this, but it involves changing the ... more >

April 19, 2015

REVIEW: Bound to the Bachelor by Sarah Mayberry

JayneB- Reviewsenemies to lovers / military hero / novella / security / sexual abuse5 Comments

Your date with Marietta local Beau Bennett includes a day on the slopes at Big Sky Resort, complete with a sumptuous meal in the Resort’s fanciest fine dining restaurant and door-to-door transport. Dig deep to secure the attentions of one of Montana’s most eligible – and elusive – bachelors. Lily ... more >

September 28, 2014

Pay No Attention to that Man Behind the Curtain!

IAM JSONEssaysanonymity / security / Tech Sunday6 Comments

Shades of Gray or, as I like to say, #666666, #333333, and #999999 Today I’d like to talk about anonymity. Should we have it? Why or why not? If you’d like to be anonymous, for good or ill, I’ll talk about ways you can achieve this. Hypothetical Situation One A ... more >

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