Tech

For months I've seen the free upgrade to Windows 10 box pop up on my computer.  I'm running Windows 7 on my laptop that I've had for a few years, and skipping ahead to Windows 10 sounds kind of enticing.  They say it's free, so what could be wrong with that?   Well for some people it may make sense, for others like me it doesn't.

Now that we are starting spring I urge you to start looking at your smoke alarms and other safety items around your house. Carbon Monoxide detectors and Fire Extinguisher. Also, re-connect with your family on safety measures.

Flooding from our recent Spring snrain (snow+rain) storm has caused phone issues in Carlton County.  They have determined the issue is a break in a fiber optic line.  Repairable?  Yes, however, at this time the area that needs to be repaired is underwater and that's compounding the problem.  Crews are working on the situation.

Most if not all area schools were closed on Wednesday, March 16 due to a powerful Spring winter storm that was to hit the region.  On Thursday, March 17, the Cloquet School District will be closed for a different kind of hit, a computer virus.

Yesterday I went shopping for some dress shirts and ties at JCPenney.  Afterwards, my mom and I went to Best Buy in the Burning Tree Plaza to shop for a new Amazon Fire tablet.  Then it hit me.  The Amazon Fire tablet cost less than my necktie

Digital pranksters have struck again. This time with a flaw that impacts Safari and Chrome browsers on most devices (phone, tablet, laptop/desktop). NBC News is reporting the "prank" tricks people into clicking or tapping on links that will crash your browser by overloading them with some code.

You never know when you might have car trouble in the winter. Here is a list to make a survival kit to keep in your vehicle.

Earlier this year, Jason Aldean joined forces with other huge names in the music industry in supporting an up-and-coming music service called Tidal after pulling his latest album from other streaming giant Spotify at the end of 2014. The decision was part of a movement among major artists from many genres of music to fight for what they argue to be fair pay for music streaming.

It's a cliche, really -- kids are consumed with Instagram, texting and video games. Well, there's a reason this is a cliche.

Some big news from Mark Zuckerberg's empire.

While there was plenty of excitement about the announcement of an upcoming 'dislike' feature on Facebook, use some patience and avoid falling for these new scams targeting eager users.

I started a little album on my facebook page called Chris Allen and You, it was an album of pictures of me and another person taken while I was out broadcasting or hosting. Then it changed into everyone getting a selfie with me. So, people started coming up to me and asking for a selfie, then this happened.