Adam Darack
Ask a Geek: Papercut, but the good kind
Dear Geek,
Happy Summer! Hope you are enjoying it so far. I have two questions for you. The first is where the heck have you...
Ask a Geek: Insteon
Dear Geek,
My kids are always, I mean always, leaving the lights on in my house. Try as I might, I can’t break them of...
Ask the Geek
Dear Geek,
Another year has come to a close, I can’t believe it. It got me thinking of a good question for you. What are...
Dear Geek: Flash drive Chrome
Dear Geek,
My son has been asking me for a Chromebook for school, as apparently they run a lot of Google-related products in the classroom....
Ask the Geek: Should I go GoPro?
Dear Geek,
With summer here, I want to take video of some fun stuff I like to do. Do you use an action camera to...
Ask the Geek: Summer checklist
Dear Geek,
I have two questions for you. I have renters coming in to my house each week throughout the summer. Tech-wise, what should I...
Ask the Geek: SSA communication
Dear Geek,
I, like many others, have been quite frustrated with the Steamship Authority over the past few months. I know most of the actual...
Ask the Geek: Switch it up
Hi Geek,
My kids have been bugging me about buying a gaming console. I don’t know which one to get, and know there are a...
Ask the Geek: Streaming workouts
Hi, Geek,
I’ve seen ads for streaming exercise programs and mentioned them in passing to you when we bumped into each other the other day....
Ask the Geek: Phone warranties
Dear Geek,
Last year I purchased a used cell phone from eBay. It was in great shape, and I loved using it. That is, until...
Ask the Geek: Tech etiquette
This week’s article is slightly different from my others. Instead of responding to a question from a reader, I wanted to take a minute...
Ask the Geek: Scammers
Dear Geek,
I seem to be getting even more scam phone calls and email lately. I know you’ve written about this subject before, but I...
Ask the Geek: Podcasts
Dear Geek,
School vacation week is coming up and though the prospect of allowing screens in the car to keep my children quiet during a...
Ask the Geek: Wireless gateways
Dear Geek,
I received a "wireless gateway" from Comcast recently, but my current router and modem work just fine ... I thought I owned them,...
Ask the Geek: Coolest tech gadgets you gave?
Dear Geek,
Hope you had a nice holiday season, and thanks for your tech rendition of “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Aside from the devices...
Ask the Geek: ’Twas a night with Alexa
Dear Geek,
I am intrigued by voice-activated devices — iPhones with Siri, Google home products, and the Amazon “Alexa” stuff. It seems like these devices...
Ask the Geek: ’Tis the season
Dear Geek,
I’ve been getting overloaded this holiday season with odd emails that I’m paranoid about opening. Can I really get a laptop for $20,...
Ask the Geek: Steadymouse
Adam Darack is the IT administrator for the town of Edgartown. He writes regularly about the technological issues facing Island business owners. Got a...
Ask the Geek: Backing up
Adam Darack is the IT administrator for the town of Edgartown. He will be writing regularly about the technological issues facing Island business owners....
Capturing a Derby day to remember
Editor’s note: While Barry Stringfellow has “gone fishing,” we bring you the guest commentary of Adam Darack.
Derby time: It’s my favorite time of year....