Information technology blog, page 6

Lock down a phone or laptop in six steps, in this order

1. Lock the screen
2. Plan for theft
3. Encrypt the storage
4. Update automatically
5. Limit apps
6. Guard accounts and number

The STaR loop: how a model learns from its own checked reasoning

1. Questions with known answers
2. Model writes its reasoning
3. Answer checked
4. Misses reasoned backwards
5. Fine-tune on what worked
6. Repeat until it plateaus

Fix weak Wi-Fi in order: measure first, then change one thing at a time

1. Measure
2. Place the router
3. Band and channel
4. Firmware and drivers
5. Add access points
6. Replace the router

Where you are tracked online, and the setting that limits each layer

1. Browser
2. Email
3. Network
4. Phone apps
5. Accounts
6. Data brokers

A backup strategy in six decisions, from inventory to a tested restore

1. Inventory
2. Objectives
3. Method
4. Placement
5. Retention
6. Proof