Leslie Meredith

1 week ago | standard.net | Leslie Meredith

My dad vividly recalls the day he got a phone call from someone impersonating one of his grandsons. The connection wasn’t clear, but he got the gist of the message: Jack was calling from overseas, he was hurt and needed his grandpa to wire him money right away. Dad may not be the most computer-savvy senior, but he knows a scam when he hears one. He asked the caller to give him his home address, the imposter evaded the question and Dad got the verification he needed — and hung up.

2 weeks ago | standard.net | Leslie Meredith

New tariffs on imports are already pushing up the price of electronics – from laptops and desktops to phones and vehicle systems. It’s not just the finished devices. Tariffs also apply to the components inside, meaning the impact stretches across the entire supply chain. So the question becomes: Should you buy now or wait? Last week, the Trump administration announced a 10% tariff on all imports, layered on top of existing ones.

3 weeks ago | standard.net | Leslie Meredith

If you’ve ever tried to get AI to make an image with text in it — like a fake magazine cover or a birthday invitation — you probably saw something that looked like a ransom note written in reverse. Words were misspelled, letters jumbled, spacing was off. That has changed. The latest version of ChatGPT’s image generator, built into GPT-4o, is a big leap forward from the previous version. It’s still not perfect, but it’s finally usable.

4 weeks ago | standard.net | Leslie Meredith

By Leslie Meredith - Special to the Standard-Examiner | Mar 26, 2025 Photo suppliedLeslie Meredith Unwanted emails are a fact of life, and they can quickly take over your inbox.

1 month ago | standard.net | Leslie Meredith

For years, it’s been a familiar dynamic: an older relative, struggling with a new smartphone or social media platform, turns to a younger family member for help. How do I download this app? Why won’t my email send? What’s a meme? But now, the roles are reversing. Young people, the same ones who effortlessly swipe through life on their phones, are asking their parents and grandparents for guidance — not on digital tools, but on technology from another era. How do you load film into this camera?