The Propeller – What is your favorite Halloween Candy? – 10-12-2025

As the spooky season creeps in, it’s the perfect time to give your digital life a little fall refresh. Here are three essential tech tips to keep your devices safe, speedy, and scare-free:

Give Your Wi-Fi a Health Check

Before the Halloween movie marathons and smart doorbell alerts start rolling, make sure your home Wi-Fi is up to the task:
 

• Restart your router to clear out digital cobwebs.
• Check for firmware updates to patch vulnerabilities.
• Reposition your router for better coverage, especially if you’re relying on smart home devices to keep an eye on trick-or-treaters.

Beware of Phishing Tricks

Cyber ghouls love to disguise themselves as spooky sales or fake shipping updates. Protect yourself by:
 

• Double-checking email addresses and links before clicking.
• Avoiding suspicious attachments or urgent requests for personal info.
• Using a password manager—it won’t autofill on fake sites, giving you a heads-up.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

Don’t let hackers crash your Halloween party. Add an extra layer of security to your accounts with 2FA. It’s like locking your digital doors twice—once with your password, and again with a code sent to your phone or authentication app.

Final Treat (No Tricks!):  A few minutes of tech TLC can save you from a digital nightmare. Stay safe, stay spooky, and keep your tech protected this Halloween!

Ever wondered what happened to that quirky little airport where your grandpa learned to fly, or maybe where you once buzzed the tower in a Cessna (allegedly)? Check out https://www.airfields-freeman.com – the internet’s ultimate time machine for aviation nerds, history buffs, and curious wanderers alike.

Created by Paul Freeman, a private pilot and aerospace engineer with a passion for aviation archaeology, this site is a lovingly crafted archive of over 2,700 abandoned and obscure airfields across all 50 states. From WWII military bases to sleepy grass strips that vanished into suburbia, Freeman’s site is a treasure trove of aerial photos, historical maps, personal anecdotes, and reader contributions that bring these ghost airports back to life.

It’s not flashy, think more Indiana Jones than Silicon Valley, but it’s packed with stories. You’ll find everything from the rooftop heliport on the old World Trade Center to forgotten fields in the middle of nowhere that once hosted barnstormers and crop dusters.

Whether you’re a pilot, a historian, or just someone who enjoys a good rabbit hole, this site is a delightful dive into America’s aviation past. And yes, it’s all free!

The three foundational rules to success:

1. Show up and execute … Especially when you don’t feel like it.

2. Learn from your mistakes and don’t repeat them.

3. Don’t ever quit.

Do these three things and your life will transform faster and bigger than you ever thought possible.

Executing on these three principles over the long haul is the closest thing you’ll ever get to a guaranteed path to success.

Have an amazing week!

This is re-published from the weekly email sent by Leonard Mack entitled The Propeller.  To subscribe, visit https://www.LeonardMack.com/subscribe and read it every Sunday evening.

This intellectual nourishment is intended for informational purposes only. One should not construe anything herein as being legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.

My rule is this – I have no advice to give, only experience to share. I have no interest in being a guru or telling people what they should do. Rather, I share my own experience because there is no right or wrong. Your mileage may vary.