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Why I Chose 1Password To Replace LastPass
I’m going to tell you a couple of useful things that I’ve figured out about 1Password, but I need to include a little preface because I’ve been pushing LastPass for more than 10 years and a lot of you use it.PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTYou don’t have to stop using...
PHOTOS AND PRINTERS
Printer prices are in free fall - down by 30% in the last few months. But here's an article going over the numbers to explain why more people are taking their camera's memory...
SENDING LARGE E-MAIL ATTACHMENTS
E-mail was not designed to exchange large files. Many people attempt to send big files by e-mail - 10 or 20 or 30Mb of photos or PDFs or the like - and feel disappointed when the...
HOW CHEAP IS TOO CHEAP?
Price should no longer be the factor that drives your technology purchases.Technology is cheap. Printers are best described as disposable cartridge holders - for many, many...
MS OFFICE 2003 SERVICE PACK 2 – NEW PHISHING PROTECTION
If you're using Microsoft Office 2003 - and especially if you're using Outlook 2003 - you should install the updates released by Microsoft today. You can install them by going to...
DELL ADDS XPS BRAND
Dell has turned the "XPS" name into a separate brand for upper-end PCs, notebooks, displays, and televisions. Here's an article about Dell's new push into the top of the...
WINDOWS VISTA
Microsoft is slowly moving forward with Windows Vista, the official name of the next Windows operating system. The release date is impossible to guess; beta testing is in the...
GOOGLE BLOG SEARCH
Google has set up a separate page specifically for searching blog posts. Google will attempt to index blogs much more quickly than other types of pages that change less...
MICROSOFT WINDOWS ONECARE LIVE
Microsoft has begun beta testing of its Windows OneCare Live service. Windows OneCare combines antivirus protection with an adware/spyware monitor, scheduled PC maintenance, an...
INTEL ANSWERS AMD
Intel filed its answer to AMD's complaint for unfair competition. An answer is always more dry than a complaint, but the first seven pages are interesting reading, as Intel...
GUIDE TO DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT IN ONLINE MUSIC
There are a variety of options for purchasing music online - iTunes, RealNetworks, Yahoo Music, Napster, and others. The files arrive encumbered by serious restrictions on your...
GOOGLE PURGE
The hard-working reporters at The Onion bring us news of the latest step in Google's expansion effort.Google has announced Google Purge, a far-reaching plan to destroy all the...
MICROSOFT PHISHING FILTER
If you use the MSN Search Toolbar, Microsoft has just released a beta of a Phishing Filter to protect against suspicious web sites masquerading as legitimate sites. The same...
QUICKBOOKS 2006 vs. MICROSOFT SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNTING
The stage is set for a showdown in the next few months.Intuit will release Quickbooks 2006 this fall with an extensive facelift, the first significant changes in the program in...
TREO 650 – NOTES FROM THE FIELD
I've used a Treo 650 for a few months now. The Treo 650 is one of the most popular devices combining cell phone and organizer functions, and all of the major cell carriers are...
GOOGLE TALK
Google has unveiled Google Talk, its own instant messenger program. There's no surprises in it. Here's an article summarizing the new service.If you have a microphone on your...