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A Microsoft Engineer Saved The World
On Friday, March 29, Microsoft engineer Andres Freund saved the world. He found malware shortly before it was due to be distributed to the vast majority of the world’s servers, including those used by banks, hospitals, governments and Fortune 500 companies. The bit...
HP Spectre X360 Joins The Best Business Laptops
The new HP Spectre X360 joins the small group of the best business laptops. A business-quality laptop costs $1,000-$1,200. The best laptops in that price range are not...
Microsoft’s Enterprise Products Are Literally Overwhelming
Overwhelm (verb) Defeat completely; give too much of a thing to someone; inundate Microsoft’s roadmap for business apps and services is overwhelming. Good news! It’s also...
Yahoo Is Dangerous And Endangered
Yahoo is in free fall. It is negotiating a sale of its Internet business to Verizon but that sale is in jeopardy, likely at least to be renegotiated to lower the price by one or...
Photo Management For Computer Users In A Mobile World
All the people who have asked me how to manage their photos on a computer are over 40. If you’re under 40 (“young’un” is the technical term), you take several hundred photos a...
Chromebooks Gain But Google Isn’t Talking
Chromebook sales are steadily increasing. In the third quarter, Windows PC sales were down 5.7% and Mac PC sales plummeted by 13%, while Chromebooks dominated back to school...
Use Splashtop For Remote Access To Office Computers
Splashtop is the best choice for remote access to office computers in small businesses. Splashtop is an alternative to LogMeIn and TeamViewer, each of which have their own...
You Might Not Want To Know How Much Google Knows About You
You have a vague idea that Google knows a lot about you. You’re right. Google has nothing to hide. It’s prepared to show you everything it has collected about you. Are you sure...
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update Update
Microsoft just keeps on making friends with its updates. Anniversary Update is a major refresh of Windows 10 with new features, changes and improvements throughout the entire OS,...
Spotify Daily Mix: Better Playlists Through Algorithms
If you’re a regular Spotify listener, you’ve got to check out the new Daily Mix playlists! Before we get to that, start with the advice: if you listen to music, you should have a...
Stylish Desktop PCs Are Just Myths, Right?
The gently curved triangular cylinder in the above picture looks like a particularly attractive speaker. Wrapped in thick-threaded fabric, a lid that looks like it’s made for...
Don’t Answer The Phone! And Other Advice About Robocalls
It’s not your imagination: robocalls are on the increase. The volume of robocalls has risen sharply in 2016. Complaints are up. The government and big companies are taking new...
Microsoft Starts To Untangle Microsoft Accounts And Office 365 Business Accounts
Background: Understanding Microsoft Work And Personal Accounts Tip: How To Change The Login For Your Microsoft Account (And Why You Should) Last week Microsoft candidly...
Amplifi! Orbi! Luma! Eero! And Other Words About Wi-Fi
“Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!” - First words spoken by Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter...
Google Chrome Steps Up With Improved Battery Life, Material Design
As we move quickly into a post-Microsoft world, Google Chrome is the program where we spend most of our time on our computers. Last week Chrome was updated in a couple of small...
You Can’t Escape From A Ninja
If you have any illusion that privacy means anything, forget it. If you are targeted for surveillance, there is nothing you can do to prevent it. Every keystroke on your computer...