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AI’s Acceleration To Warp Speed
AI is going to change things that you use every day. The changes will be profound, perhaps more fundamentally important than the internet or the computer or the iPhone. The speed at which things change will be faster than anything you’ve ever lived through before. You...
You’re Not Paranoid If They’re Really After You
Here’s a roundup of some of the latest reasons that you should be absolutely terrified when you sit down at a computer. Wire transfer fraud Businesses have lost more than $2.3...
Intuit Quietly Sells Quicken To Private Equity Firm
Intuit completed the sale of Quicken to private equity firm HIG Capital last week. Longtime readers will recall that Intuit issued a very strange press release in August begging...
Putting Your Finger On The Next Big Technology Trend
You should think about getting a fingerprint reader on your next laptop. There are only a few available today but that will change in the next few months. Fingerprint readers...
Apple And The Ever Multiplying Devices
Until recently, Apple’s business strategy was to release only a few devices but make each one special and highly anticipated. In the last few years the anticipation has been...
Apple And The Quest For The Next Big Thing
Did you know Apple introduced a smaller iPhone and a new iPad Pro last week? If you missed it, no surprise - we’ve come a long way from the days when Apple press conferences were...
Finally! A Simple Way To Prevent Windows 10 Upgrades
Steve Gibson of Gibson Research Corporation is a well-known security expert – cranky, contrarian, deeply wedded to the past (his personal computer runs Windows XP), and...
A New Google Chrome Trick To Amaze And Delight You
It’s the guiding principle of technology these days: everything is simple and easy once you know how to do it. I discovered a Google Chrome trick that makes me giggle with...
Is LastPass Causing Internet Explorer To Crash?
A lot has happened with LastPass recently – an acquisition, a new version of the program, a redesigned logo, and maybe some new problems running LastPass in Internet Explorer....
Why An SSD Is The Most Important Part Of Your Next Computer
If you get a solid state hard drive (SSD) instead of a conventional spinning hard drive in your next computer – laptop or desktop PC – it will make more of a difference than any...
Three Reasons That Google Should Be Your Next Phone Carrier
The tech community is entranced with Google Project Fi, a partnership between Google, major carriers, and hardware manufacturers to deliver a unique and satisfying phone...
Windows 10 Tip: Turn On System Restore! (Because You’ll Really Miss It If You Need It And It’s Not There)
System Restore is turned off by default in Windows 10. It’s not used often but it’s absolutely crucial when you need it. If you’re running Windows 10, I want you to go turn it on...
Windows 10 Upgrades Are Starting To Happen Without Permission
Since Sunday night, I have heard from five clients whose computers were upgraded overnight to Windows 10 without their agreement – they had not planned to upgrade and they did...
The Decline Of Internet Explorer
Market share for Internet Explorer is going down fast. Google Chrome is the Internet browser being chosen by more people every year. If you’re an Internet Explorer user, you’re...
Do Not Call The 800 Number!
If you receive a call from someone who offers technical support or who claims your computer has been hacked or infected with a virus, hang up. You are talking to criminals and...
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: Locky Is Coming To Steal Your Files
Are you scared yet? You should be quaking every time you sit down at your computer. It gets worse every day. Locky is the latest virus sweeping the globe. It arrives as a Word or...