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LastPass Emergency Access Provides Security For Trusted Family Members
What happens to your passwords after you die? We’re living in the password era. Our passwords unlock important parts of our lives that would have to be addressed if a disaster happens – access to family financial records, bill paying, shopping, online services, email,…
Beware Of The Baidu Links! Your Skype Account Might Be Hacked
If you get a link to a website with “Baidu” in the name sent through the Skype messaging system, don’t click on the link. The message will appear to come from someone you know but it’s not – it’s just the bad guys with their latest exploit. The link will take you to a…
Quickbooks Moves Inexorably To The Cloud
A year ago I wrote about Intuit’s promotion of Quickbooks Online and the bleak long-term prospects for the desktop version of Quickbooks. It’s not really a choice for Intuit; it’s the only way to survive. Intuit’s bet is paying off. It’s good news for Intuit, not good…
This Is Not America
A little piece of you The little peace in me Will die For this is not America Blossom fails to bloom this season Promise not to stare Too long For this is not the miracle This is not America . . . ← Previous Post Next Post →
Office 365 Business Plans Now Include Access
Microsoft Access, an Office program for database management, will be included with the other Office programs in the Office 365 Business and Business Premium plans, starting next month. This is irrelevant for many businesses that have no reason to use Access. For the…
LastPass Is Now Free On All Devices
LastPass announced this week that it is now free to use on all your devices, including computers, phones and tablets. Here’s the LastPass announcement. If you’re a LastPass user, you can install the LastPass app on your phone or iPad now. If you’re not using LastPass…
Thunderbolt And Lightning, Very Very Frightening
Remember the lyric in Bohemian Rhapsody? “Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening me!” It’s right before “Galileo, Galileo” and the part where everybody starts shaking their heads back and forth. This article has nothing to do with Bohemian Rhapsody. I want…
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 gold-plated; they’re not over-powered; they don’t have unnecessary extra features. Instead, they’re…
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 not for you, my loyal small business readers. I’m going to list a staggering number of…
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 two billion dollars and perhaps on the verge of collapse into acrimony and lawsuits. In…