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Mudslides, Undersea Cables, And Fake News
The longest mudslide in history was just reported by an international team of researchers. Huge quantities of sand and mud traveled nearly 750 miles, causing significant damage along the way. You didn’t miss it in the news. It didn’t get much notice because the...
Microsoft Reshapes The Server Market
Windows 8 will get all the press attention when it is released in October but Microsoft is also making deep changes to its server operating systems. Last week it announced...
DNSChanger Malware And Internet Doomsday
Lock the doors! Hide the children in the root cellar! Stock up on canned food! DNSChanger is coming and it’s Internet Doomsday! If you see any of this coverage - which is now...
Microsoft Will Offer Discounts On Windows 8 Upgrades
Microsoft announced today that almost everyone will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 for $39.99 for the first few months after it is released. That is far less than Microsoft has...
LastPass 2.0 Premium And Form Fill
Previously: LastPass 2.0: An Upgraded Version Of An Essential Program LastPass 2.0 And Secure Notes LASTPASS PREMIUM Almost all of the important functions of LastPass are...
LastPass 2.0 And Secure Notes
Previously: LastPass 2.0: An Updated Version Of An Essential Program The upgrade to LastPass 2.0 includes a meaningful improvement in “Secure Notes” to help you use LastPass to...
LastPass 2.0: An Upgraded Version Of An Essential Program
If you’re a LastPass user, you’re being prompted to install an updated toolbar. You’ll be installing LastPass version 2.0, with a few interesting new features and improvements to...
Microsoft Surface: The Business Tablet
Microsoft’s unexpected announcement that it will release two tablets later this year has the industry buzzing. The Microsoft Surface tablets will run Windows 8; the less...
Microsoft Announces Surface Tablets
Microsoft announced today that it will be selling two new Windows 8 tablets under its own name, taking on the iPad and competing with its own partners, the manufacturers who will...
Before You Call The Help Desk
The IT Crowd - Have You Tried Turning It Off And On Again [Click here if you don’t see the video above.] As the years go by, your tech problems are getting more and more complex...
Android Fragmentation (aka Where’s My Ice Cream Sandwich?)
“Ice Cream Sandwich” was Google’s internal name during development of the latest version of its Android operating system for phones and tablets. It’s now known more formally as...
Apple Updates The MacBook Pro
Apple introduced updated notebooks at the Worldwide Developer Conference this week, with much fanfare and media hubbub - and surprisingly little substance. The highlight is the...
The New York Times Explains Smartphones And E-Books
A few days ago the New York Times ran two articles that might be helpful to you if you feel like you’re adrift in the technology sea. A Guide to Deciphering the Language of...
Apple Patents The Wedge
It’s not a secret that the tech industry is being distorted by our imperfect patent system. Companies are being purchased to obtain their patent portfolios rather than, say,...
SSDs Are The Real Secret To Improved Notebook Performance
At Computex today, Intel is boasting about the improved performance of its Ivy Bridge chipset. PC vendors are falling all over themselves to get hundreds of new laptops on the...
Sonic.Net Recognized For Best Privacy Policy
The Electronic Frontier Foundation published its annual study of the privacy polices of top Internet companies and awarded four stars to one and only one company: Sonic.Net,...