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Bing Sucks At Searches
Bing sucks at searches. You know how I know that? Because I have an anecdote to prove it. Anecdotes don't prove anything. I know that. You know that. If I'm going to make a broad claim I ought to have solid evidence and statistics and data. I don't. Well, I do, but...
WINDOWS SNAP AND DUAL MONITORS
Windows Snap is one of the best new features in Windows 7. Here’s my original post describing how it works. On a single monitor, you can display two windows side by side with a...
UPDATES
I’ve prepared a list of computer safety tips for years. Over time, the advice to keep critical programs up to date has moved to the top spot on the list. You don’t have to spend...
GOOGLE AND CHINA
The technical side of Google’s blowup in China is shaping up as an explosive story about technology and hacking. Keep an eye on this one! On Tuesday Google announced that it...
Online Passwords And LastPass
Previously: Passwords: computer login Passwords: e-mail Passwords: Google Accounts & Windows Live ID Password: password managers LastPass will help you manage all of your...
Passwords: E-Mail
Previously: Passwords: computer login Each of your e-mail addresses has a separate password – a particularly important one to keep in your records. If you use Outlook or Windows...
Firefox 3.6
Mozilla has released Firefox version 3.6, with increased security, faster display of web pages and Javascript, and some new features for add-ins and themes. Here’s a description...
Computer Safety 2010
Here’s an updated list of ways to be safe and secure with your computer. Install updates from Microsoft promptly. Look in the lower right corner for the gold shield (WinXP) or...
PREVIEW SPAM WITH EXCHANGE DEFENDER
Exchange Defender has a new tool for previewing quarantined messages. Exchange Defender is the service used by many businesses to quarantine spam and scan incoming and outgoing...
Password Managers
Got a system yet? Today I just want you to step back and look at the scope of the problem. At the moment passwords are the only method of authentication in widespread use. There...
Our Password-Protected Lives
There is more frustration with passwords than almost any other part of our interactions with computers. Part of the frustration is the difficulty of remembering them, of course,...
SEARCHING FOR GODMODE IN WINDOWS 7
There have been countless blog posts about the GodMode Windows 7 trick. If you create a new folder – on your desktop, say – named GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C},...
GROOVESHARK
Grooveshark is an online site for streaming music - a free service for finding artists and albums and listening to them on your computer. The albums have been uploaded by regular...
Access Online Files With Google Docs
Google announced today that you will soon be able to store any kind of file online in Google Docs, which until now has been basically limited to text and spreadsheets. Anyone...
Passwords: Google Accounts And Windows Live ID
Previously: Passwords: computer login Passwords: e-mail Google and Microsoft have created single sign-on systems where a master password provides access to a broad range of free...
MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS IS TOP PERFORMER
If you got a new Windows 7 computer for Xmas, I hope you thought about security before you spent too much time playing online. I know, it’s not very exciting, but it needs to be...