Sep 2, 2009 | Internet, security, web_services
There are already too many passwords in your life, but you’ve got to sigh and get over it. You’re going to have to pick better passwords and you’re going to have to remember them. The next generation of devices and web services, arriving within the next six months,...
Aug 27, 2009 | Google, IE, Internet, Microsoft, web_services
Microsoft’s new search engine Bing is an interesting alternative to Google. In my experience, search results with Bing are at least equivalent to Google and frequently better in some way, particularly when the left-hand column includes a useful way to narrow down the...
Jul 30, 2009 | business, Internet, security, shopping
This is a cautionary tale to make you careful online shoppers. It strikes close to home for me because it involves Buy.com, a favorite of mine at one time, but the scam is also used on Orbitz, Fandango and other sites. When Buy.com opened its online doors in the late...
Jul 30, 2009 | broadband, computers, hardware, Internet, network
Ace consultant Brian Dent of CompuDent Systems points out an interesting corollary to the speed increases from Comcast: Just one caveat I’ve run into. A lot of the existing routers can’t handle a 50Mbps incoming signal. I have a 50Mbps account with a...
Jul 29, 2009 | broadband, business, Internet
Comcast Internet subscribers in the North Bay are getting a free speed increase, and some new choices for even faster Internet connections. Here’s today’s press release. The increase covers much of Northern California, including all of Sonoma and Marin counties....
Jul 27, 2009 | Google, IE, Internet, security
Lots of people have installed Firefox to do their Internet browsing. Sometimes, out of curiosity, I ask people why they use it instead of Internet Explorer. There are people who can give an articulate, well-reasoned answer to that question, although as it happens I...
