Nov 8, 2013 | Android, Apple, IE, Internet, LastPass, security, software, web_services, Windows7, Windows8
LastPass released a major update this week. LastPass 3.0 gives the essential password manager a streamlined look and introduces some new features. If you’re a LastPass user, you’ll see some new things happening onscreen as you move around password fields. Don’t be...
Oct 31, 2013 | IE, Internet, software
Almost three years ago Microsoft gave us a built-in way to block ads in Internet Explorer and preserve our privacy online – and we’re not using it because we don’t know it’s there! Ever since Internet Explorer 9 in February 2011, IE has had a feature named “Tracking...
Jun 17, 2013 | Facebook, Internet, security, web_services
LinkedIn is increasingly being used by small and medium-size businesses for marketing, recruiting, and networking. I’ll give you a bit of background in case you’re not familiar with LinkedIn, then point out one of its features that can seem creepy if you’re not...
Apr 21, 2013 | broadband, Internet, wireless
If you are a Comcast Internet subscriber, you may be able to take advantage of Comcast’s rollout of free WiFi access from thousands of wireless hotspots around northern California. The hotspots broadcast the name Xfinity WiFi. Wireless access points have already been...
Mar 24, 2013 | computers, Internet, security, Vista, Windows7, Windows8, WinXP
These are the rules for being safe using a Windows computer in 2013. The bad guys are getting smarter and more devious – their spelling and grammar has improved and they have gotten better at creating messages that are indistinguishable from real messages from your...
Mar 19, 2013 | broadband, business, Internet
Without much fanfare, Comcast has doubled the speed of its Internet service for most California subscribers, at no extra charge. Comcast has several service tiers. Most subscribers are in one of the plans that have been upgraded – Performance, Blast, and Extreme. The...
