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The Great Russia Hack 2: How’d They Do It?
Forget what you know about hacking. Nation-state hackers work at an entirely different level. Imagine that you get hacked - the bad guys get the password to your mailbox, say. The next step for most hacking attacks is that the bad guys do something that you will...
GOOGLE MAPS STREET VIEW
Google Maps has introduced a very cool new feature, Google Maps Street View. In selected cities, the Street View button allows you to get street-level photographs in high...
GRANDCENTRAL – FUN WITH PHONES
If you have more than one phone, then you should know about GrandCentral - genuinely cool technology to unify your phones in ways that are close to magical.I have a cell phone...
THE FUTURE OF SONIC
Sonic.net, everyone's favorite Internet service provider, faces an uncertain future.AT&T has been working for many years to undo the 1984 telco breakup and once again have the...
BROTHER PRINTERS
I don't want to jinx anything, but I've actually had a couple of good experiences with printers lately. I've set up several models of Brother laser printers that look sturdy,...
DELL, GOOGLE, AND MONEY
Dell installs less crapware on new computers than any other manufacturer, but one of their latest money-making tactics is annoying. Dell and Google have partnered to install the...
THE END OF THE PALM OS
The new Palm Treo 755p from Sprint is probably the last device that will run the aging Palm OS, according to reports discussed in this article. Palm is working on a Linux-based...
MICROSOFT MALWARE PROTECTION CENTER
Microsoft continues to make progress with its security software.A preview is available of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center, a long overdue web site to gather information...
VISTA PROGRESS REPORT
It's time to embrace Windows Vista.Programs will run and hardware will work. There are a handful of exceptions - businesses should still check on business-critical programs....
PRESS THE OK BUTTON, DOLT!
I got a kick out of this - a short history of the OK button, helping to explain why your computer doesn't constantly call you a dolt.
NORTON 360 WOES
Software for security and computer maintenance is in sad shape. I wrote about some of the recent problems with Microsoft Windows Live OneCare (which has managed to avoid drawing...
DILBERT ON TECH SUPPORT
WINDOWS LIVE FOLDERS
Microsoft is about to begin beta testing a new online service, Windows Live Folders. Similar services have been around for a while, but the screen shots make it look like...
I SHACKED UP WITH WINDOWS VISTA
Wonderful post from a blogger about his experiences using Vista instead of Windows XP or a Mac - well worth reading the whole thing."At least Vista has better habits than WinXP....
NEW “SANTA ROSA” NOTEBOOKS
Intel has unveiled a new motherboard chipset for notebooks, and the new generation of notebooks are just hitting the market. Here's an article with details about the "Santa Rosa"...
EXTRA LINE SPACES IN WORD
I don't use Microsoft Word all that often, so I've lost a deep knowledge of its features. I've never fully understood the paragraph formatting that inserts an extra line between...