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Security Tip: Use Authy For Two-Factor Authentication
I want to talk to you about two-factor authentication and why you should use Authy to generate codes on your phone. Oh, come on! Don't give me that look. I know you don't want to think about this stuff. It's roughly like having an insurance salesperson look you in the...
DISASTER: PHOTOS
If the news sites are slow to load, this site has all of today's AP photos collected together.
COPYRIGHT ISSUES GET WORSE
"It is unlawful to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide or otherwise traffic in any interactive digital device that does not include and utilize certified [Digital...
COOKIE BLOCKING
Internet security is the buzzword of the moment. There's a lot of paranoia about privacy these days. Some of it is justified. For what it's worth, I tend to think that cookies do...
MUSIC DOWNLOADS ON THE RISE
According to a new study, more than 3.05 billion files were exchanged over four file sharing systems in August - and that's more than Napster at its peak in February, when 2.79...
WINDOWS 2000 TIPS
Here's a collection of Windows 2000 hints & tips that might come in handy. How to change drive letters, how to prevent programs from loading at startup, how to open a command...
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT SEEK MICROSOFT BREAKUP
The Justice Department announced today that it will not seek a breakup of Microsoft into separate operating systems and applications businesses. Instead, the government will...
BACK UP OUTLOOK DATA
It can be devastating to lose all the information stored in Outlook. You can back up all that data in just a few steps. Here's some simple instructions.
ENFISH FIND
I keep searching for the perfect way to index Outlook and my documents so information can be found easily. I've been using 80-20 Retriever, which integrates with Outlook, updates...
HP TO ACQUIRE COMPAQ
Well, this ought to be all over the news in the morning. Hewlett Packard has agreed to buy Compaq Computers in a stock swap valued at $25 billion. That promises to shake up the...
EXCITE@HOME
CNET put together a good analysis of why Excite@Home is falling apart. It's the largest high-speed Internet provider in the United States, and it's speeding like a locomotive...
WINDOWS XP ANSWERS
This is a good article with brief comments on five questions about Windows XP: Can your system run Windows XP? How can you check for Windows XP compatibility on your computer? Is...
DIRECPC vs. STARBAND
Slowly but surely the satellite service is getting more consistent. It's still not a trouble-free choice, but it hasn't made me scream in the last few weeks. CNET has a...
AMAZON SELLS COMPUTERS
Amazon has opened up an online store for selling computers from major manufacturers - Compaq, HP, IBM, Toshiba, and Apple. Amazon inked a deal with Ingram Micro, the number one...
WINDOWS XP AND DIGITAL CAMERAS
I have a Sony digital camera. It was tough to get it to work with Windows 2000 - I had to hunt down beta drivers and deal with Sony's non-standard way of accessing the photos. I...
GATEWAY WOES
Gateway is struggling more than you realize. Its business plan is a mess - there's no money to be made from consumer PCs, but it's had no luck figuring out what else to sell. It...