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It's Change Your Password Day. How hackable are you?

Posted May 7, 2013 - 3:46 pm

90% of passwords are vulnerable to hacking, according to risk-management firm Deloitte. Is yours one of them?
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How to add Dropbox and Google Drive as storage options in Office 2013

Posted May 6, 2013 - 10:31 am

Connect these online storage options to Microsoft Office as alternatives to SkyDrive
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Should you build and host your own server using a co-location?

Posted May 3, 2013 - 12:00 am

If you’re leasing server equipment in a hosting provider’s data center, you’re likely paying through the nose for antiquated technology. There is peace of mind that comes with that service in the form of care free hardware maintenance, but is that really enough to keep you paying for that same 4GB of RAM every month for life?
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Mount ISO files as virtual CD drives with Microsoft's free utility

Posted May 2, 2013 - 5:10 pm

Need to quickly mount an ISO file in Windows 7 or earlier? Here's a tool from Microsoft
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The companies that protect your data from the government (and the ones that don't)

Posted May 1, 2013 - 1:08 pm

Twitter, Google, and Microsoft: Good. Apple, Verizon, and Yahoo: Bad.
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Download Google Now for the iPhone and iPad

Posted April 29, 2013 - 11:30 am

Google's know-what-you-want-before-you-search-for-it app is finally on iOS
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Make Google docs, spreadsheets, and presentations work offline

Posted April 26, 2013 - 1:37 pm

Google Drive is finally rolling out automatic offline access. Here's how to enable it.
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Big data beats mobile and cloud as expected growth driver

Posted April 24, 2013 - 2:30 pm

A new KPMG survey shows shifting priorities but also growing concern with long-term worries like security
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Here's a master list of over 700 free online courses from top universities

Posted April 24, 2013 - 12:26 pm

You can learn almost anything with these free audio and video courses
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What you need to know about privacy policies--in about 5 minutes

Posted April 23, 2013 - 3:17 pm

Do you know what you're signing off to when you agree to a site's privacy policy?
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Grab a year of unlimited backup from CrashPlan for free (and save $60 to $100)

Posted April 22, 2013 - 10:54 am

CrashPlan is one of the best services for unlimited online backup, which makes this freebie hard to pass up
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How to Bring Back Hibernation in Windows 8

Posted April 18, 2013 - 3:53 pm

Microsoft left out Hibernate from the power options, but you can add it back
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How to secure your WordPress blog against hackers

Posted April 16, 2013 - 3:15 pm

Thousands of WordPress blogs have been compromised so far. Don't let that happen to yours.
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Twitter smartly builds anticipation for its music app

Posted April 15, 2013 - 11:43 am

By releasing its music app to a small but diverse group of music "influencers", Twitter has succeeded in generating excitement for its upcoming music discovery service
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Microsoft to Windows 7 users: Uninstall a security update from this week's Patch Tuesday

Posted April 12, 2013 - 2:50 pm

One of the latest security updates is causing fatal system errors, so you should block it
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The Weekly Hash - April 12, 2013

Posted April 12, 2013 - 10:56 am

Reviewing the week’s top tech stories, today featuring Austin getting hipper, NASA getting Armageddony and T-Mobile getting more desperate
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Here's the scariest search engine on the internet

Posted April 10, 2013 - 2:57 pm

Shodan is basically "Google for hackers," exposing all the devices connected to the internet
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The clock is ticking for Windows XP and Office 2003 users

Posted April 8, 2013 - 1:18 pm

Microsoft has begun the countdown to ending support for these old versions of Windows and Office
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Debug your phone with these hidden Android secret codes

Posted April 5, 2013 - 1:02 pm

Troubleshooting secret codes for Samsung, HTC, Motorola, and other devices
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How to add Google Calendar events to Windows 8

Posted April 4, 2013 - 2:51 pm

A workaround from Microsoft reconnects Google Calendar and Windows 8
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Automatically back up your files with Windows 8's File History feature

Posted April 2, 2013 - 3:52 pm

It's one of the best new features in Windows 8, but you have to turn it on
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Feedly's updated RSS reader mobile apps make leaving Google Reader easier

Posted April 1, 2013 - 2:00 pm

The Google Reader replacement is faster, has a more compact view, and highlights your "must reads"
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How to remotely inspect the DOM on a mobile device

Posted March 27, 2013 - 8:00 am

How often have you as a mobile web developer struggled to diagnose a style or layout issue on a particular device through trial and error? Wouldn’t it be so much easier if you could just inspect the DOM on the mobile device as you would on the desktop through Chrome or Firebug? It turns out there is a tool for that.
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How to turn iBooks into audiobooks

Posted March 22, 2013 - 12:25 pm

Hands-free reading built into the iPhone and iPad
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These are the government agencies that can get your personal data under CISPA

Posted March 21, 2013 - 3:05 pm

CISPA, in a word, sucks. This list of agencies that can get your personally identifiable information under this bill is deeply concerning.
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