These guys just don’t get it. Privacy concerns voiced by users prompt the company to revise its plan to let Facebook apps access users' home addresses and mobile phone numbers. Demonstrating yet again that it doesn't really understand privacy concerns, Facebook on Friday told developers that their Facebook apps could now ask permission for access to users' home addresses and mobile phone numbers. Folks, please REFUSE any such access! The comp...
The PDF converter software, PDZFilla, is now completely free for a limited period. This isn’t like any other PDF conversion software though as PDFZilla doesn’t convert your documents into Adobe’s portable document format, instead it can convert PDFs back into editable files. It’s main features include… Convert PDF to Word Convert PDF to Word with all text and Graphical data. Convert PDF to RTF Convert PDF to Rich Text F...
I bring this news item to you because of all we’ve been discussing lately in my posts regarding passwords, safety on facebook (and other social networking sites) and online security. Even if I could I would not remove the less pleasant aspects of this incident as censorship is as distasteful as the details. I am reporting them to you because they clearly emphasize what we all have posted and the replies to the posts. A recently-arrested hacker reportedly used pers...
Microsoft has jumped totally into the war of Cloud computing. To compete with Google and Amazon, Microsoft introduced cloud computing with Windows Azure technology. Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared servers provide resources, software, and data to computers and other devices on demand, as with the electricity grid. It means, using the infrastructure of the company providing the cloud service. Along with big Enterprises, Microso...
The "cloud" is where we've been sharing our lives and storing our files for awhile now, but with so many cloud services there's much more you can do that may not have crossed your mind. Here are ten ideas. 9. Write in Public Without a Blog Everyone and their mother has a blog nowadays, but how often is it really updated? And even then, how often are people saying anything worthwhile? That said, there are plenty of times we all have a goo...
During a press conference held ahead of CES, Microsoft gave everyone a sneak peek of their next Operating System, Windows 8. The most exciting news is that Windows 8 will support System On a Chip(SOC) architectures including ARM-based systems from partners NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments. Intel and AMD will continue their work on the lower SOC designs on the x86 architecture that supports Windows fully. This includes support for millions of x86 applications. ...
Even the best free software is useless without hardware, yet how many of us actually know how their computer works? Teach yourself by reading the latest free guide form MakeUseOf: “Your PC, Inside and Out.” This amazing free guide covers the computer’s chassis, power supply and motherboard, and is only the first half of a two-part volume. In this guide Lachlan Roy breaks the computer down into its different components. For each component he describes its function, expl...
Microsoft sure has gone all out and geared itself up, to address the security concerns of netizens, while creating the new age browser – Internet Explorer 9. Not only is it safe and secure, it also gives you a beautiful and speedy browsing experience. Earlier (at the holidays) I posted about scams to protect yourself from, and it turns out that ie9 helps a good deal in doing just that, especially for malware coming via the social networking site...
Does your child need help with math? Could he/she improve skills needed for a great future? I know I wish I had stuff like this when I was a kid! Microsoft Mathematics (formerly Microsoft Math ) is an educational program, designed for Microsoft Windows , that allows users to solve math and science problems. Developed and maintained by Microsoft, it is primarily targeted for students as a learning tool. A related freeware add-in for Microsoft Word and Microsoft OneNote, ...
Apture Highlights is a Firefox extension that turns your cursor into a powerful search tool. Highlight any text in your browser window and see search results from Google, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, and Wikipedia. Once the app is installed you just need to highlight some text (and not very neatly at that, Apture Highlights will intelligently expand to grab the text you were trying to highlight) and then click on the search box that appears near your highlighted text. You don&rsqu...
We all hear the word Cloud every now and then but I am sure many of us aren’t exactly very sure about The Cloud and Cloud Computing . So first of all, it is important to understand, what is the cloud? Cloud is just a metaphor for internet, when we say cloud, we are just referring to internet only and simply the services we use using internet – through our web browsers. Our current model: You own your PC, laptop, phone, netbook, etc. and...
Whether you're upgrading or repairing your computer, at some point in time you'll be faced with the task of reinstalling your operating system, especially in the Windows world. As I can personally attest, most of the frustration with starting fresh comes from losing your installed programs and customized settings with them. Sure, you can create tweaked installation discs to automate the process and have all your drivers, programs and settings already in place. The problem is...
According to a report, most users still haven't answered the call by security experts to implement more robust passwords. In fact, in a list of the most easy to hack passwords, simply typing '123456' took a truly forgettable top prize. Security firm Imperva recently released its list of the passwords most likely to be hacked based on 32 million instances of successful hacking. Imperva named their report "Consumer Password Worst Practi...
“Gimme!” or, “Poof Goes My New Year's Savings Resolution”. I love the idea of tablets . I always have. Here's my Plan A (and I bet Lightstar 's too!) : The Asus Eee Slider: It's a smallish, thin, quickly accessible portable computer with (hopefully) a low performance overhead. One of my biggest gripes with tablets is the size of my thumbs. Well, more accurately the size of the software keyboard keys and how they relate to ...
I wasn't planning on posting today, but when I read this, I felt I should whip something up quickly. Security researchers have released attack code that exploits an unpatched bug in Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) and sidesteps defenses baked into Windows 7. Microsoft late Wednesday confirmed that all versions of Internet Explorer (IE) contain a critical vulnerability that attackers can exploit by persuading users to visit a rigged Web site. The site can then hijack personal data a...