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April 2016: When Xbox 360 first came out with Kinect — the motion-sensing technology that lets you interact with games using body gestures — you were probably impressed. No buttons to push? No joystick? No Wii controller to keep in your pocket? Oh, the freedom! But did you know that gaming is just the start? …
April 2016: Here’s the usual way to find something you want to watch on a service like Netflix or Hulu: go to the site, click through the categories or use the annoying on-screen keyboard. Can’t find what you want? Repeat on the next site. Stop doing that! There’s a better way. Use these free web …
March 2016: Your operating system (OS) is the “window” to your computing world. So changing it can change how you interact with everything from the files on your hard drive to the Internet to organizing your desktop and screen. Now that Windows 10 is more than six months old, it’s time to seriously consider migrating …
March, 2016: Ransomware, a form of malware that encrypts a victim’s files and demands money to decrypt them again, is now available to scammers “as a service” like any other cloud service. The bad guys don’t even have to be coders anymore! They just sign up for the service, invent a scam to get into …
February 2016: It can be frighteningly easy to fool an untrained customer service rep. With a few pieces of information and a convincing presentation, a scammer can get into your accounts in a matter of minutes. It’s a growing problem — customer service reps are prime targets! — with a high success rate for scammers. …
February 2016: In the ubiquitous world of passwords, password breaches and password management, one thing remains constant: passwords are annoying! But now they’re a little less annoying because you can reset hundreds of them at one time. You don’t even have to look at the passwords, much less remember them. A secure password manager does …
January 2016: You can have the best IT in the world but if your team isn’t up to speed on how to keep your data secure, your company is at risk. Along with updating your policies about security and acceptable use of your IT network, training is key! There’s no better time than the new …
January 2016: Are you tired of usernames and passwords? You’re not the only one! Passwords are painfully passé — and risky. Fortunately, some new, more secure, more convenient options are coming down the IT pipeline, including something called a Trusted Platform Module, or TPM. TPM is a chip with a unique code that’s embedded in …
November 2015: Did you know that your smartphone habits are valuable? What you click, what you look at and what you eventually buy gives advertisers insights that help them sell you more stuff. So wireless providers like AT&T and Verizon track your information and sell it to advertisers — it’s one reason data plans have …
January 2016: You’re right in the middle of something and your computer starts acting up. Is it the app you’re working in or your device that’s the problem? How can you tell? Most problems are software problems. Some are definitely hardware problems. And some can be caused by one of the other. This chart lists …
