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August 2013: When it comes to getting you to spend more money by showing you exactly what you want, Amazon and other e-commerce websites are running circles around brick-and-mortar stores. So brick-and-mortar stores are upping their digital game. How? With cameras, sophisticated analytics software and a little tracking device you probably already have in your …
July 2013: While the digital world is leaping from computers to mobile, we’re also leaping from mobile to – wearable! Google Glass, the new hands-free computer headset, is the talk of tech town — and might, like the iPhone in 2007, be the Next Big Thing. Here’s a preview, plus a few other wearable marvels that collect …
July 2013: Normal traffic on your company’s network means smooth hopping ahead. But what about when something unusual happens? Should your IT team ignore it? No way! Your network communicates with a few locations regularly — like local servers, mail servers, Google, cloud apps and others — so detecting something different is critical. Anomalies may …
July 2013: If you hop online or use a mobile phone, you have a digital footprint. The digital environment is built to track! From your computer’s IP address to your social media “Likes” to your Amazon.com orders, you have a trail that tells your story. Here’s what three of the most popular online services are …
July 2013: When seconds count, your smartphone can be your bat phone! Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) let you know when life-threatening emergencies are happening in your area immediately so you can leap into action. Here’s a list of the types of alerts you can get and the smartphones that can receive them: WEAs are part of …
June 2013: Do you know what the greatest threat is to your company when you use cloud-based services? How about the nine greatest? The brainiacs at the Cloud Security Alliance, a nonprofit that researches and promotes best practices for cloud-based services, recently released its report, “The Notorious Nine: Cloud Computing Top Threats in 2013.” While …
June 2013: You can be a tech genius (if you’re not already). All you need is an Internet connection and a little bit of patience. And sometimes a little bit of money. Online video training can turn your tech frustrations into tech revelations! Videos cover every tech subject and range from under a minute to …
June 2013: Rumors are leaping — what will be included in the latest and (maybe) greatest operating system update? Will it solve your biggest complaint? Change how you use your computer? Make your desktop look even more like your smartphone? June 2013: Only tadpole-sized bits of information about Windows 8.1 (codenamed Windows Blue) and OSX …
June 2013: It’s easy to stay connected while we travel, hopping from WiFi pond to WiFi pond, using our tech tools all the while. But it’s also easy to forget being mobile makes you more vulnerable! To make sure you come back with the same protected data you left with, remember to do these three …
May 2013: Unless you have the rare ability to recall 25+ unique and complex passwords instantly, you can probably use a leg up when it comes to managing your passwords. So how about a secure system that remembers them for you? That’s the idea behind password management systems. You create a master password for the …
