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Chances are when you think about someone stealing your credit card, password or identity, you imagine this person then pilfers your accounts or sets up fake ones using your information. Not likely. Instead, the thief — who is more often than not connected to organized crime — probably sells your confidential data on the black …
If you use a Mac, you pretty much float along unscathed by the swath of nasty viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware and other malware that regularly attack Windows machines. But since Windows viruses can live on Macs even though they don’t affect them, you’ll be doing your friends, family and colleagues a favor if you …
Unleash the power of the word processing program you use all the time. And remember: if you want to speed through Word, use the control key!
Did you go to the world’s largest electronics show in Vegas last month to look for tools to help you at work? No? No worries. We’ve saved you the airfare, plus all those things that happen in Vegas that have to stay in Vegas. Here are our top 11 picks in four categories: tablets, smartphone …
It’s probably the last thing you want to think about: dying, although preparing for it may run a close second. But don’t let the task seem too daunting. When it comes to managing your “digital estate” — the myriad of online accounts and entities you’ve accumulated — you can take some relatively simple steps to …
Have you ever thought about what might happen if you lost your laptop? Or if someone stole it? Or sneaked into your files without your permission? It happens every day, and if you’re like most of us, you have information on your computer —financial, work-related, personal — that you don’t want others to see. So …
Fasten your seatbelt because this is going to be one fast-moving year in tech! We scoured the most respected IT trending sources, combined them with what we’re seeing in the industry and our own client base, and now are glad to present you with (drum roll, please) Leapfrog’s Top 10 Tech Trends for 2011. No …
Now that Verizon has jumped into the “laptop data plan” game, six different carriers are offering all kinds of options that let you stay connected. Monthly fees range from $25 to $85. Monthly data use starts at 200MB. And download speed claims are as high as 14.4 Mbps (Megabits per second). Here’s how to know …
Sometimes saving time is as easy as learning a new keystroke. Do you know these time savers? 1) Faster addresses in Internet Explorer: Skip the details for .com addresses. Just type the page name in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER. For example, type “google” then CTRL + ENTER to get to http://www.google.com …
Now when your phone rings, you can answer it on your computer. And you can read faxes on your smart phone. You can view text messages on your laptop and you can listen to your emails. It may sound topsy-turvy but a “unified communications” system simplifies your life. By integrating all of your communications— phone, …
