DECEMBER 2012: Apps make almost everything easier and more convenient….so why not your holiday tasks, too? Here are five of our favorite apps to help you leap over the chaos and into the really fun part of the holidays: 1) Find the cheapest price: ShopSavvy 6 (Free. Android, iPhone/iPad, Windows.) You found it! The …
DECEMBER 2012: We hear about online and email scams all the time, but what about scams that involve a living, breathing person trying to get your information? Can you spot a scammer when you see one? Even tech-savvy frogs like you can fall victim to clever “social engineering” schemes that seem innocent. Here are three …
DECEMBER 2012: If you’re still emailing updated files between frogs working on the same project, you’re missing out on one of the most time-saving advancements of cloud computing. Online editors allow you to easily create, share and store your word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations and other file types using cloud-based software. As soon as you …
NOVEMBER 2012: Nothing says Happy Holidays like tech gifts that help people you love become more productive! The faster they (or you) can get “it” done, the more time everyone has for fun! So we hopped around to find some of the most useful, unusual, affordable and smile-producing tech-related gifts in the entire pond. Check …
NOVEMBER 2012: If you don’t have a great backup plan for the data on your home computer, we’ve got you covered! Here are seven top-rated cloud providers with security features that make us frogs jump with joy. All are also reasonably priced (or free), work automatically behind the scenes and backup both PCs and Macs. …
NOVEMBER 2012: Say good-bye to telethons and hello to a tech-driven, streamlined, easy-to-use, momentous day of generosity. It’s called Georgia Gives Day and it’s the first time that nonprofits across the state have attempted such a mammoth one-day effort. The goal? Raise as much money as possible for Georgia nonprofits in a 24-hour period. The …
OCTOBER 2012: Hooray, you have a new computer! But now comes the flip side: getting your information off the old one. Just deleting the files won’t work because when you delete a file, the information is really still there, just waiting to be overwritten by other files. So regardless of whether you’ll sell your old …
OCTOBER 2012: Who has time for an extra layer of security on your personal accounts? You do! It’s fast and easy with new apps and especially Google Authenticator. Taking a few seconds to add a secret code will help safeguard against the sneaky inroads hackers use to steal your money, identity and who knows what …
OCTOBER 2012: Unless you’ve been hiding under a lily pad lately, you probably know that Apple’s new Maps app has been sending people to very wrong places. Maps is a key feature of Apple’s new mobile operating system, iOS6, which comes on the new iPhone 5 and is available now for most Apple mobile devices. …
SEPTEMBER 2012: There’s a very human aspect to cyber crime. It’s not just automated phishing scams and malware. Check out how some old-school con artistry, aka social engineering, wiped out a savvy tech’s digital life by using some of the world’s most popular online entities: Apple, Amazon.com, Google and Twitter. Then hop on our five …