SEPTEMBER 2012: While you might get more done if you couldn’t hop on your favorite social network, chances are you want to stay connected to your fellow frogs, on your favorite social networks, so be aware of the rules! Simply by using Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other platforms, you have agreed to their terms. Which …
SEPTEMBER 2012: How cool is it to be doing something on your tablet, realize you need to make a call, and then make that call without pulling out your phone? If you’re not using your iPad or Android tablet to make phone calls, you’re missing out! Here’s how to lighten up on gadgets and save …
AUGUST 2012: Do you want quicker resolutions to your computer problems? Start paying attention now! Whenever anything weird happens with your computer, jot it down in a quick note. Keep all these notes in one place and, voila!, you’ve created a computer problem log. Keeping a problem log is an incredibly useful way to figure …
AUGUST 2012: Are you thinking of giving up your landline but like your comfy handset? Do you walk around the house with a Bluetooth device sticking out of your ear? Would you like to answer your cell phone without having to carry it around in your pocket? Then leap on this convenient technology whose time …
JULY 2012: Just when you thought Apple’s iPad might be the biggest frog in the full-featured tablet pond, in hops Microsoft with its very own tablet called Surface. Rather than working with PC manufacturing partners like it usually does, the software giant is leaping into the hardware business and introducing two versions of its new Surface tablet. …
JULY 2012: Hopping away from your computer for a bit? In need of a cup o’ joe or a chat at the water cooler? Here are 10 easy, smart, low-tech security musts that take only a few seconds and can save you (and your employer) a boatload of problems. 1) Lock your computer screen. It’s …
JULY 2012: One of the easiest ways to regain hard disk space and let your computer leap around efficiently is to get rid of disk-greedy software. It’s not the icons that can cause you problems — it’s all those 1s and 0s that idle software gobbles up behind the scenes. Here’s how to uninstall …
JUNE 2012: Seriously, is there ever a good time for computer problems? When the unplanned happens, don’t panic — take charge! Leap onto these quick fixes before scouring chat rooms or calling an IT pro: 1) Reboot. Yes, you’ve heard it before. That’s because it works! But what rebooting doesn’t do is solve the underlying …
JUNE 2012: Do your computer cables look like a plate of spaghetti? Do you cringe when you have to figure out which connector goes into which port? Do you wonder why some cables are so long anyway? Welcome to the club! Here’s good news: there are super-easy ways to solve your back-of-the-desk mess. In fact, …
JUNE 2012: Why were people hopping with anticipation over Facebook going public? It has more than 900 million users! All those users sharing what they “like” makes Facebook incredibly attractive to advertisers and web developers. And to cyber criminals! Cyber criminals see Facebook as the world’s largest pond of deliciously vulnerable prey. Malware written specifically for …