September 2015: There’s a skimming surge sweeping the country — watch where you swipe! Today’s skimmer devices look legit so it can be tough to tell a real credit card reader from one that’s been swapped with a fake. Once a skimmer grabs your data, it can be used to buy things with your money …
August 2015: Is it time to say goodbye to that old email address that’s dated, annoying or attached to a provider you no longer love? Is all the spam driving you nuts? Do you want to consolidate all of your email so it’s easier to manage but you’re worried about not getting important emails? Then …
July 2015: How do you find the best tips and tricks to get the most out of your specific mobile device? Here are six ways to find fun, reliable, time-saving and insider-worthy hacks for your smartphone or tablet: 1. Use a tips app. Save time by swiping through tips right from an app. Drippler for …
June 2015: If you want to be even more brilliant when using Excel, our frogs have compiled a list of Top 12 functions that you may not know about — or forgot about. These functions were selected across Excel’s 14 categories and can help you breeze through your work. We’ve included links to the corresponding …
April 2015: Oh, no! You deleted an important email — or appointment, task, contact or note. And now you want it back. If you use Outlook, you’re in luck. You can easily recover deleted items from your Deleted Items folder or, slightly less easily, from the place deleted items go when they disappear from your …
March 2015: Real email finally comes to your pocket! The mobile version of Microsoft Outlook behaves more like your desktop email — and offers genuine breakthroughs, like setting appointments directly from the email app and attaching files from your DropBox, Google Drive and other cloud storage accounts. Plus it’s free and works on your Android …
February 2015: Windows 7 users, welcome to the “extended support” phase! The “mainstream support” phase has ended and now … what? Don’t panic — this is not the same as the Windows XP end-of-life situation last year. You have until 2020 to panic. Meanwhile, here’s what you need to know about the differences between mainstream …
January 2015: You probably know you can Google “nearest pizza place” and get back a list in less than half a second. But did you know you can upload pictures to Google to help identify them? Or that you can turn Google into a timer? Or that you can find customer service phone numbers without …
December 2014: When you think about backing up your files, you usually think about backing up your computer. But what about your files that reside in the cloud — and only in the cloud? Like your photos and videos on Picasa and Flickr and Instagram? Or your witticisms on Facebook and Twitter? Or your massive …
November 2014: It’s easier than ever to back up your computer the right way — which is great news because hard drive crashes, oops-I-deleted-it mistakes and stolen laptops aren’t the only things that can ruin your day. Evil toads are now using malware like CryptoLocker to hold your data hostage until you pay up. Here’s …
