Time to confess a personal bias: I love Gmail. I think it's the best thing since sliced bread. I try to be impartial when I write ...more
Just how private is your Facebook profile? To some extent, that's up to you. Many Facebook users share and poke their days away ...more
I love my laptop. It goes wherever I go. Unfortunately, that means that it also gets pretty grubby after a while. The screen gets ...more
Movies like to show hackers breaking passwords with fancy software and ludicrous gadgets. The reality of busting passwords open is ...more
use a stable version of chrome. chromium *obviously* has some security issues. ”
I prefer firefox because chromium tends to leak information like dns requests. Not to mention... chromium's proxying abilities are minimal if not non existant. ”
Firefox *SUCKS*. you cant even open an in-private mode window and another normal window. ”
This helped alot. Thanks. I found this link saying that its not safe using the inprivate links ? That its possible to see on the server end what is happening. Is this true ? http://cognitiveanomali... more
Oh boy does it come in green? =) ”
Even that's not as far as it should have gone, I think. I have many '1337 speak' dictionaries that ultimately make this 'protection' worthless. There are programs to 'mutate' words into millions of... more
" It must not be letting the processor go into sleep / wake on lan mode when it's trying to maintain the persistent connection to exchange." Yeah, that was my guess. I would test it with other co-... more
I remember hearing about push email (such as exchange) causing issues like this in the early windows mobile days... but they seemed to have resolved this ages ago. It's surprising to see it come up... more
It was driving me nuts. I have an Evo 4G from Sprint. A few months ago I had bought an extended battery for it so that I wouldn't have to worry about battery life so much. It worked well. It probab... more
Hi everybody! As you've probably noticed, the blog's been a bit quiet as of late. I've been pretty swamped with some other projects, and I sadly just haven't had as much time to write about compute... more
Hi Arunachalam! Thanks for stopping by. And hey, there's a big difference between being a dummy and just not knowing how to do something. I'm currently in a country where I don't speak the native l... more
Respected Becky chamber, I am already joined facebook but I dont know to handle usefully.hence I am dummy at social websites instead of language problem.give some easy steps.Thanking you! ”
Agree with this. Always loved the Lenovo laptops. They are more expensive than they should be, but they are very sturdy and dependable. Remember when you asked about an ipad or netbook? Well i wou... more
Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo! Seriously, it's the only laptop Mark ever gets, and I have to say I like it better than any Dell, Sony etc I've ever had. They last a pretty long time, too and these days I us... more
I think it might be around 2 years old. She does have one of those fans that go under the laptop, but doesn't use it because she lost the cord to power it, so it's more like a door stop than fan. ... more
Can't say that I am particularly knowledgeable about current models of laptops off the top of my head. Question, though, about your co-worker's laptop: how old is it? I know that may seem like a si... more
One of the things I consistently notice amongst fellow internet users is that many people don't know how to properly search for stuff. Google may have served you well in the past, but I'm going to ... more
a coworker has an hp laptop that on general use gets really hot and sometimes just shuts down. There has to be a pc laptop out there in the 14"-16" range that is always cool, regardless of time in ... more
Unless you avoid the news entirely, you've almost certainly heard about the hacking sprees that have been taking place over the past several weeks. Tens of thousands of usernames, passwords and ema... more
Powering the internet requires energy like anything else—so just how much does the wired world suck down?
Yesterday, I got an email from my mom. She asked if there was a way to send her colleagues a bunch of links to online documents, rather than weighing down an email with attachments. I knew that Goo... more
Without commenting on any of the political ramifications, I have thought from the get-go that StuxNet is an incredibly elegant tool. Dangerous and a bit disturbing, too, but from a purely technolog... more
Absolutely. I hydrate and snack all day long. It's amazing what constant grazing does to keep your concentration up. I stay away from junk food, though. A sugar crash can seriously wreck a work day... more
Keep the air-duster out of reach of the youngins. ”
Produced for Australian TV show HungryBeast, "Anatomy of a Computer Virus" is an infographic-in-motion "dissecting the nature and ramifications of Stuxnet, the first weapon made entirely out of cod... more
I agree with the cup of coffee. But I would recommend just water to keep yourself hydrated. If you're on the computer for hours you sort of forget to eat or drink and that can add to the discomfort... more
Thanks, David. As far as dictionary words go, so long as the password no longer has anything that a dictionary can recognize, you're a whole lot safer. For example, "coffee123" is bad, because it's... more
I don't know what I'd do without my computer. I can't do my job without the internet. I communicate with employers, friends, and family through emails, video chat and Twitter. I schedule meetings a... more
How your computer habits affect not just your ability to focus, but your brain chemistry and overall health. I highly recommend taking twenty minutes to watch this.
Great tutorial, I'm somewhat surprised by the top 50 passwords used. I was expecting admin and Motorola to show up somewhere on there. I'd like to point out Pencil is a great example for this tutor... more
that's pretty amazing. ”
No prob! And I hadn't realized the email-limiting, sleep-saving applications of the math problem widget. ;) ”
Then there is the awesome google voice sending your voicemails to your inbox too! ”
Ugh too many things to think about. Someone else should make the decision for me. :P ”
Becky, thanks sooo much for this article! Funny story about the Labs - I installed this one that prevents me from sending mails late at night on weekends by making me do math problems before I send... more
Time to confess a personal bias: I love Gmail. I think it's the best thing since sliced bread. I try to be impartial when I write about software and online services, but seriously -- of all the fre... more
Two weeks ago my friend got an Acer netbook. Looks almost identical to mine but it was a dual core atom processor and 1gb of ram. I setup the netbook for her, removing unnecessary programs and inst... more
Sounds good! I think I'll start with Gmail, as it's one of my very favorite things. :) ”
Becky - I've been thinking - I'd love some in-depth how-tos on some of the most common websites I use - like Gmail, Amazon, Facebook etc. I've been using these sites for years, but I'm pretty sure ... more
ah then maybe it's not that good. if you go with it you'll always have to be online, otherwise it's a door stop. at least with the netbook/tablet you can download games/programs and be offline usin... more
you're reading that incorrectly. it's 100 MB per month, not 100 GB. ”
you know what, for the novelty i think it would be fun just to own one. 2 years worth of broadband is pretty awesome too. that means internet anywhere you go, which is the main reason to get it. 10... more
So...I just got an invite from Google to buy their Chromebook (made by Samsung) for $499. Note: you have to join Gilt Group to get it. Gilt Group is ordinarily for fashionistas who want to get in o... more
Asus is releasing a hybrid tablet/laptop this or next week: http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/ 400 bucks for the tablet itself, 100 for the keyboard add on. so 500 total. S... more
Thanks JD. A trip to Fry's! Mark will be so excited! I'm glad you warned me against the Dell. They seemed to be getting good reviews and their designs are looking pretty nice, but I'd definitely w... more
good choice. I also went with a small notebook rather than a tablet for the keyboard factor and it was a good choice. I got an Acer aspire 1830T. about 3-4 hrs of continuous netflix, 4hrs+ on net ... more
I've decided to indulge myself and get a netbook. But I have no idea where to start, and my initial stabs at research reveal that netbooks have gotten overshadowed by iPads and Android tablets. (No... more
ooh yes i need one of those! ”
I'm digging the idea of this flexible, gooey crumb "magnet" ($8.99 at X-treme Geek).
Just how private is your Facebook profile? To some extent, that's up to you. Many Facebook users share and poke their days away, never knowing about the plethora of custom privacy settings that lie... more
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