You love technology, but not everyone does. For many people computers are confusing, even scary. Malevolent actors know this, and try to deliberately trick people online. From ads that look like download buttons to ransomware pop-ups, the web is full of deception-based design, intended to take advantage of the less technically inclined. In theory, this… Read More »
For the vast majority of computer users, we defer to the experts if we get an issue. Some of us may be able to open the case, hammer out a few keystrokes, and perform fancy tech voodoo, but the rest are lost when it comes down to diagnosing and repairing computer trouble. If we have a… Read More »
The Surface Pro 4 is iterative in the best sense of the word. There’s no doubt in our minds that the Surface Pro 3 was a success. In fact, with its flagship tablet, Microsoft went so far as to inspire its manufacturing partners to make their own award winning 2-in-1s in a similar vein. It… Read More »
For almost five months—possibly longer—the Spotify music streaming app has been assaulting users’ storage devices with enough data to potentially take years off their expected lifespans. Reports of tens or in some cases hundreds of gigabytes being written in an hour aren’t uncommon, and occasionally the recorded amounts are measured in terabytes. The overload happens… Read More »
Last night’s Apple event was bizarre — I had been anticipating this show for a while, mostly looking forward to being able to stop telling people not to buy a Mac, because everything was so outdated. But, even though what I saw was interesting, it really feels like Apple has lost its way. It’s strange — there’s nothing actually… Read More »
Federal officials delivered a landmark ruling in favor of online privacy Thursday, limiting how Internet providers use and sell customer data, while asserting that customers have a right to control their personal information. Under the Federal Communications Commission’s new rules, consumers may forbid Internet providers from sharing sensitive personal information, such as app and browsing… Read More »
If you live on the East Coast and had trouble accessing Twitter, Spotify Netflix, Amazon or Reddit Friday morning, you were not alone. At least two successive waves of online attacks blocked multiple major websites Friday, at times making it impossible for many users on the East Coast to access Twitter, Spotify, Netflix, Amazon, Tumblr… Read More »
The Note 7 has been discontinued following continued problems with its battery, yet more than 1 million potentially dangerous Note 7 handsets are still in use and, unbelievably, people are still attempting to take the Note 7 aboard flights (Samsung has now set up booths in airports to collect the faulty phones). If you own… Read More »
iOS 10.1 is in beta 3 right now – here’s what it does. Apple’s iOS 10 and iOS 10.1 updates for your iPhone and iPad live up to the milestone software version number, with major changes to your daily phone and tablet routine. You won’t recognize portions of the interface, it’s that different. But don’t… Read More »
As technology evolves, so does the software that we use with it. Microsoft has held the productivity software crown for years now, dominating the space with its Office suite of apps. It’s not easy to keep an empire like Office going. It demands constantly evaluating how people use their devices and what services they might… Read More »