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Gmail Inbox Update: Hopes And Fears
Gmail's new categorization capabilities bring optimism -- and apprehension -- to this email addict's heart.
How To Bug Mitch McConnell's Office
"Bugging" in the context of politics raises images of burglars messing with telephones and clunky tape recorders in the Oval Office. Now you'd...
Gmail Users Cut Off in Windows 8
The new Calendar and Contacts apps in Windows 8 will not synchronize with Google at all, and Google email is limited to IMAP from now on. Google...
Windows Blue/9: No Desktop? No Way!
A leak of an allegedly major revision of Windows 8 hit the web last week. Microsoft's focus seems to be on developing the Metro interface, but...
The Best Way to Spend Your Security Budget
It's easy to come up with scenarios in which mobile devices can compromise an organization. On the spectrum of real-world threats, these are...
You Will Subscribe To, Not Buy Software
Especially in a BYOD environment, software subscriptions have a lot going for them, but many just don't like the idea of paying for software and...
The Office for iPad Myth Lives On
Microsoft Office for iPad makes perfect sense if you think Surface and Windows 8 are losers and even Microsoft doesn't believe in them. It's way...
SoftRAM in 95 - Memory Optimizer in 2013
A new Windows 8 program claims to "optimize memory," implying a performance boost, but what it actually does - flushing the disk cache - is likely...
25 Years From Today: A Time for Bugs
25 years from today, January 19, 2038, at 03:14:08 UTC, a lot of software will fail if it's not fixed, and some has already begun to fail. It's...
Should Microsoft Switch Internet Explorer to WebKit? No
Internet Explorer has made great strides in recent years and is now an excellent, very fast browser. Yet it still gets second-rate treatment from...
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Gmail Inbox Update: Hopes And Fears
May 30, 2013Gmail's new categorization capabilities bring optimism -- and apprehension -- to this email addict's heart.
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10 Twitter Power Tips
May 30, 2013Want to take your Twitter presence to the next level? These features and techniques will get you there.
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Google I/O: 10 Big Developments
May 18, 2013Google skipped the skydivers at Google I/O 2013, but broke interesting ground in maps, music, social and search. Take our tour.
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Microsoft Tech Support Scams: Why They Thrive
May 13, 2013Readers detail "frozen DNS Trojan" cold calls and "repairs" that lead to $882 in unauthorized wire transfers.
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Microsoft Says Goodbye Hotmail
May 03, 2013Microsoft moves 300 million Hotmail accounts and 150 petabytes of email data to Outlook.com.
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Web Programs Help Adolescents Control Diabetes
April 25, 2013Puberty typically wreaks havoc with diabetes control, but a Yale study that combines adolescence and diabetes coping programs reverses that trend.
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6 Skype Alternatives Worth Considering
April 17, 2013Skype might be the de facto choice for video and voice calls over the Internet. But here are other options you should explore.
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How To Bug Mitch McConnell's Office
April 10, 2013"Bugging" in the context of politics raises images of burglars messing with telephones and clunky tape recorders in the Oval Office. Now you'd...
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Gmail Users Cut Off in Windows 8
March 29, 2013The new Calendar and Contacts apps in Windows 8 will not synchronize with Google at all, and Google email is limited to IMAP from now on. Google...
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Windows Blue/9: No Desktop? No Way!
March 25, 2013A leak of an allegedly major revision of Windows 8 hit the web last week. Microsoft's focus seems to be on developing the Metro interface, but...
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