Category: Applications

Dec 22, 2016

Signal Bypasses Government Censorship

One of my favorite applications for encrypted communications is Signal by Open Whisper Systems. It's a favorite of other security

Dec 07, 2016

Uber Still Tracks You Even When Your Ride is Done

More and more people are using Uber instead of taxis, although I don't understand the attraction. Surge pricing, independent contractor

Nov 22, 2016

Facebook Sucks the Battery Life on Android Phones

Don't always blame the phone manufacturer for poor battery life, although Apple has a historically poor track record. Besides poor

Nov 03, 2016

LastPass is Now Free for All Devices

There are no more excuses for not using a password manager. One of the most popular password managers is now

Oct 17, 2016

How to Automatically Shut Down Your PC

I'm a big fan of automatically shutting down your computer every night. That means Windows may not have the opportunity

Oct 11, 2016

Too Late to Easily Leave Yahoo

Between a massive data breach and spying on user's e-mail, Yahoo has had some tough times recently. For several weeks

Oct 05, 2016

Ten Hidden Features of Google Apps for Work

There are good and bad things about cloud services. A good thing is the automatic updates and new features that

Sep 06, 2016

OpenOffice Days are Numbered

OpenOffice is a free open source alternative to Microsoft Office. The problem is that very few developers are continuing to

Jul 28, 2016

LastPass Bug Reveals Passwords

Everybody should be using a password manager. I just had a post the other day talking about Dashlane and a

Jul 26, 2016

Dashlane Enterprise Password Manager for Mobile Devices

I'll say it again. It is now time for everybody to have access to a password manager. In case you've

Jul 21, 2016

Skype Going to the Cloud – No More Support for Older Devices

In the beginning days of Skype, the technical architecture was peer-to-peer (P2P). This meant that the data flows would bounce

Jul 12, 2016

Calling All Crazies: Pokeman Go Will Change Your Life

Unless you've been living under a rock this past week, odds are that you are deeply involved or know someone