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Sep 13, 2017

Billions of Devices Susceptible to Bluetooth Attack

According to a report by Threat Post, Security researchers at IoT security firm Armis have discovered several bugs that allow

Sep 12, 2017

Microsoft Edge & Chrome Battle for the Best PDF Reader

Microsoft believes that its Edge browser will beat out Chrome as the best PDF reader with the Fall Creators Update.

Sep 11, 2017

Google Drive and Photos Will Die Early Next Year

Google has announced that it will kill Photos and Google Drive for PC and Mac. Google Drive will be replaced

Sep 07, 2017

Alexa, Siri and Others Have Excellent Hearing

Technology is intended to assist us live better lives. However, what you can't hear can hurt you. Typically, humans can

Sep 06, 2017

Rocket Matter Announces Atlas Gold

Yesterday, Rocket Matter announced a new user interface called Atlas Gold. (Disclaimer: I participated in a webinar demonstrating Atlas Gold

Sep 05, 2017

Huge MicroSD Announced

The maximum capacity of a microSD card just went up again. SanDisk announced a 400GB microSDXC card. The SanDisk Ultra

Aug 31, 2017

Practical Password Guidance

Password rules are about to change. Traditionally, the recommendation has been to have complex passwords that you change frequently. NIST

Aug 30, 2017

Help Finding a Parking Spot with Google Maps

It's never fun driving around in circles trying to find a parking spot. Google Maps users in the U.S. can

Aug 29, 2017

The Preferred Way to Reference Cryptocurrency

Should you use a capital letter when describing cryptocurrency? Some say yes and some say no. There can be many

Aug 28, 2017

Chrome Serious About Protecting Transmitted Data

If you are responsible for your firm's website, you should be hard at work making sure that all pages and

Aug 24, 2017

New Versions of Mac Virtualization Software Available

If you are a Mac user, chances are there is some Windows application that you have to run. The solution

Aug 23, 2017

CrashPlan Cloud Backup No Longer Available for Consumers

Code42, makers of the cloud-based backup solution for home users, announced end-of-life of the consumer version. When Sharon and I