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Wednesday, February 15, 2012


Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The iPad at work: Can it get the job done?

End of an era: NASA shuts down its last mainframe


Monday, February 13, 2012

9 Powerful Business Uses For Tablet Computers

How to Make Your iPad the Ideal Photography Companion

Crew Earth Observations Videos

'Saturday Night Live' accurately skewers Verizon 4G advertising


Sunday, February 12, 2012

Got remote access? Lock it down Poorly configured remote-access software is to blame for the majority of data breaches by hackers

15 cool, incredibly tiny tech gadgets for your keychain Forget superthin Ultrabooks that can fit in your purse -- these tiny gadgets can fit in your pocket with room to spare


Saturday, February 11, 2012

The 50 Best Free iPhone Apps for 2012

Tesla Model X: Electric, all-wheel drive, and crazy folding doors

Free Tech Support Software Tools

Chrome on Android: The InfoWorld tour Google is making its hot Chrome browser available to its hot mobile platform. Find out what you gain -- and lose

How the two flavors of Windows 8 will be different

Latest Google Wallet hack picks your pocket


Friday, February 10, 2012

How to properly secure your iPhone or Android device

Chrome Web Browser Finally Comes to Android Phones, Tablets

iPhone bug enables FaceTime, shows names on locked phones

Zero-gravity roller coaster inspired by NASA

Free Skype Calls on a Cell Phone?


Thursday, February 09, 2012

Why Metro now rules at Microsoft

How Do Spammers Get My Email Address?

Get charged up without zapping your wallet People, hear me--you don't need a $2,000 charging dock to recharge your electric car!

It's time to regulate Facebook Facebook, Google, Twitter, and every other data-sucking Web giant should be forced to reveal exactly what data they collect about us -- before it's too late

U.S. Navy set to test first industry railgun prototype

On Navy Warships, the Web Slows to a Crawl

Why Lady Gaga Deploys a Sound Only Your Smartphone Can Hear


Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Identify a Phishing Message in Five Steps

Raspberry Pi's $35 Linux computer on track to launch later this month

Start Stops With 8 Microsoft Removes Start Menu, Button from Windows 8

Worst things about the iPhone 4S (video)

10-year-old student accidentally discovers explosive new molecule

HDD Pricewatch: Three Months Into the Thai Floods


Tuesday, February 07, 2012

10 Photography Tips for Enthusiasts

10 threats to The Golden Age of the Internet

Google's response on new privacy policy ticks off congresswoman Google apparently isn't making any friends in Congress after a hearing yesterday on the company's new privacy policy.

The Best Mobile Phone Web Browser? Alternative Browsers for Smartphones and Tablets

Microsoft: Keep the Start menu in Windows 8, please! On the 'legacy' desktop in the latest Windows 8 Build, instead of access to the Start menu you get ... a preview of the Metro UI??


Monday, February 06, 2012

It's Browser Version Madness! It used to be that a major version bump for a major program was a major event. Major versions usually introduce new features and make other changes that cause incompatibilities. Big companies have to test and plan before deploying them. Those were the days.


Sunday, February 05, 2012

Tips and tricks for upgrading your Android smartphone If you've got an older Android smartphone and want to upgrade to the latest version of the OS, you may be stuck waiting on the manufacturer for a while. Or you could follow these easy steps and do the upgrade yourself


Saturday, February 04, 2012

Will Verizon ever get a 4G Windows Phone?


Friday, February 03, 2012

Windows 7 will not be the new XP because Windows 8 is not Vista

NASA spacecraft releases first video of moon's far side

Let's be honest, Facebook is a badly overpriced photo-sharing and gaming site

Half of Fortune 500s, US Govt. Still Infected with DNSChanger Trojan

Handy Windows 7's utilities you may not know about


Thursday, February 02, 2012

Tesla execs talk Model S in new video

The 10 best-selling cars of all time

Firefox simplifies add-on updates; no native Android interface--yet

Windows XP still hanging on as dominant OS

Jason Hiner's 20 most useful Android smartphone apps

Whale acrobatics inspire a faster helicopter

Most Technologically Secure Super Bowl Ever


Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Beware the Fedex Shipment Notification Scam

12 Things You Should Know About Facebook Timeline We answer the top questions about the imminently non-optional Facebook feature.

Volcanoes may have sparked 'Little Ice Age'

AT&T gives heavy data users a not-so-subtle hint to ditch the unlimited plan

Three reasons Facebook has to go public

Test passwords with Apple's Password Assistant

28 Great Windows Programs and Apps for Professionals

Best OS X Downloads for Any New Mac

Secret Facebook Timeline Tips

It's Time for Facebook Timeline - January 2012 Facebook Timeline was presented at the January 14, 2012 meeting of the Greater Cleveland PC Users Group.


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