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Privacy Is Dead
Recently, the Internet hype factory exploded with the news that a number of female celebrities had been hacked; with the contents (most notably photographs) being pilfered from their iCloud backups. Of course, the photos
Read More »Beef Up Your Online Security
Recently, a number of iPhone users in Australia were dismayed to find their iOS device locked with a message that they had been hacked by Oleg Pliss, who demanded a ransom of 100 euros
Read More »A CHALLENGE
I recently saw an article about a restaurateur who had been noticing that his customer satisfaction rates and profits were dipping. Coincidentally, he had old security footage from his establishment from 10 years earlier
Read More »THE BEST DEAL FOR ONLINE BACKUP
You really need to back-up your computer. Some folks use an external hard drive, and others use an online back-up service that sends your back-up files into the “cloud.” I use both, and having
Read More »THE END OF NET NEUTRALITY?
Net neutrality is a term you might have heard before but not really understood or cared much about. It’s important to understand the term before we proceed. According to Wikipedia, net neutrality is the
Read More »iPAD AIR
I was exposed to the world of computing at a relatively early age. Back in 1983, relatively few people had computers in their homes, and those who did were using operating systems with no
Read More »HANDS-ON WITH THE iPAD AIR
Often, when Apple releases a product with a new form factor, their goal is smaller and faster. On Nov. 1, the iPad Air arrived in stores with this goal reached. Retaining the 9.7-inch screen
Read More »KEEPING YOUR FACEBOOK PRIVACY
Are you on Facebook? If so, then chances are you’ve seen something scary from one of your friends about privacy settings that was posted because Facebook changed something. Most recently, the Facebook “Graph App”
Read More »Problems With iOS7
Prefacing the release of the latest iPhones, iOS 7 is heralded as a huge leap forward for Apple’s portable device operating system. While many Apple advocates are pleased with the changes this latest update
Read More »The New iPhones
By Vic Wukovits It’s that time of year again, and on Sept. 20, Apple released the latest iPhone to the world. This year, we got a little something different, as two different models
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