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Apple and Other Tech Companies Hacked: Here’s What You Need to Know
Apple, Facebook and Twitter have all fallen victim to the same attack by hackers over the past few weeks. Here’s what you need to know about the recent attacks, and how to stay safe.
How to Check Your Facebook Privacy Settings
Facebook hasn’t said when it will roll out Graph Search more broadly. Still, it’s worth taking a few minutes to check over your profile–if only for the peace of mind that your Facebook presence is squeaky clean.
How to Watch the Super Bowl Live Online
No TV? No problem. Well, hopefully no problem. It’s complicated. Here are a couple sources you can use to watch the big game online.
How to Write a Book Without Paper
Last month, my first book was published. It was released by an ebook-only publisher, and its story, like the story of writing itself, is linked to technology.
Use Facebook? Own an iPhone? Call Your Facebook-Using, iPhone-Owning Friends for Free
Facebook has rolled out free voice calling to other Facebook users via its Messenger app for iOS.
How to Use Technology to Make You Smarter
Does technology make us stupid or smart? The answer is “both,” and the choice is up to us.
How to Be a Frequent Smartphone Switcher
Want to have more than one smartphone at your disposal? Here’s how to swap SIM cards and keep costs down.
Pokki Aims to Fix Windows 8 with Replacement Start Menu
Ever since Microsoft revealed that it will kill the classic Start menu in Windows 8, third-party developers have been cooking up ways to bring it back.
SweetLabs, a San Diego-based start-up, is the latest to try with a new …
10 Essential iPhone Tips, New and Old
The iPhone is known for its simplicity, but not everything about it is obvious. Beyond its straightforward grid of apps lies plenty of tricks that make Apple’s phone easier to use. Here are 10 essential iPhone tips and tricks, …
iOS 6 Made My E-mail Stop Dinging: Here’s How I Fixed It
The night was quiet, my friends. A little too quiet. I had slunk into my oversized chair – bigger than a chair but smaller than a loveseat – to catch up on whatever whimsical programs had recorded on my TiVo. It had already …
Five Alternatives to Apple’s iOS 6 Maps
I lived near London, England for nearly two years. I now live roughly as near London, Ontario (yes, such a place exists) from my haunts in southeast Michigan. Apple Maps, Cupertino’s new substitute for Google Maps — which no …