2011 Hardware Favorites
On 2011/12/31
Below is a list of some 2011 hardware I like, listed from most to least expensive. (Prices listed are/were current as of Saturday, December 31, 2011.)
Apple 13-inch MacBook Air ($1,299 to $1,778)
My initial and continuing impression of the first and second generation MacBook Air, which [...]
Copy as Path in Windows 7, Vista and XP
On 2011/12/21
Copy as Path lets you place a file name along with its path information into the Windows 7 clipboard. I only learned about this great Windows 7 feature in November from my friend Ed Bott’s article Ten Tricks every Windows 7 power user should know. I didn’t know that Microsoft [...]
Cell carriers add insult to injury
On 2011/12/18
The Carrier IQ pre-installed keylogging rootkit software has been a big item in tech security news ever since Trevor Eckhart of Torrington, CT unleashed his analysis on his WordPress blog a few weeks ago.
Cell phone carriers, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, but not Verizon, installed this software on Android [...]
Year-end is a good time to backup your contacts
On 2011/12/16
Losing your contact or address book is a digital catastrophe, second only to losing your photos. You can’t re-take your photos. Recreating your contact list is painful, difficult and impossible for some of the people in your list .
When was the last time that you checked to see if your current email or cellphone [...]
Reopen closed tabs on your iPad
On 2011/12/12
Ctrl+Shift+T (Windows) or Command+Shift+T (Mac) will reopen recently closed tabs on desktop and laptop computers. These keyboard shortcuts work with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Apple’s desktop Safari browsers.
The ability to reopen a recently closed tab in iPad Mobile Safari, the built-in browser, was added in iOS 5. Mobile Safari on the [...]
Organize iOS folders the smart way
On 2011/12/10
Here’s a simple trick that makes it easier to organize folders on your iOS devices—iPhone, iPod touch, iPad.
The normal way we create and organize folders on iOS is to enter wiggle mode¹ and then drag apps. Dragging one app onto another creates a folder. Dragging an app over a folder moves [...]
Did you hear about the one-armed phisherman?
On 2011/12/09
Wikipedia defines phishing as,”…an attempt to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. “
Can you tell when you are being lured by a phisherman’s bait? It’s not that hard but it takes effort and diligence. If you want to test your [...]
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