In a previous post, I explained how, according to a recent study, social networks like Facebook and Myspace are leaking the personal information of their users to third-party tracking sites. If you us...
USB flash drives are small tools that can help back-up the data on your computer.
Any computer clean-up plan should also include a backup strategy. In fact, backing up your computer is proba...
Last week, my colleague, Jeff Fox, was perusing the New York Times online when a window popped up warning him (and many others) that his computer was “at risk†and in need of immediate pro...
Get ready to hear a lot more debate over how freely the Internet can be used, and by whom, following today’s announcement by the Federal Communications Commission that the agency will weigh in ...
On October 3rd, Netflix will offer free instant streaming of The Wizard of Oz.
For many of us, watching The Wizard of Oz was a childhood rite of passage (and for me, the beginning of months of nig...
Everyone at one time or another has received an email with a very large image file attached. It can be very annoying. I've even deleted some emails that were just way too big. Here's how to do...
The number of hijacked social networking accounts is on the rise, according to a warning issued by the FBI this week. (For free advice on how to protect yourself online, see our Online Security Guide....
You’ve got one less excuse for leaving your computer unprotected against viruses and spyware: Microsoft recently added its new software package, Security Essentials, to the list of free antivir...
More than 100 people have been charged with identity theft and other computer-related crimes in a joint investigation by U.S. and Egyptian law-enforcement agencies.
Operation Phish Phry uncovered...
Pandora claims to have a single mission: "To play only music you'll love." For those of you not familiar with Pandora, it acts as a personal, customized radio station that with input fro...
