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Is your ‘stuff’ still yours once you store it in the Cloud?

April 30th, 2012

Reading the terms of service for Google may have you wondering who owns the content of what is stored online.  This article attempts to parse out the meaning of the terms of service agreement.  http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/privacy/232901076

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Free Cloud Storage!!!

April 26th, 2012

If you don’t already know, MS offers free cloud storage. Sign up now for 7GB free storage.
If you DID already know, and you already have 25GB (what they were initially offering), read the link below to see how to KEEP your 25GB.

http://www.gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/technology/gadgetbox/how-keep-your-free-25gb-microsoft-skydrive-storage-730877

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Infection may cause personal Internet outage come July

April 25th, 2012

Though the FBI can put hackers behind bars, they cannot repair any damage already done to your computer for you.  Approximately 570,000 Windows computers have been attacked by a DNS Changer virus.  The FBI has been running proxy servers to allow victims to still access the Internet, but those servers are coming down in July.  If you are infected and don’t repair it before July, you will lose your access to the Internet.  The story has a link to a site that can analyze your computer quickly, without making any changes or downloading any software.  It only takes a few clicks!

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-04-20/internet-woes-infected-pcs/54446044/1

 

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Update on the Mac Vs PC Virus-Susceptibility Debate

April 24th, 2012

Macs are still ‘safer’ but they are not impenetrable. Sophos, an AV company, finds Mac specific viruses on 2.7% of Macs. 20% of Macs are Windows malware ‘carriers.’

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2012/04/study-one-in-five-macs-carry-malware/1

 

 

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Want to see how your cell coverage measures up?

April 18th, 2012

Maybe you are thinking about switching carriers or maybe you are just interested in monitoring where you get the best signal with your current service.  Check out this neat app that compares signal strength, response time and speed.  http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/12/technology/carriercompare/

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