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Are You Safe Surfing the Internet?

McAfee just released their annual report talking about the dangers of surfing the Internet. In the report they highlighted the most "dangerous" online celebrities.

What is Your Back Up Plan?

What are you doing to back up your data? CD/DVDs, external hard drive, cloud backup, or nothing at all? We have all heard stories about someone losing their data because of fire, flood, or computer failure. Generally it's not that business proposal or the letter to Aunt Maude they were working on that they get upset about, but the loss

No Podfade — Just Pulling the Plug on MYDL.ME

f you've been around the Internet for any length of time, I'm sure you heard of Scott Bourne and Andy Ihnatko.  Both can be found at the MY Digital Life blog and podcast -- at least until August 31, 2009. Scott and Andy have been doing a podcast and blog helping listeners manage their digital life for the past six

Dropbox — File Sharing

A nice item to have in your geek toolbox is a way to share files on the Internet. Sending large photos or videos through email is simply not possible so you need another way. There are a number of sites that allow you to do this, but there is one that I've been using that has some unique features. It's

No Kindle Required — iPhone App Review

I've had my first generation Kindle for a year and a half and I drooled when the second generation Kindle came out. I drooled again when the Kindle DX was announced earlier this year. I tried using my Kindle to replace my daily newspaper but found the experience wasn't up to the task. I got use to reading my news

Why You Need to Lie to be Secure

When you sign up for a new site that requires a logon with a password, it generally asks you to answer one or more security questions just in case you forget your password. These questions are simple ones like "What was the name of your first pet?", "What street did you live on when you were growing up?", "What city

Be Careful How You Use The “T” Word

I’m talking about the company that starts with “Twit” and ends with “er”, and seems to be the hottest social media site around these days. A year ago I would mention that I was using Twitter to friends and family and I would get a strange look. Now it seems everyone wants you to follow them on Twitter: radio and