By John Dodge
A couple of months ago, I questioned why notebook touchpads were so bad and my sentiments struck a chord with SmartPlanet.com readers who for the most part agreed that they can make mousing around a very jumpy proposition. Upward of 40 readers commented.
Next on my -hit list are PC printers.
Dodge Retort: PC Printer & “quality” should not be uttered in the same breath Read More »
By Steve Bass
I think we’ve got the razor-blade method of marketing printers figured out: Sell the printer for a couple of bucks, then gouge and exploit us on cartridges. I hate it.
Lexmark makes its money the old-fashioned way. It sells printers at higher-than-competitor’s printers, but then sells the ink cartridges at reasonable prices.
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By Chris Pirillo
Are you leaving Facebook? With all of the concern over privacy lately, many people are choosing to close their accounts. Others are educating themselves with the changes Facebook has made and making the best choices for their profile pages. Still more people are clueless… they don’t realize what is being shared and with whom. They have no idea how to fix this problem once they do learn of it. They just keep going along with their heads in the sand, and hope for the best. This isn’t the way things should be, folks. You shouldn’t have to be so afraid of what the wrong person might see. The fact is, if you put something online then someone will see it. I have come up with the perfect two-step plan to help solve this problem.
Chris Pirillo: Should You Quit Facebook? Read More »
By Steve Bass
Privacy risks now extend to very legit looking sites and even your office copy machine. Yes, the copy machine!
TechBite: Free iPad Beta Testing Scam & Copy Machine ID Theft Risks Read More »
By Harry McCracken
If you think the whole Web is suddenly looking more like Facebook, you’re not imagining things. At its developer conference last week, the 800-pound gorilla of social networks made a bevy of announcements — and all the biggies involved intermingling your life as a Facebook user with other activities around the Internet.
Technologizer: How to Control Your Facebook Privacy Read More »
By John Dodge
PC Pitstop has published the results of a pretty interesting PC security survey and found the two least effective anti-virus programs are the ones many of us use – McAfee and Symantec Norton. I use McAfee and as far as I know, there’s nothing sinister on my PCs.
Dodge Retort: No one PC security program best at doing it all Read More »
By Leo Notenboom
With all the attention that malware and security issues keep getting it’s easy to think that there’s no hope for safe computing. There is.
Ask Leo: Are computers simply too unsafe to use? Read More »
By John Dodge
I am still playing with HTC’s Droid Incredible from Verizon Wireless and like I said initially, it’s a very cool smart phone. However, the mobile broadband tethering leaves something to be desired.
Dodge Retort: Droid Incredible mobile tethering a hassle Read More »
By Bill Pytlovany
If you’re interested in PC Security, you’ll want to check a look at research recently compiled by the folks at PC Pitstop. Even I was surprised at how much people mistakenly rely on their security software. The research shows that even with some of the most popular and/or highest quality protection computers are still at risk.
Bits from Bill Pytlovany: Security Software Doesn’t Fix Human Nature Read More »