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While everyone was gearing up for Day 1 of the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, we got the inside track on this year's biggest devices.
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With the annual tech show known as The International CES set to open next week, the speculation on what we’ll see is filling the Internet.
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Ken Colburn with the Data Doctors explains why users with a new RFID, or "chipped" credit card, do not need a special wallet or sleeve to protect it from wireless hacking.
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In this age of social media as a communication tool, LinkedIn is one of the most compelling for business people.
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When it comes to business networking, is LinkedIn really the best option? Ken Colburn with Data Doctors explains the power behind the business media website.
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Is it necessary to pay for good anti-virus protection or are the free ones good enough?
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What should you do if I don’t have a new chipped credit card by the Oct. 1 deadline?
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Sophisticated ransomware attacks have become a very lucrative extortion scam for organized cybercrime groups.
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Q: Anything worth looking into from the Apple Event? A: Apple’s Hey Siri media event consisted of announcements in four major categories — nothing revolutionary, mostly evolutionary. The first was the announcement of watchOS 2.0, which is the first major update to the software that runs the Apple Watch. The second announcement was for the […]
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Q: I’m getting a Windows blue screen error on my Macbook that won’t let me do anything on the Internet. I’m confused; can a Mac get a Windows virus? It’s not possible for a Macintosh to contract an actual Windows specific virus, so the answer is no. What you’re most likely experiencing is a browser-based […]
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Q: I recently upgraded to Windows 10 and started using the new Edge browser, so do I still need to install critical updates for Internet Explorer? Microsoft’s Edge browser is a complete departure from Internet Explorer and is actually a completely different product. One of the reasons Microsoft took this approach was to shed all […]
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Q: I’m hearing a lot of issues concerning privacy with Windows 10. Should I be worried or is it being overblown? Microsoft definitely took a completely different approach with Windows 10 and because of that, privacy concerns are being heatedly discussed across the Internet. Some would have you believe that it’s a privacy nightmare and […]
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Q: Any insight into how Windows 10 upgrades are going so far? Is it safe to jump in? As I previously wrote, Microsoft is offering a free upgrade for the next year that most people will likely find compelling. As with any major operating system update, it’s always safer to hang back and let the […]
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Q: I have an Android phone and just heard about the major security problem, so what do I do? A number of newly-discovered vulnerabilities in a central Android software component called Stagefright, which is used to play, process or record multimedia files, is estimated to affect up to 95 percent of Android users. According to […]
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How worried should I be about my new car that has Wi-Fi getting hacked?
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How are spammers getting my email if I hardly ever use it? I don't respond to any offers and I want to know if there is way to stop them!
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With the latest hacker exploits of Adobe Flash making the rounds, is it time to just completely uninstall it from my machine?
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A friend told me about an app called Popcorn Time that allows you to watch TV shows and movies from your phone or tablet. Is it safe to use?
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I have a fairly new iMac with a Fusion hard drive that crashed. When I took it to the Apple Store, they said that data recovery wasn't possible and that I had to start from scratch. Is there a data recovery option?
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I'm getting the "Get Windows 10" alert on my computer in the bottom right-hand corner. Should I download it?