Most-Read Blog Posts of 2012

If you’ve enjoyed reading my posts this year, you may want to join me in looking back at my top five most-read posts in 2012. Enjoy! I hope each of you has a very prosperous New Year. Here they are in order of popularity: Clear Your Google Search History Before the Guard Rails Come Down… more »

Hacked Off at Pinterest

I deleted my Pinterest account a couple weeks ago, for two reasons: I wasn’t using it. While I like the stunning photography, design, type face, and architecture images that the pin board delivers beautifully, I can get them just as easily on my Zite account, and I can still see them any time on Pinterest…without… more »

“LeakedIn” Let’s You Know if Your LinkedIn Account Password Was Hacked

Last week’s headlines were pretty scary. If you have a LinkedIn account, I’m sure your ears perked up when you heard the news:  A Russian hacker stole nearly 6.5 million encrypted LinkedIn account passwords. Just to prove his point, he published those passwords online. I didn’t take a chance. I changed my LinkedIn password last… more »

Would You Pay Your Boss to BYOD?

Cisco just released survey results from its IBSG Horizon Study on BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). Until I read it I didn’t know that using my personally-owned device, either in the office or away, to access my employer’s resources (email, data, file servers, etc.) had earned its own acronym. But it has. With or without… more »

Will Your Malware Infected Computer Surf the Web On July 9?

By now you know that according to the Mayan calendar, the world as we know it will come to an end later this year; December 21, 2012 to be exact. With only 250 days left, you’d sure hate to be unable to surf the ‘net most of that time. So please pay attention to this… more »

When Do You Want the Value of Your Fancy Smart Phone to Plummet?

When do you want the value of your smartphone to plummet? Immediately after it’s been stolen! That’s the premise of the new database just announced by the FCC this week. For now, it’s an idea. A plan. And all four major U.S. cellular service providers have agreed to participate. Once the database is in place… more »

Clear Your Google Search History Before the Guard Rails Come Down

For now, your Google search history is walled off from the other Google products you use. On March 1st, those barriers will be removed. When Google’s new privacy policy takes effect, your use of most Google products (while logged in) gives the big G your permission to share your Web History data, searches you made… more »

How to Protect Your Computer From Hackers

JMichael offers a quick reference of things you can do to keep your information, your money and your identity safe.