The Net in Neutrality
Recently, net neutrality has proven that it is nothing if not controversial, and with both sides claiming the other will endanger internet access freedom, the debate is beginning to ...
DNS Explained: What it is, and why you shouldn't overlook it.
By now, most of us are very familiar with the use of "spoofing" as it relates to robocalling and telemarketing. You know, the method by which unwanted callers change their call ...
Advancements in Technology: That Awkward Moment When Your House Is Smarter Than You
You may recall that once, perhaps a few months or years ago, some fellow from the electric company wanted to put in a new meter. If this hasn’t happened to you yet, ...
AVG Issues New Privacy Policy for its Free App
On October 15th, AVG Technologies will implement their new privacy policy. In an effort to be completely transparent, the Czech company recently issued a statement outlining how ...
Apple Music vs. the World
If there’s anything that makes company leaders and representatives crabby, it’s Apple sucking 30% of the profits from their apps sold through the App Store. Evidently, Apple’s competitors have had ...
Whack-A-Hack: Contemplating the Timing of Hacking Notifications
Given the upset around whether or not the UCLA should have notified people of its system breach in October 2014 (as opposed to May 2015 when they decided hackers had accessed patient ...
Urgent: Internet Explorer Emergency Update Required
Contrary to our previous assertion, Internet Explorer hasn’t finished with us yet. According to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-093, a memory corruption vulnerability “could allow remote code execution if a user ...
Outlook Web App Changing to "Outlook on the web." Exciting Enhancements Announced.
Microsoft's Outlook on the web, formerly called Outlook Web Application or OWA for short, is sporting a new set of sails these days. New features include an improved user ...
Distinguishing Common Types of Malware
Malware is short for “malicious software,” and is an umbrella term for any software designed to damage or take partial control over the operation of a computer, mobile device or computer network. ...
Saving for a Cloudy Day: Chicago Introduces 9% Cloud Tax
In another stroke of taxation brilliance the city government of Chicago has imposed a 9% cloud tax (cloud: that mystical connection of multiple servers that allows things like Google Docs and ...
