Over the span of a year and a half, I authored ~150 articles, kickstarting the Faronics blog. Topics included tech trends, I.T. security/support, social media and scam alerts, education, and classroom management.
You know that feeling when you’ve left home only to realize you don’t have your cell phone with you? Or when you’re out doing errands, watching your battery life slowly drain away down to zero percent. Ya that one. You aren’t crazy. It’s Nomophobia (no-mobile-phobia) and you’re not alone.
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When is a breach of privacy not a bad thing? When it’s to serve you better of course—and when Google is the one doing it! No, that’s not a good enough reason? Well Google seems to think so. Where does the line get drawn between offering better services and invading your privacy?
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It was only a matter of time before cell phones entered the list of places scammers could hit you. That day is here! What better way to ring in the cell phone scam era than a scam about a cell phone—an iPhone 5 of all things. Is nothing sacred anymore?
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Today couples celebrate their undying love and single folk pretend it’s just another day. Remember “love is blind.” Don’t let love—or the chance of it—cloud your judgment and fall for a scam. You’ll end up with more than a broken heart.
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With companies like Dropbox, iCloud and Skydrive snatching up cloud-based storage market share, I was wondering how long Google was going to sit idly by. Looks like they’re finally revving up to launch Google Drive soon. It’s about time!
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I was delighted to stumble upon an article this morning listing 4 signs “hacktivism” has gone mainstream. I’ve already dubbed 2012 as “the year of the hacker” so this couldn’t have come at a better time.
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We’ve all had some embarrassing photos posted to Facebook (or had them posted by others). If caught quickly enough and deleted, everything is good, right? Wrong. The photos are still there and can be accessed through the original direct URL links. Facebook has known about this for three years. Oops?
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In one of the biggest news stories in recent years, Facebook announced its initial public offering last week. While the news has everyone buzzing about how much profit they can make buying Facebook stock, there’s one group who will cash in without even buying any—scammers.
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By now most of you are familiar with LOL, LMAO and ROFL—you should. While these ones are more famous, there are others out there. As parents you need to be aware of what they are. Your kids are probably using them.
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Today is all about embracing out with the old and in with the new—passwords that is. Tech blog Gizmodo has dedicated February 1 to securing your data and keeping it safe. Now’s your chance to get more secure!
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Since word hit the street that a new iPad will be announced at Apple’s event in San Francisco this March, the rumor mill has been going wild. Will we be dazzled with an iPad 3 or let down with just an iPad 2S? Whatever it is, will you upgrade?
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…a team of goofy cartoon superheroes here to save RIM from disaster? Yes you read that right. In a bold new marketing strategy for BlackBerry, RIM unveiled The Bold Team. Can these four superheroes save the day for a company headed for disaster?
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