Two-Factor Authentication

I have a feeling if you have not already heard about two-factor authentication you will hear a lot shortly. TFA is also referred to as "two-step verification" so you may see them used interchangeably.  Two-factor authentication is another advance in security for protecting you on the internet.  Some bank and other online apps including Google,…

Angry Birds Now Bad Piggies…What Is This World Coming To?

Back in December, 2009 a Finnish company appeared on the scene named, "Rovio Entertainment."  Almost 23 seconds after that, a new game made by Rovio called, "Angry Birds" appeared.  Of course, the only thing I disliked about the game was that it came out only on Apple iPhones.  But that was "corrected" about a year…

Tablet Keyboards

Well this week I was very pleasantly surprised.  A coworker, who also has the same android tablet I have, saw an advertisement for a "wired" keyboard for our Toshiba Thrives.  The price is $11.88.  Are you kidding me?!  As you know from my previous articles, in my opinion real inexpensive cheap is the next best…

Windows 7, Hidden Themes

Thanks for all of the follow-up emails I received after the last couple of hints I gave you about Windows 7 shortcuts.  I picked up a few good questions for future columns.  Remember, I get all the ideas for articles from you, so keep them coming! One I received from Gerry was about a secret…

Windows 7 Tips, Part 2

Last week we took a look at using the control key plus the arrow keys to move your Windows around the screen.  Today we check out a few more Windows 7 tricks.  Remember as you read that ‘W +’ means to hold down the Windows key (the one with the logo to the left of…

Windows Tips & Tricks

W3Schools.com, a great site for coding and statistical information, does a monthly poll on the main operating systems used today and the percentages of users taking advantage of each system.  For July, 2012 it rolls out like this:  Windows 7-53.8%, Vista-3.4%, Microsoft NT-1.2%, Windows XP-26.1%, Linux-4.9% and Mac-8.2%. It is obvious that Microsoft is currently…