Last week I gave you a better way to prep your Android devices before getting rid of them. Dana wrote and asked me a great question related to that process. Although I am well aware of it from personal experience, I had never thought about mentioning here. So thanks, Dana, for the idea; I think…
A few weeks back I wrote about an application you could use to retrieve deleted files from a computer’s drive, SD Card, etc. This was really highlighted when I got an email from Tom in Harrisonburg, about his adventure with that application, Recuva. It began with, "I took a deep breath, downloaded, installed and ran…
As you regular readers know I am a fan of Google and yet on occasion they fail me totally. Mostly this is due to them doing away with applications I use and enjoy: Google Reader, Calendar Sync, iGoogle, Google Notebook just to name a few. But I enjoy their products so much that I have…
Welcome to the Podcast/Show Notes from today’s show. Make sure you listen here if you did not get a chance to hear it live. Then read on for information about what we talked about…well most of what we talked about. Tech News‘World’s first’ braille mobile phone goes on sale in the UK OwnFone, which launched…
I get emails frequently asking a basic, "Ron is there a site (or application) that I can use to do…?" You can fill in whatever you are wondering about for the last part of that question. Today I thought I would mention a few of the more popular requests. Many people have several email accounts. …
Tech NewsRussian hackers placed ‘digital bomb’ in Nasdaq CNN Money – Russian hackers managed to slip a "digital bomb" into the Nasdaq — one with the potential to sabotage the stock market’s computers and wreak havoc on the U.S. economy. That’s according to an investigative report by Bloomberg Businessweek, which revealed the details of a…
I was not planning on having a "Part 3" to this series; however, Marion recently sent an interesting email. This situation does not have anything to do with the web, email or any other things I usually write about. Nevertheless, it is a real personal security concern. Marion emailed about a "Social Engineering" scam which…
Last week I talked about an issue that was happening with Google’s Chromecast and Chrome browser related to Android tablets and phones. I stated there, "…you could always try various browsers from time-to-time and find out what you may like. It is easy to change back at any time." When I wrote that I did…
As you regular readers know, I like Google. Google is not perfect but they have many great apps. In the past I have been disappointed in their corporate decisions to do away with some of their more desirable apps. For instance iGoogle homepage, Calendar Sync and Google Reader to name a few. I learned something…
Welcome to today’s Show Notes and Podcast. I hope you enjoy listening and reading what went on today. Not many items covered but many interesting discussions. Tech NewsSA police to verify identities with Android fingerprint scanner A fleet of 150 Android-powered mobile fingerprint biometric scanners from NEC will be deployed to allow the South Australian…
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