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Gaudy up your gadget
If you’re not living under a rock, it’s likely that you rely on an expensive electronic device for daily communication. But that Samsung Galaxy, HTC One X or iPhone is so vulnerable when it’s naked...
Aug 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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A giant hand steals treasure while virtual knights battle a virtual dragon. (Jeff Durham/Bay Area News Group/MCT)
Virtual currency, real threats
Fueled by the growth of Internet games and their make-believe economies, consumer use of “virtual currency” has rocketed in recent years, creating what law enforcement officials and others say is a...
Aug 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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You can acquire free antivirus software on Web
QUESTION: Where can I get a safe, quality and free antivirus and anti-spyware program? I have three PCs, and I’m tired of spending $40 per computer per year for security software. One PC runs Windo...
Aug 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Metro Creative Graphics Don't be a social media outcast. Avoiding common Twitter and Facebook mistakes is easy.
Avoid common Twitter, Facebook mistakes
Forgive me Twitter and Facebook, for I have sinned. If confession really is good for the soul, let’s start by admitting or fixing these social media mistakes and promising never to make them aga...
Aug 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Beware risks using ‘cloud’ to move PC data
QUESTION: I read your reply in last week’s column, in which you suggested transferring some complex Excel spreadsheets from an old computer to a new one using a USB cable. Don’t you think that usin...
Aug 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press Gabby Douglas reacts after competing in the vault during the final round of the women's Olympic gymnastics trials July 1 in San Jose, Calif. Douglas, a gold medalist at the London Olympics, has been the most popular subject on NBC's Olympic website.
Douglas gets most attention at NBC Olympics website
NEW YORK — Gabby Douglas is golden when it comes to online popularity, too. The gymnastics gold medalist is the most clicked-upon athlete on NBC’s Olympics website, the network said. Through Sun...
Aug 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press Meredith Walker (left), show founder Amy Poehler and director David Karabinas talk on the set of "Smart Girls at the Party," the flagship show for the YouTube channel of the same name. "Smart Girls at the Party" is one of the latest channels to launch on YouTube with funding from the Google video-sharing site.
Web comedy fills rerun gap
NEW YORK — On the debut episode of “Smart Girls at the Party,” Amy Poehler sits in a dark studio and solemnly introduces her first guest as a “singer, actor, dancer, musician, feminist, entrepreneu...
Aug 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Aussies pressure Facebook to remove offensive page
CANBERRA, Australia — Facebook is under pressure in Australia to take down a page that insults Aborigines with the government accusing the social networking company of using its U.S. base to avoid ...
Aug 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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HP wins ruling in court battle with Oracle
NEW YORK — Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. said it won a “tremendous” victory in its court battle to force Oracle Corp. to continue making software for one of its server lines. A California s...
Aug 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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FTC wants to extend rules on child online privacy
NEW YORK — Federal regulators want to update rules aimed at protecting children’s online privacy to account for newer developments such as Facebook and mobile games. A 1998 law requires websites...
Aug 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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