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In The News 05-12-2017

Posted on May 11, 2017 by cynmackley

Nearly 200,000 iPhone apps will be useless soon, folks are cutting the cord faster than expected, and Microsoft has big news.

Posted in In The NewsTagged apple, cord cutting, dish network, in the news, ios, iOS 11, iphone, microsoft, outdated apps, Sling TVLeave a comment

Spotting A Facebook Fake In Under A Minute

Posted on May 10, 2017 by cynmackley

How to quickly spot a fake Facebook post and why it matters.

Posted in In The News, Quick Tips, Social MediaTagged facebook, fake, Friends coming back, Friends reunion, quick tips, scamsLeave a comment

Critical Update Alert For Windows

Posted on May 9, 2017 by cynmackley

Time to update Windows! There's a scary new security risk out there.

Posted in In The News, Quick Tips, Security Help, Windows 10Tagged critical updates, microsoft, quick tip, security, windows, zero day flawLeave a comment

Webroot False Positive Causes Problems For Users

Posted on May 2, 2017 by cynmackley

An anti-virus false positive caused a whole lot of problems. We look at what went wrong and how to fix it.

Posted in Computer Terms, In The News, Security HelpTagged antivirus, false positives, malware, security, trojan virus, webroot, Webroot False Positive Causes Problems For Users, windowsLeave a comment

How Technology is Changing Education

Posted on April 27, 2017 by cynmackley

Is tech taking over in the classroom? We look at what it can and can't do to improve learning.

Posted in Computer Terms, Hardware & Peripherals, In The NewsTagged children, classroom, education, educational technology, kids, learning, teaching, Tech1 Comment

In The News 04/28/2017

Posted on April 27, 2017 by cynmackley

Credit cards that read your fingerprints are coming, GS8 phones have a reddish tint to the screen, and ads are coming to your home assistant.

Posted in In The NewsTagged ads for home assistants, Alexa, fingerprint reader cards, Google Home, GS8, in the news, Mastercard, red tint to screenLeave a comment

In The News 04-21-2017

Posted on April 20, 2017 by cynmackley

Chrome is king of the browsers, another player in the self-driving car business, and Ubuntu gives up on smartphones.

Posted in In The NewsTagged apple, browser market share, chrome, self-driving cars, Ubuntu, Ubuntu gives up on mobile, Unity8Leave a comment

In The News 04/18/17

Posted on April 13, 2017 by cynmackley

It's over for Vista, Microsoft fixes security risks in Word and WordPad, and nobody cares that their Note 7 exploded.

Posted in In The NewsTagged Galaxy S8, in the news, microsoft, microsoft office, Note 7, samsung, security, vista, windows, word, WordPadLeave a comment

In The News 04-07-2017

Posted on April 6, 2017 by cynmackley

Facebook fundraising, Uber pulls self-driving cars from the road, and is selling an exploding phone good for the environment.

Posted in In The NewsTagged facebook, fundraising, Galaxy Note 7, going green, in the news, refurbished note 7, self-driving cars, UberLeave a comment

Free Software And Apps From NASA

Posted on April 5, 2017 by cynmackley

Amazing free apps, fun programs, and incredibly powerful software are all available FREE from NASA.

Posted in Android, Free Downloads, I've Always Wanted To Know..., In The News, iOS, Using The InternetTagged android, apps, free, free apps, in the news, ios, ipad, iphone, NASA, SoftwareLeave a comment

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