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Before Siri There Was Vlingo

Before the iPhone 4S gave users Siri, there was a similar application available to smartphone users called Vlingo.  Vlingo has been around for years and is available to all smartphone platforms –...

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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Update Now Available

The long-awaited update for the BlackBerry PlayBook from Research In Motion (RIM) has been released and is available for download.  If you own a BlackBerry PlayBook, just go to Settings > Software...

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Google+ for BlackBerry

If your own a BlackBerry and use Google+, you’ve probably wondered why there was no BlackBerry App for Google+.  Finally, after what seems to be about a year since Google+ was made available to the...

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Where Did That Software Come From?

I have worked on quite a few systems and had their owner(s) tell me that they have no idea where certain software installed on their system came from.  My mantra for many years in the I.T. industry has...

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Apple iOS 5.1 Available

During the press conference today (March 7, 2012) that announced the upcoming release of a new and improved iPad, Apple also annouced that the latest version of its mobile operating system would become...

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Instagram for Android

Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom has confirmed that their popular software (currently only available for iOS products), will soon be released for Android. Unfamiliar with Instagram?  According to the...

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Trojan Virus found affecting approx. 600,000 Macs

I still hear people debating PC vs. Mac almost daily.  Without fail, Mac-heads state – “Macs are better.  They don’t get viruses.”  As a current Mac owner, but stated to “always be a PC guy”, I have...

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New Mac OSX Trojan Found

On April 5th, I published a report about a piece of malware found infecting approximately 600,000 Macs.  This writeup included steps to check to see if your machine was one of the machines that was...

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You may lose Internet in July!

DNS (Domain Name System) is an Internet service that converts user-friendly domain names into the numerical Internet protocol (IP) addresses that computers use to talk to each other.  When you enter a...

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Windows 8 Consumer Preview (VM Installation)

This write-up will walk you through the steps of installing Windows 8 (Consumer Preview) in a virtual environment (also known as a Virtual Machine or VM.) To create the virtual environment, we will use...

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Apple acknowledges ‘Mac Defender’ malware problem, posts removal instructions

Previously, Apple had instructed it’s support reps to neither confirm or deny that customer machines were infected with the Mac Defender malware and also instructed them to NOT provide help in removing...

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New “Mac Defender” Variant – Mac Guard Discovered

On May 2, 2011, the “Mac Defender” fake antivirus was discovered. Since then, several variants have appeared: MacDefender, MacProtector and MacSecurity, all of which are the same application using...

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Mac OSX Lion Recovery

When Apple release it’s newest OS release code-named Lion in a online/download only format, it had some implications that some did not think of. Although few users have complained about issues with the...

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Android Plagued by Malware

Windows is the top desktop platform and a target-rich environment for criminals. It doesn’t necessarily mean the operating system is any less secure than the competition. It’s just getting attacked in...

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NFC Explained (not the National Football Conference)

With the kickoff of the 2011-2012 NFL football season this weekend, one might see the title of this article and think football. To the contrary, this article intends to explain one of the up and coming...

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Before Siri There Was Vlingo

Before the iPhone 4S gave users Siri, there was a similar application available to smartphone users called Vlingo. Vlingo has been around for years and is available to all smartphone platforms –...

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Trojan Virus found affecting approx. 600,000 Macs

I still hear people debating PC vs. Mac almost daily. Without fail, Mac-heads state – “Macs are better. They don’t get viruses.” As a current Mac owner, but stated to “always be a PC guy”, I have...

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New Mac OSX Trojan Found

On April 5th, I published a report about a piece of malware found infecting approximately 600,000 Macs. This writeup included steps to check to see if your machine was one of the machines that was...

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You may lose Internet in July!

DNS (Domain Name System) is an Internet service that converts user-friendly domain names into the numerical Internet protocol (IP) addresses that computers use to talk to each other. When you enter a...

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Windows 8 Consumer Preview (VM Installation)

This write-up will walk you through the steps of installing Windows 8 (Consumer Preview) in a virtual environment (also known as a Virtual Machine or VM.) To create the virtual environment, we will use...

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