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iPhone Switching Guide: AT&T to Verizon

by Jeff Weisbein January 14, 2011
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By now you have most likely heard that Verizon now will be offering the iPhone as of February 3rd for existing customers and then rolling it out to everyone on the 10th.  Are you considering switching from AT&T to Verizon?  Here are some things you will want to know to make switching your iPhone carrier [...]

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Google: The Most Successful War-Drivers In History

by Mike Mansell November 3, 2010
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Just as they made amends for violating the privacy of Buzz users in the United States, web giant Google, Inc. is in trouble yet again as the Information Commissioner in the United Kingdom has come to the conclusion that Google violated the privacy of UK citizens.  This run-in with the UK government is slightly ironic [...]

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Facebook Download Feature: Allowing Users to Transfer Networks?

by Mike Mansell October 8, 2010
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As you may be aware, Facebook has recently begun the introduction of a feature that will allow users to download an offline copy of their social network profile that they will be able to view and tinker with as they see fit. While this does show Facebook’s sense of privacy in allowing you to see [...]

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The Most Common Methods for Protecting Laptop Data

by Guest Author August 17, 2010
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Editor’s Note: This article was written by Storagepipe.  Storagepipe provides online backup software solutions that help companies manage remote laptop data protection. Laptops are data-loss time bombs.  Because they get banged around a lot, they’re more likely to suffer damage. And because they’re expensive and portable, they make ideal targets for thieves. This is further [...]

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Mixing Business with Pleasure: Personal Laptops in the Workplace

by Mike Mansell August 12, 2010
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Notebook computers have the potential to be extremely productive in workplace environments because of their mobility and compact designs. For a traveling business person, there is no tool greater than a laptop, simply because it allows for a personal computing experience regardless of location. However, some workplaces do not opt to provide their employees with [...]

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Google Launches Google Apps Version Tailored for Government

by Mike Mansell July 27, 2010
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I love Google Apps. All of my personal domains use Google Apps for email, calendar, and documents, and I highly recommend the product to anyone setting up email and collaboration services for a domain. I know I’m not alone in my love for Google Apps; thousands of businesses, organizations, and individuals use Google Apps for [...]

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Diaspora: Revolutionizing Privacy

by Guest Author July 15, 2010
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This article was written by Sam Phippen, who is a 19 year old computer science student at the University of Bristol in the UK.  You can visit him on the web at teaisaweso.me. I genuinely believe that Diaspora is the future of social networking, and you should too. Here’s why: at the moment your interactions [...]

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How Do AT&T’s New Data Plans Affect You?

by Jeff Weisbein June 2, 2010
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Today, AT&T announced their new data plans to the public, the new plans are available as a 200MB DataPlus plan for $15 per month, and the 2GB DataPro plan for $25 per month. If you go over your allowed usage, data will be charged at $15 per 200MB on the DataPlus, and $10 per GB [...]

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AT&T Mails International Data Plan Pamphlet To iPhone Users

by Jeff Weisbein July 21, 2009
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It wasn’t all too long ago when Adam Savage of MythBusters went on a tirade against AT&T for charging him $11,000 for “a few hours of web surfing in Canada” in which AT&T claimed he downloaded 9GB of data using his USB connection.  The issue has since been resolved but apparently AT&T wants to prevent [...]

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The Best Online Backup Services

by Jeff Weisbein April 8, 2009
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In a world where there is so much digital data being exchanged and stored backing up your computers data can easily be overlooked.  Let me just say this, backing up your data is so important!  I cannot stress it enough.  In this article, I’m going to share with you two excellent online backup services – [...]

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