Monday, May 10, 2010

The Dangers of Using FaceBook and Solving Them

Five hidden dangers of Facebook (Q&A)

Facebook claims that it has 400 million users. But are they well-protected from prying eyes, scammers, and unwanted marketers? Not according to Joan Goodchild, senior editor of CSO (Chief Security Officer) Online. She says your privacy may be at far greater risk of being violated than you know, when you log onto the social-networking site, due to security gaffes or marketing efforts by the company.

Lock Down Your FaceBook Profile in 20 Minutes (Video)

Here is a 20 minute video which guides you through the process of locking down a typical FaceBook account for increased privacy and user security.

Sorry, But the iPad is Not 'Killing' Netbook Sales

Hopefully by now, most readers of this site understand how the tech world works: Apple releases a successful product (the iPad) but it suddenly becomes The Second Coming (tm). So much so that Fortune's web-based Mac blog, Apple 2.0, has suddenly decided that--get this--the iPad is "killing" the netbook. Only in the reality distortion field could such nonsense pass as truth. Here's the silliness:

Borders Enters Hot & Heavy E-Book Market with Kobo

The new Kobo e-book reader from Borders bookstores may be an attractive alternative for those scared off by the high price of Amazon's Kindle. But buyer beware: you'll need to hook up the Kobo to a PC each time you want to download more titles. That Kobo feature may be a turn-off for some.

This Free WiFi Network Finder is Easy to Use and Very Powerful

Is your WiFi running slowly? Do you sometimes lose your connection? In many cases, the problem arises because another nearby wireless LAN is configured to use the same channel as yours, and the signals are overlapping. Changing the channel is easy. Just log into your router, go to the WiFi setup screen, and pick a number. But what number to use? For that, you'll need to know which networks are already operating nearby, and what channel they're set to.

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