I must be running short of brain power today. I can’t think of one smart-ass headline for today’s blog. But I can tell you it is chock full of useful (and sometimes) important information. No doubt you will find at least a couple of useful stories today (I hope). So since I can’t think of a good headline, let us just get one with the news” - JRC
Microsoft Fixes 21 Security Flaws
Did you update your Windows Computer? Microsoft on Tuesday issued nine security updates addressing 21 separate flaws in products such as Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), .NET, Silverlight, and SharePoint. Several of the fixes address critical flaws, including some that could aid in so-called drive-by attacks.
LibreOffice 3.5 released, introduces new grammar tool
The community behind the LibreOffice project has released version 3.5 of the increasingly popular open source office suite. The update introduces new features and improvements that were developed by the project's growing body of contributors.
New MSN Site Updates Users on Topics Trending on Twitter, Facebook
Microsoft's MSN launched its msnNow site that puts together brief summaries on topics that are trending on Facebook, Twitter, Bing, and news site BreakingNews.com on a website accessible on PCs, tablets, and mobile phones.
All the Google Search Tips in one Video
The search team at Google has created a short video that puts all the useful stuff you can do on Google.com, plus some related search tips and tricks, in one place.
Are your mobile apps spying on you?
The controversy over Path, a mobile social networking app that hoovered up its users' address books without telling them and got spanked for it, has just become a much bigger deal. How much do mobile apps really know about you? More than you might think.
Is your free Anti Virus tool a ‘resource pig?’
A reader’s complaint about Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) spurred head-to-head comparison tests of AV-software resource usage. I put six popular, free antivirus tools through their paces and measured their impact on startup and shutdown times, disk space, and RAM use.
Create Photo Collages Using Pictures of your Facebook Friends
The team behind Shape Collage, a popular photo collage software, have launched Loupe, an online tool that will help you create collages using Facebook photos. You can either use your own photo albums and turn them into collages or the app can also pull photos from the albums of your Facebook friends that are visible to you.
Get Organized: 25 Essential Keyboard Shortcuts
Organization and productivity go hand-in-hand. Learn even a few of these keyboard shortcuts for Windows PCs or Macs to improve your efficiency.
Top 15 free tools for every Windows desktop
Some people collect Windows utilities like windshields collect bugs. But for most of us, the word "utility" is key. If we find ourselves not using the tool a few times a week, we give it the heave-ho. Here are 15 utilities that belong in every Windows user's bag of tricks. They're all free for personal use.
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