It’s certainly a bad thing when Facebook changes your profile settings without your permission. But its even worse when some Facebook users find their smartphones’ contacts address are changed. Facebook claim it’s a software glitch, but I want to know why they have access to my phone books. Something stinks here. And if you want to send me an e-mail using my Facebook e-mail…don’t bother…I will never see it.
Then, there’s the government at it again…just read story #2 and you will see what I mean. Still, you will find some good info here in this edition. Check out the story about the best places to store your photos on-line. Also, if you get a chance, think about seeing the movie, “Steve Jobs, The Lost Interview.” I saw it in a theater last week and found it absolutely fascinating. Now you can see it in your home.
Anyway, onward and upward. - JRC
Facebook phone app attempts to seize ALL YOUR MAIL
Facebook has found an innovative way to encourage use of its email service: reach into users' mobile phone address books and change the email addresses stored against each contact to their Facebook email account. What???
The U.S. Government Asked Twitter To Hand Over Users' Data 679 Times So Far This Year
Monday was a busy day in Twitter's fight to expose and resist the government's efforts to hoover up its users private data:
Where we stand — and are going — with Windows 8
Work on Windows 8 is in the home stretch, but predicting its success is still pure speculation — probably more so than with any previous Windows release. Microsoft’s announcement that it will build and sell its own Windows 8 computers just adds more drama to an already opaque roll-out schedule.
Microsoft Renames Windows Explorer to File Explorer
The latest little tweak that we’ve discovered is quite minor, but relevant none the less. Microsoft have no renamed the “Windows Explorer” to “File Explorer“. However none of the functionality of it has changed what so ever, it’s merely just a name change.
Google's Nexus 7 douses Kindle Fire
Google's $199 media and entertainment tablet slays the Amazon rival with pure Android and a Chrome browser
Google convinced the FAA to change its rules for I/O skydiving stunt
If you saw the ridiculously cool Google Glasses stunt that sent a handful of skydivers plummeting towards the ground to deliver a special package during the company's I/O conference keynote, you were probably just as stunned as the rest of us.
Comparing the best ways to store your photos online
Find out which photo storage and sharing site best suits your needs with this deep dive into the top online photo services.
Data plans: Which one costs you less
Verizon Wireless has shaken up the familiar data plan with shared-data options, but is it the best deal for you? Not always
10 Skype Chat Tricks for Power Users
Because we spend a bit of time chatting on Skype, we thought we’d share some fun tips. Whether you want to know how to edit sent instant messages, change the display font or use some awesome “hidden” emoticons, we think we’ll have a trick to suit you.
Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview Available To Rent From iTunes Store
The interview was originally conducted in 1995 by former Apple employee Robert X. Cringely for the TV series Triumph of the Nerds, but only 10 minutes of the footage was actually used in the show. The rest of it was presumed lost until the original tape was rediscovered weeks after Steve Jobs passed away. PS: I saw this one last week at a theater…definitely worth seeing.
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