This is the time of year when tech news usually slows down a bit as tech companies celebrate the holidays and realize that no one is paying attention to what they are doing. Well, I am still here and looking for helpful news for you…except I am taking the next few days off to celebrate Thanksgiving (probably will just hang around the pool more and watch football when it gets too warm outside).
My favorite story today is #3, about Windows 8 sales being well below projections. This story is all over the tech Web pages these days. Why is it my favorite story? Because I get to say, “See, I told you so!!” One of the best feelings in the world.
All kidding aside, there is still some good information here that will help you with your computing needs…which, of course, is why I write this blog. Anyway, I wish you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving Holiday. Now, let’s get to it! -JRC
China cyber-espionage threatens U.S., advisory group warns
Released today, the 500-page annual report to Congress by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission details various security issues concerning China. But the commission expressed particular fear over the country's ongoing cyberwarfare efforts.
Governments Still Present Biggest Threat to Open Internet
While the types of threats facing Internet users worldwide have diversified over the past few years, from targeted malware to distributed denial of service attacks, one thing has remained constant: governments seeking to exert control over their populations still remain the biggest threat to the open Internet.
Windows 8 Sales Well Below Projections, Plenty of Blame to Go Around
Sales of Windows 8 PCs are well below Microsoft's internal projections and have been described inside the company as disappointing. But here's the catch: The software giant blames the slow start on lackluster PC maker designs and availability.
Firefox 17 Launches With New Social AP
The Social API allows social services like Facebook, Twitter, blog networks or even news sites to easily add persistent social sidebars, toolbar notifications and chats to the browser, no matter which site a user is currently looking at.
Firefox for Android brings older smartphones into the fold
If you're still holding on to an older Android phone, Mozilla has an announcement for you: the mobile version of Firefox now officially supports a number of phones using processors based on the older ARMv6 instruction set
How to Find Out How Fast Your USB Flash Drives Are
USB Flash Benchmark is a small portable application that provides an easy way to test how fast a drive can read and write files of various sizes. It is mainly intended for flash drives.
How much storage do I really need on my smartphone?
Internal memory is probably one of the least sexy features of a smartphone. But as your smartphone replaces your point-and-shoot camera, MP3 music player, portable gaming device, GPS navigator, and in some cases your portable video player, it's something you have to think about when buying a new device.
Amazon brings “Send to Kindle” to Firefox, for all of that reading you're gonna get to later
This is an add-on for both Firefox and Chrome. Works very well as I have been using it for a couple of weeks now.
What's the Best Way to Save All the Useful Articles I Come Across Online?
I love finding different tips and tricks online, but I often find that many of them are most useful days, months, even years down the line. What's the best way to save and organize all this cool stuff so I can actually find it when I need it?
Best Free Game Sites
Many of the great games of the past, and some pretty cool new ones, are available for free on the Internet, but finding them is the issue. Here is a list of the best ones.
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