Friday, December 11, 2015

Is This the End of Yahoo As We Know It?

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Looks like we might be looking at the end of the Yahoo Financial Crisis saga. The Yahoo Board of Directors has come up with a plan to “save” the company. This is a complex solution involving legalities, tax law, and other such niceties…so I won’t try and explain it all to you (see story #1 for more details).

Basically the company will keep its $32 billion investment in the Chinese company AliBaba, then spin off its core business in such a way to make it ready for sale. The foremost Wall Street expert on Yahoo says he expects the company to be sold within the next six months. We shall see.

Yahoo has been around almost from the beginning of the Internet. Before Google, it had the best search engine, the most popular e-mail service and more. I used many of their services over the years but like most people, I found better solutions and moved away from their products and services. I am still a very active user of Yahoo’s Flickr as a place to post my newest paintings and photos. But among avid photographers, even Flickr is starting to lose customers in favor of other similar services. It will be interesting to watch how all this unfolds.

Time for me to shut up now and let you read all the interesting stories and tips I found for this edition. Enjoy and have a great weekend. -JRC  

Tech News and Opinions

Yahoo may be about to become Internet history

After a long struggle to lure people back to Yahoo Mail and its search engine, the trailblazing online service plans to spin off its core business, putting it in a position to be scooped up.

Why Yahoo faded: The Internet changed, but it didn't

The arrival of search, social networks and mobile devices transformed the way we use the Internet too rapidly for the online pioneer to keep pace.

 America's Broadband Embarrassment: We Are 19th to 55th in the World in Wired & Wireless Broadband Speed Rankings

 

America was supposed to have a fabulous fiber optic future. But as this collection of research indicates, on average, America's broadband is still a digital dirt road.

Best Buy discounts Apple Watch: Simple sale or sign of weaker demand?

Best Buy discounts the Apple Watch by $100 in a move that either will bring in more traffic or reflect that interest in the wearable isn't converting to sales.

Microsoft close to releasing browser extensions for Edge

Thanks to an accidental preview site going early yesterday, it appears that Microsoft is very close to previewing browser extensions for its new Edge browser.


Computer Tips and Tricks

 

Google Photos keeps it simple with shared albums

With a shared link, other users can upload photos and add the album to their own collections.

Why you should turn off your PC, laptop, modem, router, and other tech routinely

Why leave stuff on? Why not? This has been debated since the birth of tech.

How to Change Passwords on Any Device (Windows, Mac, Smartphone)

It may seem like a simple thing, but changing your password is a fact of life, and knowing how to do it is something we here at How-To Geek generally take for granted, but the question is: do you know how to change your password?

 How to check what Windows 10 build you are on in two easy steps

Use this simple tip to find out if you have the latest version of Windows 10. PS: The most current version is -Version 1511 (OS Build 10586.29)

 Getting your PC to Start

Your PC won't boot. Is the issue loose cables, bumped switches, dead parts? Use this guide to find and fix the problem.


Mobile Computing

 

Six ways to make your iPhone more secure

Take steps to protect your iPhone so that your information stays safe should you and your iPhone become separated.

 4 smarter ways to search on your iPhone or iPad

If you're hunting for a specific mail message or looking for a name in a lengthy web page, skip Spotlight and try a specialized iOS search tool instead.

The Complete Beginner's Guide to Using Twitter

Twitter can be a very confusing place whether you've been using the social media site for some time or you're brand new to Twitter.

T-Mobile giving Verizon customers 12 months of free Hulu for the holidays

T-Mobile is on a never-ending quest to court customers away from Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, and that’s incredibly apparent when you take a look at all the holiday promotions the Un-carrier has launched so far this season.

 Cortana arrives on Android and OnePlus One

Cortana is Microsoft’s cross-platform assistant that became available on Windows 10 during its release, and now it has come to iOS, Android, and an optimized version for the Cyanogen OS-powered OnePlus One.

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