How To Use A USB Key To Deal With Security Threats

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usb-key-security-644x373The other day I was pacing the aisles of the Old Bridge, New Jersey branch of Target. For those who haven’t been to one before, they’re essentially a big-box retailer who sell literally everything — clothes, electronics, food. You name it, they have it. One of the things they had on offer was USB sticks. You could get two 8GB ones for less than ten dollars. If anyone remembers the early 2000’s, when USB sticks were first released, you’re probably thinking this is amazingly cheap. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com

Microsoft Windows 10 Mobile Build 14327 adds texting via PC, strips out Skype

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windows-messaging-everywhere-settings-100656954-largeOne of the reasons we keep our phones out at work is to quickly and surreptitiously reply to a text or a phone call. With Microsoft’s new beta build of Windows 10 Mobile, we can put them back in our pockets. Check out this article from PCWorld.com

Record Your Desktop with These 12 Great Screencasting Apps

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record-desktop-644x373Need to record your desktop? Perhaps you’re demonstrating how to use an app so you can upload the clip to YouTube, or you just need to show a friend or colleague how to do something relatively simple, but can only do that by recording and sharing the clip. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com

Podcasts are now on the air in Google Play Music

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play-music-podcasts-100656535-mediumAfter first teasing the feature over five months ago, podcasts are now ready for your ears inside of Google Play Music.

Google unveiled the feature Monday by highlighting several groups of related podcasts, similar to how the service handles music curation. A report that Google would do so, linked to a leaked NPR email, turned out to be dead on. Check out this article from PCWorld.com

Chrome extensions will soon have to tell you what data they collect

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chrome-extensions-100656422-largeGoogle is about to make it harder for Chrome extensions to collect your browsing data without letting you know about it, according to a new policy announced Friday. More of this latest news from PCWorld.com

Microsoft adds Android Wear support to Outlook for Android

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microsoft-outlook-100565586-largeHow you feel about being able to check your email from your wrist probably depends largely on how you feel about email in general. If you and email are on good terms, you’ll be glad to know that the latest version of Outlook for Android now supports Android Wear-based smartwatches. Check out this article from PCWorld.com

Microsoft is boosting security through hardware in Windows 10 PCs, phones

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20160224-stock-mwc-microsoft-windows-10-signs-100647702-largeThe burden of Microsoft’s efforts to secure Windows 10 is now falling on PC, tablet, and smartphone makers.

Microsoft is making a hardware-based security feature called TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0 a minimum requirement on most Windows 10 devices. Starting July 28, the company will require device manufacturers shipping PCs, tablets and smartphones to include TPM 2.0. Check out this article from PCWorld.com