Category Archives: Computers and Internet

Free Tools from Microsoft.

CIO.com had a nice slide show (yes I know why not all on one page to make it easier) with some useful free tools from MSFT:http://www.cio.com/article/686847/15_Incredibly_Useful_and_Free_Microsoft_Tools_for_IT_Pros?page=1#slideshow

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Cool Infographics: The Mobile Commerce Revolution

An interesting graph from Microsoft about the potential in Mobile Shopping. Of course, right now it’s mostly games and music that are purchased from the mobile. Additionally mobile e-commerce is a very small % of total e-commerce. Cool Infographics – … Continue reading

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Automated to Death – IEEE Spectrum

The potentially dangerous consequences of too much automation (Thanks to Abdul Nizar for forwarding) Automated to Death – IEEE Spectrum. Of course we are much better off because of this automation, just that once in a very rare while, when … Continue reading

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Another Good Article Managing Online Privacy – Tools to Manage Internet Cookies – NYT.

This covers a lot of what CIO.COM/PC World also cover Tools to Manage Internet Cookies – NYTimes.com. Inspite of being quite aware of cookies, I was quite surprised to find the parallel flash world, where it has it’s own settings … Continue reading

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Securing Your Computer.

PC Worlds latest free software review, flash cookies and Secunia! Continue reading

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CIO.COM – Eric Schmidt and the End of an Era

  Memo to all "Do No Evil" fans – read the link below: Quote Eric Schmidt and the End of an Era

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Privacy 200 trackers on dictionary.com – Tracking The Companies That Track You Online : NPR

  Just read the writeup, got to listen to the program in full. Interesting question – if someone doesn’t know your name, is it fair to say they don’t know you? They might know a lot of other things like … Continue reading

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Profiting From Open Source — Without Selling Out

 Profiting From Open Source — Without Selling Out

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Talking about Test Your Focus – NYT.

  Ok last one for the day: Quote Test Your Focus – Interactive Feature – NYTimes.com

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Talking about ‘The Shallows’: This Is Your Brain Online : NPR

  Worth listening for the multi-tasking crowd ‘The Shallows’: This Is Your Brain Online : NPR

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