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A Shattered Collection of My Best Memories: An Immediate Solution Thanks to Stellar Photo Recovery

A Shattered Collection of My Best Memories: An Immediate Solution Thanks to Stellar Photo Recovery

Desktop Jan 2, 2024

Who doesn’t love creating new memories and saving them as photos on a smartphone, PC, or any other digital media? While many of us share some on social media, we keep the most precious and private ones to ourselves. Sadly, my hard drive of photos became corrupted, which held images…

Adobe Acrobat Pro is the ultimate solution for increased productivity

Adobe Acrobat Pro is the ultimate solution for increased productivity

Business Sep 1, 2022

Disclosure: Our team is always looking for things we think our readers will value. We have received compensation for publishing this article. Despite our many technological advances today, we still sit with situations where we open several apps for a task. You use one to compile a document, another one…

GOM Mix Max’s Big Launch

GOM Mix Max’s Big Launch

Video Dec 8, 2021

GOM & Company is releasing its newest video editing software, GOM Mix Max, with a big launch celebration. Focused on balancing high-quality and plentiful features, GOM Mix Max will be a powerful tool for new editors and veterans alike. Users who sign up now can get GOM Mix Max for free for…

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A Warning Label For Your Software

A Warning Label For Your Software

News August 3, 2016

Thanks to initiatives aimed at consumer protection, we have warning labels on everything. From the Surgeon General’s warning on cigarettes and alcohol to the printed mandate not to let your child put a plastic bag on his head, we’re now more informed than ever when it comes to our... Read more
Uber China Deal Has Impacts For Apple

Uber China Deal Has Impacts For Apple

BusinessNews August 2, 2016

In the often hush-hush world of tech investing, corporate mergers, and acquisitions, it’s rare to see such a family reunion of sorts as the recent sale of Uber’s operations in China. The ride-sharing company has sold its Chinese branch of the business to competitor Didi Chuxing, which has implications... Read more
Are Security Holes In Apps Leaking Your Data?

Are Security Holes In Apps Leaking Your Data?

MobileNews August 1, 2016

There’s an app for just about everything these days, especially where our health is concerned. However, what permissions are consumers blindly granting to the latest apps, and who has access to that data? News recently appeared that a popular pregnancy and fertility tracking app had some serious security holes,  inlcluding a... Read more
Apple Shifts To Self-Driving Car Software

Apple Shifts To Self-Driving Car Software

News July 29, 2016

In the tech industry, companies that have survived for the long haul have done so by adapting to changing markets and consumer demand, while still innovating and bringing new products to market. Unfortunately, product development takes funding, and too many companies have experienced the destruction of their bottom line... Read more
The Clock’s Ticking On A Free Windows 10 Upgrade

The Clock’s Ticking On A Free Windows 10 Upgrade

NewsWindows July 29, 2016

If you’re one of the many people who shunned the new Windows 10 operating system when the early negatives came out, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is you weren’t one of the ones who experienced disappointing results, but the bad news is that you’re missing... Read more
Blocking FOIA With Bad Technology

Blocking FOIA With Bad Technology

News July 28, 2016

There’s an interesting law on the books called the Freedom of Information Act, and it just celebrated its fiftieth birthday. So you’d think by now there would be a streamlined process for ensuring that everyone who files a FOIA request is able to navigate the system and access the... Read more
US Navy Sued For Software Piracy

US Navy Sued For Software Piracy

News July 27, 2016

While the irony isn’t lost on most people, the only humor in this story is that it’s a well-known and widely respected navy that has been accused of piracy. The US Navy has been served with a federal lawsuit by a German software company after more than half a... Read more
Software Update For NASA’s Mars Rover

Software Update For NASA’s Mars Rover

News July 26, 2016

NASA has been hard at work on a space program initiative involving Mars exploration literally for decades. From satellite orbits to actual landings, our nearest viable neighbor for sustaining life has been the subject of a lot of intense–and expensive–effort. Once NASA was able to actually send Mars landers... Read more
App Developers Can Now Create For Ford Cars

App Developers Can Now Create For Ford Cars

DevelopmentNews July 22, 2016

In a market where automotive software can be very hush-hush, Ford has released a new desktop tool that will help app developers with the process of creating apps for the Sync in-car entertainment system. The new software, Sync3 AppLink Emulator, lets developers who’ve so far worked in smartphone and... Read more
Data Mining Social Media For Science

Data Mining Social Media For Science

NewsSocial Media July 21, 2016

What do whale sharks, NASA’s Hubble Telescope, and your vacation videos have in common? Plenty, according to a report by ZDNet’s Jo Best. The author describes in incredible detail the ability to track one of the most elusive (for its massive size) widely-known ocean dwellers, the whale shark. Whale... Read more
If Only Melania Trump Had Used TurnItIn…

If Only Melania Trump Had Used TurnItIn…

News July 20, 2016

The internet is all a-buzz with the latest scandal to involve the ever-entertaining Donald Trump presidential campaign, this time involving his wife’s first major appearance. Slovenian-native and third wife to the Republican hopeful, Melania Trump spoke at the largest party event, the Republican National Convention, showing off both her... Read more
A New Boost To Adobe Creative Cloud

A New Boost To Adobe Creative Cloud

NewsPhoto and Image July 19, 2016

One of the mainstays in any graphic artist’s toolbox is the Adobe family of products. But where artists, designers, and other professionals once had to purchase individual software titles (and then hope they didn’t upgrade their hardware and have to buy it all over again), Adobe has streamlined the... Read more
Amazon Breached And Customer Data Exposed…Or Not?

Amazon Breached And Customer Data Exposed…Or Not?

News July 18, 2016

That’s the trouble with those pesky data breaches…are they true, or not? In the case of the recent alleged attack on Amazon’s servers, we’re still not sure. But that doesn’t stop the news from circulating, or the consumer panic from setting in. A hacker going by the Twitter handle... Read more
What Do Users Really Think Of Facebook’s Reactions?

What Do Users Really Think Of Facebook’s Reactions?

NewsSocial MediaSoftware Reviews July 18, 2016

The public has spoken, and social media giant Facebook listened…sort of. Serious social media users and comedians alike have long quipped about the need for a different set of reaction points on their fellow users’ posts. After all, clicking “Like” when someone announces they’re going through a hard time... Read more
New School Web Filters Include Bullying Alerts

New School Web Filters Include Bullying Alerts

InternetNewsSocial Media July 15, 2016

As technology grows in every area of the public education market–from the computer lab to the classroom, from kindergarten to high school–new concerns appear virtually every day. Schools used to combat their fears of privacy and outright misuse by imposing strict regulations on the software that powered the tech.... Read more
How Safe Is Your Anti-Virus Protection?

How Safe Is Your Anti-Virus Protection?

AntivirusNews July 15, 2016

Statistically, a better question than that headline would be: “Did you bother to install anti-virus software?” Given the high percentage of tech users who readily admit they don’t have any software or have not installed an update since purchasing their original title, that’s a scary but valid point. But... Read more
Pokemon Go And The Loss Of Privacy

Pokemon Go And The Loss Of Privacy

MobileNews July 14, 2016

The reviews are mixed about the new app-based game that’s quite literally taking over the internet. Pokemon Go, the location-based game that uses its players’ smartphones to pop up with a seemingly endless variety of cartoon Pokemon creatures, has fairly well divided humanity into two camps: the ones who... Read more
Facebook Reluctantly Offers End-to-End Encryption

Facebook Reluctantly Offers End-to-End Encryption

NewsSocial Media July 13, 2016

In this day and age of privacy invasion–whether committed by hackers or by our own governments–end-to-end encryption in a messaging platform is highly sought after. It has the power to win over long-time devotees to a competing app, for example, as WhatsApp discovered when they unveiled their e-to-e offering.... Read more
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