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A new study by Duo Security uncovered some alarming but sadly unsurprising news: more than half of the 2 million devices they looked at for a report were running out-of-date, unprotected software. Whether it was lack of antivirus protocols or operating systems and apps that hadn’t been updated when... Read more
LastPass Gets Long-Awaited Update
NewsProductivitySoftware Reviews February 9, 2016
In a world rife with hacking events, cybercrime, and record-setting numbers of data breaches, it falls to tech users to be as proactive as they can about guarding their content. All too often, the user names and passwords that protect our accounts are the gold standard in identity theft-related... Read more
There are a few applications that every tech user–from the IT expert down to those who do little more than email and Solitaire–needs to have in the arsenal. A strong, updated antivirus and anti-malware package is vital, a really powerful, updated browser is a must, and a highly-functional but... Read more
Firefox 44 Gets Official Release And Some New Features
InternetNewsSoftware Reviews January 29, 2016
The latest version of Firefox has been officially released, and users should be prepared some new features. According to the changelog Mozilla released for Firefox version 44 everyone’s favorite fox based web browser now has Web Push notifications. This latest added trick should save users on battery power, and... Read more
Nest Software Glitch Deactivated Users’ Thermostats
News January 15, 2016
With the recent winter heat wave in much of the US safely behind us, now’s the time for all the social media posts complaining about the bitter cold. But the reality of winter set in accidentally for Nest users, many of whom awoke to find the heat shut off... Read more
In the race to put out the latest and greatest in technological innovation, there are a handful of times when developers release a product then have to sit back and think, “Maybe we should have thought that through.” Sometimes it’s platforms like MySpace. Other times it’s updated operating systems... Read more
Tesla Update Is One Step Closer To Fully Autonomous Cars
News January 12, 2016
The original vision for self-driving cars–and we mean Disney’s EPCOT center or the World’s Fair, not Google’s vision of the reality of autonomous cars–was that would all recline our seats on a long drive and sleep away the trip to Grandma’s, or that blind individuals would now have their... Read more
VW Gets Approval To Release Auto Software Update
News December 18, 2015
In what has been one of the bigger software news items of the year–at least in terms of the reach of its impact, and the sheer callousness and greed involved–the German automotive group headed up by the Volkswagen folks have had it pretty rough. Their emissions cheating scandal even... Read more
Microsoft have begun putting pressure on people to make the upgrade to Windows 10, and not everyone is happy about it. If you’re one of those people still running Windows 7 or Windows 8 then by now you might have noticed Microsoft have begun pushing Windows 10 on you... Read more
Lightroom Update Proves Need To Know Your Users
NewsPhoto and ImageSoftware Reviews November 18, 2015
We can all put down our torches and pitchforks, as Adobe has thankfully issued an update–only a month after a previous version update–to undo some of the damage it did to its popular photo editing tool Lightroom. The public outcry over some of the changes was loud, and luckily,... Read more
One of the top three web browsers released an update recently, and its creators are touting one of its more sought-after features: enhanced privacy. The developers at Mozilla have upped the security for the latest Firefox update, and they’re feeling pretty good about the results. One of the... Read more
iOS 9 came out in mid-September and Apple has already released two separate bug fix updates for it. The first of those probably helped smooth the transition for people who’d downloaded the update and found themselves at a loss, although iOS 9 didn’t have any major visual differences over... Read more
Productivity Software Updates Make The Best Even Better
NewsProductivitySoftware Reviews October 2, 2015
A host of top-rated software titles that are designed to make your work and personal lives easier launched updates recently. Some of these well-loved programs have millions of downloads and registered users, for a variety of life application reasons. In the world of popular web browsers, both Google Chrome... Read more
Software Updates To Boost Multimedia Performance
MultimediaNewsVideo September 22, 2015
Several different software developers released updates that are intended to make your multimedia creation and consumption even more amazing than before. It’s almost as if the pros at a bunch of different software companies woke up one day last month and said, “You know, these people just deserve more!”... Read more
It’s The Weekend…Update Your Antivirus Software
News September 18, 2015
For some reason, very few people count installing an update as one of the highlights of their day, despite the rush this week to load iOS 9 on Apple mobile devices. It’s mildly time consuming, at worst, but it interferes with the stuff we want to do at that... Read more
Best Of The Best: Bossie Awards For Open-Source Software
DevelopmentNews September 18, 2015
Movies have the Oscars, stage has the Tonys, sports gets the ESPYs… there’s even an award show for television commercials called the Clios, and that’s some funny stuff right there. But software fans, never fear! Grab your couture and walk the red carpet in honor of the Bossies! ... Read more
Apple Owners Rejoice: iOS 9 Is Here
MobileNewsSoftware Reviews September 15, 2015
Ah, update time, that time of year when you look at your device and you know that there could be a better way, but yet you hesitate. Is it really better? What if I can’t find my files? What if I don’t like how the screen looks? What if... Read more
Why You Should Be Using A VPN
VPNs September 10, 2015
One of the hot topics right now in all levels of internet activity–from the casual soccer mom who updates her Facebook status to the IT engineer working on sensitive, proprietary content–is VPNs, or virtual private networks. New VPN platforms are cropping up every day, and smart tech users are... Read more