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Facebook Pledges More User Control Of Facebook App Privacy — Unveils Anonymous Log-In

April 30, 2014

This post first appeared on Forbes.com Speaking at Facebook’s F8 developers’ conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that “Over the years one of the things we’ve heard over and over again is that people want more control over how they share their […]

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Illustrated Guide To Microsoft’s Defense On Latest Internet Explorer Security Flaw

April 30, 2014

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Faster And Cheaper MacBook Airs Are Here But What’s Next?

April 29, 2014

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Bosch and Siemens App To Control Home Appliances From Other Companies

April 26, 2014

This post first appeared on Forbes.com For a couple of decades I’ve been hearing about the smart home and connected appliances. And while connected appliances are still very much in their infancy, they are starting […]

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A taste of Turkish Internet censorship

April 25, 2014

This column first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News ISTANBUL, Turkey — Today’s column was supposed to be about alternatives to the broken user-name and password systems, but as I was doing my research, […]

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Galaxy S5 is Very Good But Not Amazing

April 19, 2014

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For tech users, every day should be Earth Day

April 19, 2014

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News Earth Day is Tuesday, but some are celebrating all week. Of course, every day should be Earth Day, considering all the challenges that our planet […]

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Facebook’s ‘Nearby Friends’ feature: What you need to know

April 17, 2014

This post is adapted from one that first appeared on Forbes.com Facebook is rolling out a new feature for its mobile app that allows you to  share your approximate location with friends. The opt-in feature (it’s […]

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Identity theft is a problem from cradle to grave

April 12, 2014

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid Last Tuesday was a scary day. Microsoft ended support and security updates for Windows XP, leaving millions of users vulnerable to hack […]

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Report: NSA Knew About And Exploited Heartbleed For Years

April 11, 2014

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