Articles by larry

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 […]

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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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 […]

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 […]

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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First, don’t panic. This is a serious problem but you need to put it into perspective. While there is clearly a vulnerability, there are so far no reports of the flaw being exploited. And even […]

Update: CNET has posted a list of Heartbleed status for top 100 sites A flaw in the most popular web encryption system could leave people vulnerable to data theft according to security researchers. That little […]

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