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by Larry Magid Just before issuing his State of the Union address last week, President Barack Obama signed an executive order to improve critical infrastructure and cybersecurity. The next day, Congress was presented with a […]

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Steven Musil from CNET News reported on research being conducted at Spain’s Universidad Carlos III de Madrid that would improve accuracy of car GPS systems by using what researchers call “sensorial fusion” to reduce the margin […]

When it comes to great advice for fun and safe cyber-dating, there is no better expert than Julie Spira who was kind enough to allow LarrysWorld to combine a couple of her advice articles on […]

I spend a lot of time on planes but even the ones that have Internet access don’t let you stream TV shows or movies from Netflix and other streaming services.  Yet, as I winged my way to […]

By Larry Magid When it comes to privacy and security, I’m reminded of folks who drive to the airport without their seat belt on and then worry about the plane crashing. Planes do crash on […]

A new study, Coming and Going On Facebook,  from the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 61% of Facebook users have taken a “voluntary break” from the service for several weeks or more, and 20% of the online adults […]

I was pretty excited when the Surface Pro arrived about ten days ago, so I could test it ahead of its release on February 9th.  Finally, a tablet that’s also a laptop that also runs […]

  In 1999, the European Commission created the Safer Internet Programme which lead to the creation of Insafe, a European network of awareness centers to promote the safe, responsible use of the Internet for young people. And, in 2004, […]

  by Larry Magid There are lots of changes coming from Microsoft. In addition to launching its new Windows 8 operating system and a pair of Windows 8 Surface tablet PCs, the company just released […]