Joy’s friend Frieda loves Atlantic magazine, but never thought to download its app until we suggested it. Come to think of it, we didn’t either. We subscribe to a number of magazines and newspapers but only recently downloaded their apps.
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The programs sitting in IBM mainframe computers might be perfectly good but unusable on today’s machines. A company called Raincode is offering a free solution.
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Here are some scary predictions for 2015 from MalwareBytes, makers of a free popular anti-spyware solution. We have used it for years. — “File-less Payloads” We’ll see an increase in malware that isn’t an actual file on your computer but runs only in your computer’s memory. These are real tough to get rid of. — “Ransomware” This is malware that messes up your phone and the party who placed it there demands a payment to remove it. Of course, if you’ve backed up your phone’s data, you can revert to the original factory condition and then re-load. — “Wallet Malware” Using your phone to pay at the counter is just one more function that makes your phone vulnerable to attack, […]
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We just bought a $39 Amazon “Fire Stick” for our second TV, to bring in hundreds of extra movie and TV channels, plus games and apps. On our main TV, we have the $49 Roku 3 stick. Here’s the difference: Roku usually gives you more choices.
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A colleague emailed us a hilarious Christmas greeting video from JibJab.com. It featured featuring faces from her family placed on the bodies of Santa’s elves. We couldn’t resist making JibJabs of our own. There are several styles and they are all hilarious.
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Our Okidata laser printer has been scolding us for the last month. Despite rich colors and strong blacks, it says we’re out of toner. We finally figured out why. The manufacturers have struck back at consumers for using cheaper inks and toners.
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