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Find and Share the Best of the Internet with Digg
If you want to see what stories, videos and images are hot on the Internet right now, head over to Digg.com. If you want to chime in with your own opinions, get surfing recommendations or access a whole new online community, then create a Digg.com account. Digg.com is a free web site that lets its Internet community rank pages on the Internet. As account holders find web pages with articles, blog posts, videos or pictures that they like, they can “digg” the page. The more diggs a page gets, the higher its popularity rank. After enough diggs, a page can… Continue reading...
Firefox: An Alternative to the Little Blue “e”
When you want to browse the Internet, are you still double clicking the little blue “e” icon on your desktop? If so, then you may be missing out on a more powerful and user-friendly web browser: Firefox. Industry-dominant, Internet Explorer, also known as “IE” or “the little blue `e,’” is a web browser that comes preloaded on most PCs and is packaged with some Microsoft-brand software programs. Since IE was put in front of them and ready to use, many noobies never stray away from it. However, there are several other web browsers out there that may better suit your… Continue reading...
Print Newspapers Get Recycled as Digital Media
Recently, two major newspapers circulated their final print publications: The Rocky Mountain News in Denver and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Similar fates may await the San Francisco Chronicle and the Boston Globe, and several newspaper groups have already filed bankruptcy. These actions have re-sparked conversations about the future of print media in the face of growing digital outlets. How will you choose to get your news? Are you still getting a newspaper simply out of habit? What are the digital-age options, and what will work best for you? After their hay day in the 1940s, newspapers have experienced gradual decline in… Continue reading...
Use KeePass for a Simple, Safe Way to Store Passwords
Seinfeld fans may remember the infamous breach of George Costanza’s ATM password. Although he was wise enough not to use his birthday, phone number or the last four digits of his Social Security Number, George’s transparent personality allowed Kramer to easily guess his secret code: Bosco. According to 2008 data from Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a nonprofit consumer information and advocacy organization, about 57 percent of computer data breaches could have been avoided with better password management. If you’re still using easy-to-guess passwords like the names of your children or pets, or if you’re the forgetful type who writes your passwords… Continue reading...