Many folks have taken to referring to hackers by the theoretical color of their hat- white, black, or gray. But what, exactly does all that mean? How exactly does one categorize a ‘hat?’ Believe it or not, that’s actually incredibly simple- and nowhere near as complex as some of the other terminology we’ve covered. Let’s get...

As said in the video above, it does amaze me that Facebook does offer good, usable features but then doesn’t even bother telling you how to use them unless you dig through their mostly-useless help system. Well, the video above explains backdated/scheduled posts in plain English. It’s very easy and works well once you know how to do...

For optimists, disasters and mistakes happen to teach us about prevention. Life is about learning from our mistakes, right? As reported on AZCentral.com, GoDaddy was in hot water for creating a six-hour massive outage for millions of websites because of company infrastructure problems and a router issue. Whether your site was affected or not, the infamous...

Minecraft’s a pretty awesome game to play, but what makes it truly awesome- what makes the game truly enjoyable- is the online play. There’s something uniquely satisfying about logging in and seeing an entire city stretching out before you, with the knowledge that you helped build it. There’s something undeniably enjoyable about collaborating...

This one will make today a happy Thursday for you. “Scareware” is stuff you see on the internet where people are literally tricked into buying certain software that supposedly ‘protects’ your computer from ‘bad stuff’ when in fact it really does nothing at all. And yeah, this has been going on a good long time. Well, one of...

Some of you upon read of the title will think, “Haven’t U.S. Presidential debates been live-streamed before?” Amazingly, no, they haven’t. This time around will be the first time. Concerning the previous presidential debates, yes there was archived online video for download, but it was never live-streamed. How and where will the live...

Video: The All New MSN for Windows 8 I am one of those people that sincerely believes there should be absolutely no very-specific software requirements to view any web site, nor require any very-specific software to access certain web site features. In other words, I like web sites that are as “open” in design and functionality as possible. Well,...

The recent fiasco with SOPA and PIPA, and now ACTA has thrown into sharp relief the question of online privacy and freedom. Who controls our personal data? Who has access to it? How do we know someone’s not tracking us online? Who can we actually trust? What can we actually share?  These questions were already pertinent and if ACTA passes, they’ll...

The mass-deleting of fake likes and fans has officially begun on Facebook. This is something that was reported several months back, but as of now it’s gone into full swing. Something that Facebook should do is employ the use of deferrment, and if they haven’t done so, they should. On most major webmail systems, there are algorithms in place where if...

It’s not enough to just have a secure password, sadly. Even if you have the most brilliantly designed, complicated password in the world, it can still be cracked. No system is secure, and all it takes is a determined enough hacker or a key-logger. Thankfully, most businesses seem to understand that and provide their users with a plethora of advanced...