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Now it's really easy to get hacked!

This last week, numerous articles were published both online and in print concerning the FireSheep addon to Firefox. This thing allows its user to listen to the Internet traffic of other people on unsecured wireless networks - places like Starbucks!  ...

Have cookies become too invasive? That’s for the courts to decide.

Since July of 2010, at least six lawsuits have been initiated in California as a result of outrage stemming from increasingly invasive cookies tools. These tools track movement online and compile a profile about the user and his or her ...

Google holds on to its piece of the local business market by mailing check-in devices to small business owners.

In an effort to stay at the forefront of local business check-ins and reviews, Google is planning to send check-in devices to small business owners, as reported by TechCrunch on September 21, 2010.  Tools like Google Checkin and FourSquare have ...

Why did 3PAR sell for $2.35 billion? That’s the value of cloud computing.

With cloud computing gaining tremendous popularity in the IT and professional worlds, the importance of increased storage is becoming more apparent.  This is exemplified in the recent bidding war between HP and Dell for enterprise storage company 3PAR. Technically, 3PAR ...

How big of a threat is the iPad to notebook sales?

On September 16, 2010 Brian Dunn, the CEO of Best Buy, cited “tablet cannibalism” when he told the Wall Street Journal that the iPad was cutting laptop sales in half.  While he later retracted that statement, it raised an interesting ...

Three Important Elements of Search Engine Marketing

Thanks to search engines like Google, the printed Yellow Pages have become more of a booster seat than a way to look for businesses.  For this reason, as a business owner, it’s important to understand how search engines work and ...

Connect and Cash-In with a New Check-In App for Businesses

Foursquare, Gowalla, and Facebook Places are all check-in applications that have changed the way mobile phone users can broadcast their physical location to friends and businesses. Using these services, users can check into stores via their smart phones and get ...

Stop Computing and Start Viewing – 4 Ways to Watch TV on Your PC (or Mac)

Long gone are the days when computers were fixtures used only at the workplace.  They’ve worked their way into households worldwide and are being utilized not only for work but also for entertainment. Consumers that are on the go or ...

Is Apple’s Kill Switch Going too Far?

Apple’s latest patent is for technology that uses location, voice, facial and other forms of recognition to activate a “kill switch” on their popular devices that will render its devices inoperable if an unauthorized user is trying to access the ...

Ready to buy a new server? Are virtual servers in your future?

You are not alone if you are in the market to buy new server hardware.  Server sales have risen 11%, according to International Data Corp (IDC), which is the fastest rate since 2003.  Major manufacturers Dell and HP have surged ...

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