You’ve certainly heard about the many companies that have been hacked and your passwords, emails, and sometimes other data get leaked onto the internet. It’s not a great thing for the company, but it’s REALLY bad for you, the consumer. If you use that same email or password on multiple sites (which many people do) … Continued
Newegg survives patent suit, takes one for the team
In an welcome display of common sense, the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of an appeal of a decision of a lawsuit brought on by a patent troll, excuse me, I mean a “non-practicing entity”. If you hadn’t heard, the company known as Soverain Software bought some patents from a company who bought some … Continued
Android ROM Comparison Table
A comparison of several of the most popular ROMs that are widely available for a variety of devices. This is particularly useful for anyone who has ever asked me “what do I get if I root my phone?” as you can look over at the “stock” column which is full of X’s and compare to the feature rich columns of the other ROMs.
Just how secure is Apple’s TouchID fingerprint scanner?
Twitter’s new Two-Factor Authentication
I love Two-Factor authentications. In a nutshell, it uses two things to authenticate you (log you in). It uses something you know (a password) and something you have (usually your phone). That way, if someone figures out your password (shame on you for using your kids/pets names) they still can’t login because they need the … Continued