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Can you live without your computer?

Is there life after computing? What happens when a computer dies? Will its information be resurrected some day in a different form, or does it simply vanish forever? Can you live without your computer? Most individuals could live without their computers, but life...

Smartphones and iPads: new hacking frontiers

Wow, that’s a nice, new phone you have. But, wait; is it merely a phone, or is it actually a pocket computer that just happens to also make phone calls? How about that fancy, high-dollar iPad you have; or, Kindle Fire, or Toshiba Thrive or Samsung Galaxy tablet you’re...

To Wi-Fi, or not to Wi-Fi, Part 4

Open, unsecured, “free” wireless Wi-Fi networks are not, I repeat, not safe to use. If you’ve read my previous three columns, you know why. If you haven’t read them, they are on my website. Without the proper measures in place, unsecured networks should not be used...

To Wi-Fi, or not to Wi-Fi, Part 3

Reading my two previous columns, you learned how to set up a secure wireless (Wi-Fi) network at your home or place of business. You also learned how dangerous it can be to use free, “open,” unsecured wireless networks, such as those found at restaurants, schools and...

To Wi-Fi, or not to Wi-Fi, Part 2

Last week, we looked at Wi-Fi, AKA, “Wireless Fidelity.” We learned that it is synonymous with wireless networking, and I showed you how to set up a secure, encrypted wireless network of your own. Secure wireless networks are great, but what about when you want to use...