Joan wants to convert video files into other formats How do I convert flv, avi and/or vob files to mp4? Tried to download a software suggestion from CNET and Emsisoft flagged it as malware? Can you suggest some procedure I can use to do this? Our Answer Hi Joan — as you’ve already discovered, video converters which are… Read More »
Comcast Confessions: when every call is a sales call When AOL executive and Comcast customer Ryan Block recently tried to cancel his internet service, he ended up in a near-yelling match with a customer service representative who spent 18 minutes trying to talk him out of it. Rep: I’m just trying to figure out here what it is about Comcast… Read More »
The Password Is Finally Dying. Here’s Mine by John Kuczala WSJ The password to my Twitter TWTR +1.29% account, which has been mine since 2007 and through which I have published more than 51,000 tweets, is “christophermims.” Knowing that won’t help you hack it, however. In fact, I’m publishing my password to make a point: The password is finally dying, if we… Read More »
Take Gmail to the Task Did you know that Google has a task management tool and it’s hiding in plain sight. Yes, it’s true. Well you may not know but I’ve known a while and I’ll tell you while. When EB wants something done, you better get it done, or torture will result. Ever spent a night in… Read More »
We’re re-publishing the following blog post from Emsisoft’s blog with permission. Once again, Emsisoft has made us proud that we have chosen them as the only anti-virus and anti-malware we recommend. You can buy or renew your Emsisoft licence and help yourself and us too by visiting our Emsisoft page. Emsisoft: Quite Possibly The Most Privacy Conscious Anti-Malware… Read More »
Microsoft to double OneDrive free space, slash extra storage prices up to 73% Will also bump Office 365 Home, Personal subscribers’ allotment to 1TB next month Microsoft today announced it would double OneDrive’s free storage space for consumers to 15GB from its previous allowance of 7GB. The expansion of the free tier, and other changes to OneDrive, will… Read More »