SndLatr for Gmail Sometimes I (TC) like to sneak away from the workplace and frolic in the land of Anna Lee -yes, with Puff the Magic Dragon. But I don’t want EB to know I’m gone. The best way to make her think I’m toiling away in the dungeon is for me to occasionally send her emails. But… Read More »
Create a Recycle Bin on a USB flash drive If you have USB flash drives, you’ll notice that there is no Recycle Bin on them. That’s because Windows only creates Recycle Bins on fixed drives (i.e. hard drives) and on some external hard drives – but never on USB flash drives. If you store pictures, email messages, documents,… Read More »
Avast doesn’t even come close to living up to its promise of protecting its users from malware. At one time we recommended Avast, but we stopped recommending them two years ago when Avast decided to become a one-size-fits-all security solution – a little Norton. The truth is that even the worst of the anti-virus bunch does a decent… Read More »
Secure Email Made Easy Windows/Apple/Android One of the most insecure forms of communications is email. Email is stored not only on your computer (even if you delete it) but it’s stored on a Web server whether you use a Web mail service or your ISP’s mail service. And by now, there is one thing we all know —… Read More »
The following is an email we received from Avast. It must be very embarrassing for a company which makes security software for consumers can’t secure their own Web site. If we were Avast users (which we are not) we’d have second thoughts. Dear Cloudeight, The AVAST forum is currently offline and will remain so for a brief period.… Read More »
Google is working with Ruckus Wireless to build a Wi-Fi network in the cloud Google is working with Wi-Fi equipment maker Ruckus Wireless to build a large-scale Wi-Fi network in the cloud off of which any business could hang its wireless routers, according to a source familiar with the project who asked not to be named. Google’s plans to supply Wi-Fi services… Read More »