A Pictorial Tutorial: How to Save Your Google Chrome Bookmarks You can export all of your Chrome bookmarks into a single HTML file that you can use to import bookmarks back into Chrome if you get a new computer or you just want to keep a copy of all your bookmarks in a safe place – a safe… Read More »
FatWallet Thanks to EB, one of the many things I’ll never have is a fat wallet. EB always quotes Seneca to me when I ask for more food, more money, more time off, etc. “What difference does it make how much you have? What you don’t have means much more.” (Seneca) I think she’s an experimental philosopher run… Read More »
Check if Windows is affected by the Freak Attack vulnerability Freak Attack is the name of a new SSL/TLS vulnerability that came to light on March 3, 2015. The vulnerability can be exploited by hackers to weaken the encryption used between clients and servers when HTTPs connections are used. Affected are servers, according to a site that is… Read More »
Why You Should Never Sign a Cell Phone Contract Again Like rocket science and high school relationships, cell phone plans are complicated for a reason. Two-year contract or early-upgrade plan? Month-to-month or pay-as-you-go? Individual or shared data? Big carriers like AT&T and Verizon love it this way — they know most consumers won’t know a good plan from… Read More »
FileMinx: File Conversions Made Easy We’ve worked on a lot of computers and we’ve noticed many of you have installed software for converting one file format to another. Frankly, many of the file conversion programs you can download free also install malware or come bundled with malware. In the age of The Cloud we’re apt to use an… Read More »
What Is a VPN? VPN is short for Vampires Prowl Nightly. So if you plan to go out when it’s dark we suggest carry a large cross, a mallet and a big wooden stake. Your best bet is to stay indoors when it’s dark, keep a lot of lights on, and lock your doors. If you need to… Read More »