computers

You've heard meteorologists talk about various weather models during their forecasts. A common one is the "European Model". What is it, and why is it important?

Good ideas to put into practice towards decreasing screen time and unplugging from your electronic devices.

No so fast;  if you received an email that looks like it's from a friend of yours - sharing a document via Google Docs, you may want to investigate before you click into it.  A phishing scam is making its rounds through the web using what looks like legitimate contacts of yours.

Have you ever searched yourself online?  Digital mapping engines are a modern marvel - allowing you the opportunity to find out information on just about everyone and everyplace in the world.  But what happens if there's an error and the web starts to give out false information about you?

I just received a new replacement for one of my department store credit cards - and I'm angry!  While I'm aware of the move towards security chip credit cards by the end of the year, I wasn't very happy to learn that this particular department store is now going to require me to come up with a alpha-numeric, case-sensitive pin-number - with a length of their choosing - for me to remember in order

If you have a Yahoo email account, you might want to be aware that the company has disclosed a widespread hack of their accounts - involving user names and passwords.

The new Google policy changes that go into effect today mean that there could come a day when you encounter your name and likeness pitching a product on the internet - without your specific okay.

Since the advent of smart computers, people have always said they will take over. Look at the grocery store and some department stores with the self check out. Auto assembly lines too. There are some jobs safe from computer take over.

Do you look at your phone every five minutes?  Are you one of those people who check your email constantly?  Is the TV on always and do you have constant contact with the electronic world?

Industry researchers say the sales of PCs this year will decline for the first time ever. According to IHS and other industry forecasting companies, sales will decline by 1.2 percent. Not much you say, but that translates to millions of dollars.

It's a changing world and Boston Scientific is at the forefront.  Recently, the medical device manufacturer decided to do away with paper sales brochures in favor of IPads and cloud-based technology that would allow their sales staff to walk into a potential client without a single piece of paper on  them.

The FBI recently made a bust of a company that was using malware to make your computer visit certain web sites. After further investigating they found that close to 300,000 computers may crash on Monday because of this viral malware. Here's how you can fix it.