Category: Tech News

Apple is everywhere in today’s world. Even with millions of sales of their revolutionary products, Apple still hasn’t stopped expanding their reach. At the recent World Wide Developers Conference the new update to iOS was introduced. iOS 7 is the largest graphic user interface change since the software was launched. It also includes many new…

I want to take some time this week to revisit an article I wrote a couple of weeks back. I got a lot of great responses from our readers about SSDs and their experiences as well as trials. Overall, I would have to say that switching to SSD storage is the next best boost on…

The old adage says there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. I’d like to add a third: hard drives die. It might be today, tomorrow, next week, next year. It might be five years from now. At some point, it will die. The eternal question is, why? Hard disks are prone to…

One thing I don’t miss in making the change from PCs to Macs is virus removals and troubleshooting. Virus removals were one of the most common tasks I had to perform at Staples, and one of the most expensive. I grew to hate them. I’ve been here for a few months and I’ve yet see…

A flaw was recently discovered in OS X Lion that allows any user on the Mac to extract a file containing an administrative user’s password. As with past versions of OS X, user passwords are encrypted and stored securely as “shadow files” within the computer’s hard drive. Those files can then only be accessed by…

So, I’m indulging a bit here, but I felt compelled to report that a college from my hometown has decided to give incoming freshmen an iPad 2 as part of a pilot program. I’ve written about schools that have decided to hand out Apple products to students in the past, and it certainly has become…

As I experienced firsthand this morning, AT&T is reporting a “massive outage” of their 3G and 4G networks in New England. Customers in Vermont in particular have reported higher-than-average “dead” zones, and while 4G doesn’t exist here (yet), 3G and EDGE coverage has been sporadic at best. The phones currently affected are iPhones and Droids…

With the release of Lion lurking on the horizon, we’ve been inundated with questions on upgrade strategies and compatibility. Lion is jam-packed with a ton of new features and many of us are itching to upgrade! However, as with any new operating system upgrade, it’s important to take time to ensure your apps are compatible…

Microsoft today confirmed plans to acquire leading VoIP service Skype for $8.5 billion. In an official press release the company detailed the specifics of the acquisition as well as its plans for Skype’s future. In an effort to broaden the service’s reach, Microsoft plans to generate new business and revenue opportunities by expanding Skype’s benefits…

If you’ve enabled tethering on your iPhone through less than legitimate means, you may have received a nasty email earlier in the week from AT&T. A portion of the message reads: “Our records show that you use this capability (referring to tethering), but are not subscribed to our tethering plan.” The letter continues to explain…