Welcome to this month's overview of security bulletins and updates for Microsoft Windows, Office, and other Microsoft products. This is the first month after end of support for the popular Windows XP […]
One of the great features of YouTube is that you can subscribe to users and channels you are interested in. If you do so on site, you receive update notifications on your […]
The social messaging service Twitter is rolling out a new feature currently that adds a mute option to its software clients and Twitter on the web. When you mute someone on Twitter, […]
It can be difficult to keep up with security changes made by services and websites that you are a member of. If a company adds a new security related feature, it is […]
Yahoo launched the Yahoo News Digest application for iOS four month ago. Today, the company launched the Android version of the application along with international versions. Most news applications display an never […]
Google launched two new Android apps recently called Docs and Sheets which came as a surprise to some as they clashed functionality-wise with the existing Google Drive application. While both apps added […]
Third-party developers can make use of Facebook's new anonymous login feature as well as an improved Facebook Login feature to provide users with options to log in to their apps or services […]
Google has just released Google Docs for Android. This is a somewhat confusing move, considering that the company has already released similar apps in the past, namely Google Drive and Quick Office. […]
OneDrive for Business was launched as a standalone service by Microsoft on April 1, 2014. The main difference to Microsoft's OneDrive service -- formerly known as SkyDrive -- is that it has […]
I'm not a heavy Twitter user but keep an eye on changes that are introduced to the service. Twitter recently announced a redesign of user profiles. The new feature was rolled out […]
If you have a free Google Apps account you better check your emails as Google is currently sending out emails stating that accounts will be automatically closed for inactivity. While those messages […]
YouTube's new What to Watch page is a mess. It offers a mixture of updates from channels that you are subscribed to and popular channels on YouTube that the site's algorithm thinks […]
If you are using cloud storage solutions such as Google Drive you know that you have control over the visibility of your data in the cloud. You can set it to private […]
Facebook introduced a new form of advertisement recently on the site. While it is not enabled for all users yet, it is enabled for you if you have noticed auto-playing videos in […]
If you are using an Android device you may have configured it to automatically upload photos that you make using the device to Google Plus. Those photos are not available to the […]
Welcome to this month's Security Bulletins summary. The guide provides you with all information about this month's security updates for client and server Windows operating systems. This month is special for two […]
One of the things that have bothered me on YouTube for a while is the static player that the site uses. While you can select a small, large or full screen player, […]
I do have a Facebook account, but only use it sporadically to see what is going on. I'm not really active on the site, don't play games, don't use chat that often, […]
Many security companies have started to release products that detect adware, potentially unwanted programs, or however you want to call these programs in the past year. This is largely a problem on […]
I watched Microsoft's keynote yesterday and noticed that sites reporting about it were all reporting about it. That's why I decided not to join the party and write a summary of important […]
Twitter announced its new photo tagging feature the other day. It adds an option to Twitter to tag photos on the site. You can tag photos with the names of up to […]
Shortly after Facebook acquired the popular messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion USD it acquired the the company developing the Oculus Rift VR for $2 billion USD. Whenever Facebook acquires a new […]
Skype is at a point where Google has been years ago: it is about to become synonymous for voice and video chat over the Internet much as to google has become synonymous […]
When you select to post a new text message on Google+, you will notice the absence of text formatting options. What you can do is post photos, a link, a video or […]
If you use Google Maps regularly to look up places, get directions, or just browse the next holiday destination to plan what you want to visit, then you may have noticed performance […]
Google rolled out a change to its search engine that removed all underlines from links. I also have the impression that headlines are bigger than before and take up too much space. […]
While I work with Microsoft Office most of the time, I have started to use Google Docs for a couple of things as well in recent time, especially if they involve collaboration […]
Only one month to go before Microsoft will stop releasing public security updates for the Windows XP operating system. On this month's patch day, we have five bulletins addressing vulnerabilities in Microsoft […]
I'm currently working on a new web monitoring service with a programming team from Lithuania. As you can imagine, communication is key, and we are using various forms depending on factors such […]
Ah, the global economy. When you compare the price of a game in select countries, you may notice huge differences. A game may cost half the money in the USA for instance […]
The rumor mill on the Internet has been buzzing lately again. Sites like The Verge or ZDNet report that Microsoft is considering giving away a special version of Windows 8 for free […]
Amazon launched its Instant Video feature a couple of days ago for Prime members in Germany. Existing Prime members can use Instant Video without additional costs or signing up for the service […]
When you play a video on the video hosting site YouTube, you have three options when it comes to the size of the player video. You can switch between a small and […]
Amazon is one of the biggest shopping sites on the Internet, and while you find great deals quite often on it, there is always room for improvement. If you happen to shop […]
If you want to chat with your friends or contacts on Facebook, you can either do so directly on the site, or use one of the messenger applications that Facebook has created […]
If you have visited YouTube today, or have been part of the beta test of the new site layout, then you have probably noticed that quite a few things have changed on […]
Microsoft's legal team seems to have issues verifying product names. After Microsoft ran into issues in regards to Metro for the new Windows 8 interface, it was also on the receiving end […]
Yes, it is this time of the months again. Microsoft has just released this month's security bulletins for its Windows and Office products. The company has released a total of seven bulletins […]
With thousands of minutes of videos uploaded to YouTube each minute, it becomes an organizational challenge to make available those contents to a worldwide audience. While YouTube displays a selection of videos […]
Ah, Microsoft and the names it selects for its products. First it was Metro for the new Windows 8 user interface or design language, which had to be changed because of German […]
