Category Archives: NEWSBYTES

For TV Lovers Only

This is for all of you who like watching TV. EB and I have been watching Breaking Bad after one of our readers recommended it. It’s not a show for everyone, but we got hooked on it. But we were watching it on Netflix — so we have a long wait until we can watch the final season…and… Read More »

Microsoft: Do they even know what they’re doing anymore?

I don’t know about you, but I’m wondering if Microsoft even has a clue anymore. They seem lost between being jealous of Google and trying to catch up (innovation-wise) with Apple. Now comes news that, without notification, and without being included in the user agreement, Microsoft recycles usernames which haven’t been used in 270 days, thus exposing the… Read More »

Android: The new Windows?

Android is taking a lot of heat off the Windows operating system, thanks to so many Android users using outdated versions of the operating system, or so says the U.S. Government. A few years ago, Windows was the preferred target of miscreants seeking to trick users into installing malware, now it appears with hundreds of millions of Android… Read More »

Should private companies give governments information about you without due process? We want your opinion.

Most of you, at least those of you who were born and educated in the United States, probably know that under normal circumstances, you’re protected from warantless searches and seizures. If you’re a citizen of the United States, do you think that seizing personal information about you without your knowledge and without a warrant or due process violates… Read More »

Hiring a fox to guard the hen house

Perion, IncrediMail’s other name, is notorious for bundled software – Smilebox and worst of all Sweet IM, announced today the release of a program to manage add-ons and extensions in browsers. This beats all! It’s like McDonald’s releasing a book, “The Guide to Healthy Eating”,  or  Bernie Madoff writing “How to Invest and Get Rich Legally”. You have… Read More »