 | Tip of the Week: Google Chrome: Tips For Safer Browsing There's a lot to like about Google Chrome's built-in security features. The browser offers unique sandboxing functions and privilege restrictions, and even updates itself in the background to help better protect you from hackers and malware. But like all browsers, Chrome is imperfect, and there are steps you can take to protect it from attack. Here's how to get the most from Chrome's built-in security features, and work around its security shortcomings. Here's how to surf safer. |
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 Headwhack of the Week: How To Disable Office 2013's Start Screen One thing that bothers many people using the new Office 2013 suite is the startup screen that appears when you launch Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. It's a quick way to access recent documents or create a new one using a template, but it's not how lots of people work. Here's how to disable it.
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Geek Speak of the Week: F2F
F2F is Twitter or text speak for "Face to Face".
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 Security: 2 Step Verification Comes To Apple ID's Apple has added an extra layer of security to its Apple ID system that can harden the password people use to log in to various Apple services. Users with an Apple ID can now sign up for two-step verification of their password, a system that will send a four-digit passcode by text message to a user's phone that can be used on top of a regular password. In practice, this could keep an account from being compromised by an attacker, unless that person had access to the mobile device too. Here's how it works. |
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 News: Walmart Wants To Change The Way You Shop
Walmart wants to change the way you shop. Shoppers scan bar codes on items they want to buy, using the Walmart app to keep track of the planned purchases and the total cost. Then they pay at a self-checkout screen, bypassing the typical registers. Check out more on Scan & Go here. |
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 If you're a Kindle owner start paying attention to websites. The send to Kindle button is now appearing on websites, making it easy to read stuff later on your Kindle. Check out what to look for. |
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 Data Doctors Video: National Backup Day We always tell you to backup so you don't wind up a customer of our data recovery lab. Here's another reminder. March 31st. is National Backup Day. If you haven't done a backup in a while, don't be an April fool and get it done.
We can help you avoid losing all your precious memories and files. Now, in true Data Doctors fashion... a music video to help you remember to back it up. Watch the video here.
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Mobile App of the Week: Google Keep Quickly capture what's on your mind and recall it easily wherever you are. Create a checklist, enter a voice note or snap a photo and annotate it. Everything you add is instantly available on all your devices - desktop and mobile. Check out Google Keep.
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The Radio Program: Galaxy S4, Twitter's 7th, Walmart Changes & More Less than a year from their last big product launch, Samsung announced the new Galaxy S4 smart phone. We'll talk about some of the cool new features of this next generation Android powered phone and the benefits to those of you who were waiting to buy one. Can you sing happy birthday in 140 characters or less? Twitter turned seven years old this week, we'll look back at the power of this microblogging platform and how it has changed the world.. Attention Walmart shoppers... Walmart wants to change the way you shop, using your technology. We'll tell you about this smart new use of your smart phone. ** NEW - Listen on demand NOW! - Click Here To Listen ** Ask your questions during (or before) the broadcast using our Facebook page. Join us each weekend as we discuss your computer questions.
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