 | Tip of the Week: How To Erase Your Data If you're disposing of old documents such as bank statements and tax forms, security experts recommend shredding the paperwork so it can't be used by identity thieves.
Many consumers and organizations, however, are turning to a paperless world, and records once held in filing cabinets are now stored on computer hard drives. But computers eventually get replaced, and old computers are donated, recycled, handed down or refurbished - often with personally identifiable information still on the machine. Pick up any old computer being tossed out on the street, and odds are its hard drive will have a wealth of information on its previous owners.
Here are the basics to wiping your data. |
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 Headwhack of the Week: Get Rid Of Extra Apps In One Move When looking for an app that does something in particular, you may find yourself installing a handful or two for a bit of trial and error. While space on your device may not be an issue, you won't want to keep all of the apps that fail to perform the way you need them to. At this point, you're faced with the fun task of either going to the Google Play Store, or opening the Applications menu in the Settings area, to remove the apps you don't want. How fun! OK, not really. Here's a simpler way to do it.
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Geek Speak of the Week: Email Bankruptcy
Similar to a financial bankruptcy, e-mail bankruptcy involves writing off the losses and starting over. The most tactful way of declaring e-mail bankruptcy is to paste all the e-mail addresses from the messages you have not responded to into a single message. Then send a message explaining that you have fallen too far behind on your e-mail and apologize for not responding. The quicker, but less considerate option is to simply delete all the old messages and start over like nothing ever happened. While it is best to avoid e-mail bankruptcy by keeping up with your e-mail, for some people it may be the only way to get current with their correspondence. If you are in a situation where you feel overwhelmed by the growing number of messages in your inbox, make sure you first reply to the most important messages. Then, as a last resort, declaring e-mail bankruptcy may give you the fresh start you need.
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 Security: More Attacks Coming For Twitter Twitter knows that many high-profile accounts have suffered at the hands of hackers in recent days, but is putting much of the onus of responsibility on the account holders themselves. On Monday, Twitter sent a memo to major media and news outlets about the threat -- if they hadn't known already or at least reported on some of them -- and noted that it believed these "attacks will continue." Read the rest of the story here. |
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 News: Bringing Back The 1st Website
Cybersecurity and online privacy are two critical interests that seem destined never to get along. Sure, you want malicious hackers, spammers, and other Internet lowlifes brought to justice-but you also want to protect your online data. Here's the latest on CISPA. |
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 News: Google Now Comes To iOS Stay on top of what's happening in your life every day, including what you need to do, where you need to go, and how to get around. Google Now, plans ahead, looks at what's next and helps keep you going from when you wake up, to when you go to bed. Check out Google Now for yourself. |
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Mobile App of the Week: 10 Apps For International Travel Summer travel is right around the corner. This year, before you hit the air, check out these 10 apps for international travel. Which app will help you most? Click here to see all of them.
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