Bad software can be everywhere and your Android phone or tablet is no exception. This latest alert from Kaspersky is for a rare but powerful Trojan. The bottom line is that you should be very cautious when installing any software: Look over the list of services and ensure that they are relevant to the app’s core mission.
June 8, 2013June 7, 2013Numbers NumbersA number is a number is a number, until you bump into a mathematician. At that point you can seriously question your sanity. June 5, 2013Power Recovery!Normally I leave my computers on all the time. I knew that something was up last Saturday when I went into my home office and noticed that the computers were off. I wasn’t worried about any lost data, however, because the computers did what they were told.
Comments Off on Power Recovery!
June 3, 2013Power Loss!It’s lightning season! Is your computer protected against sudden power loss?
Comments Off on Power Loss!
June 1, 2013Windows 8 Official SucksBecause now they’ve announced Windows 8.1, that will once again allow you to start your computer at the Desktop instead of the stupid tile interface that everyone hates and no one uses. It’s about freakin’ time. The article (link below), also contains this quote
My guess is that the manufacturers are seething with Microsoft over this abuse operating system. Is the nightmare over, or is it too late for the PC and Windows to recover? May 31, 2013Graph-a-Bits SoupOne of the most mysterious aspects of computer technology is the video hardware. It’s a soup of acronyms, a knot of numbers, a maze of mystery. It’s always been that way. May 29, 2013MicroSD Card Format Frustration
Comments Off on MicroSD Card Format Frustration
May 27, 2013Buffer BufferHow do you explain a buffer? If you were my grandmother, you would believe it to be some soft, fuzzy utensil used to polish something. “Bring me the buffer, I need to wax the car,” she would say. A computer programmer would find himself completely perplexed at such a request.
Comments Off on Buffer Buffer
May 25, 2013Working Apple I Sells For $671,400It’s the highest price ever paid for a working, original Apple I computer. The Apple I was introduced in 1976. May 24, 2013I Want More USB Sockets!How many USB ports do you have on your computer? Enough? Are you blessed with a USB 3.0 port? When it comes to USB ports, my philosophy is the more the better. You can’t have enough of ’em! |
Consider yourself fortunate if your phone or tablet has the ability to accept removable storage, usually in the form of a MicroSD card. Consider yourself even more fortunate if the manufacturer sought to include a MicroSD card with the device. Otherwise, you face the ordeal of having to find one yourself and install it.