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What’s wrong with Microsoft’s new logos?

It is said that everyone is a critic. You can observe this firsthand at the Quora knowledge-sharing Web site.

Are you sloppy with your online passwords? It’s time to change your habits

It’s a mistake too many of us make. We get lazy, and we depend upon just one single password to access several different Web sites. This, though, is a unsafe strategy

How many of these bad tech habits are you guilty of?

Do you practice bad tech habits? You may think you don’t. But you do you re-use passwords, neglect to back up files or regularly leave your tablet alone and in plain sight?

You might be surprised which mobile device is hacked the most

Do you depend on your iPhone to keep in touch with friends, surf the Internet, update your Facebook page and watch movies?

Time to buy a computer monitor? Do your research

Think size is the only thing that matters when choosing a computer monitor? Guess again

Phone passcodes are far from hacker-proof

Hackers have gotten ever more clever when it comes to accessing the information stored on smart phones. And the hackers are doing this even though consumers protect their phones with lock-screen passcodes.

Follow these tips to keep your eyes healthy at the office

If you look at your computer all day long as part of your job – as many of us do – then the odds are high that you suffer regularly from eyestrain. Eyestrain isn’t a lasting condition. Nonetheless it can cause occasional headaches, water eyes, dry eyes, a heightened sensitivity to light and an inability to focus

Sharing screens on a tablet no longer a hassle

Tablets have a lot of advantages: They’re very portable. Their screens are sharp. And they allow us to send and receive e-mail messages, scan the Web and watch movies whether we’re sitting on a train or huddled in our favorite public library

Protecting your privacy is easier than you think

Smartphones, tablets and laptops are fantastic tools: They allow us to search the Internet, answer e-mail messages and watch video whether we’re sitting on the train or waiting for our flight at the airport. Yet these devices can certainly be harmful, too. Should they fall into the wrong hands, your personal information, everything from your online banks accounts to your e-mail messages to your Facebook pages, can fall victim to cyber thieves.

Are you mourning the end of Google Reader?

This summer, July 1 to be exact, the Google Reader RSS service will go away. Google is killing it, citing a declining user base. This is bad news for fans of the RSS service