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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

Why you need to learn two-factor authentication

Passwords aren’t sufficient anymore.

Bigger tax breaks coming to small businesses that invest in new tech

It’s not easy to operate a successful small business today. You’re faced with escalating costs, sometimes unreliable employees, and competition from name-brand businesses with far deeper pockets. But at least your business can take advantage of larger tax breaks for investing in new technology

You can protect your business from a cyber attack

Here’s what attracts cyber criminals: easy targets. This means that you can leave your small business exposed to a cyber attack if you don’t protect your company’s Wi-Fi systems with passwords or if you trust in passwords that are ridiculously simple to guess.

Does only one person have access to all your business’ online accounts? Uh-oh.

Only one key employee has access to all of your small business’ important online accounts: your cloud-based payroll software, Twitter account, Facebook account and bank account. That’s fine