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The popular file sharing service RapidShare has announced that they’ll be shutting down for good at the end of next month.
That means if you have a RapidShare account containing files you don’t want to lose, you’ll need to retrieve them by March 31. After that date the RapidShare website and all of their user accounts will no longer be accessible. [Read more…]
As you probably know, many hospitals, doctors offices and other health care facilities have either already digitized their patients’ medical records or are making plans to do so in the near future.
And if some in the federal government have their way, everyone’s medical records will eventually be accessible to medical personnel via the Internet.
While having your medical history available online would certainly make it easy for a doctor in a far away town to quickly access your records in an emergency, it would also make them vulnerable to hackers and anyone else who would like to get their hands on your sensitive private info for nefarious purposes. [Read more…]
Would you like to switch cell carriers but are hesitant to do so because switching would require you to buy a new phone?
Well, starting on Wednesday, February 11 you’ll be able to switch to a new carrier and keep right on using the phone you already own.
One of the most irritating things about owning a mobile phone has always been the way most of them are “locked” to prevent them from working with any carrier except the one they were originally intended to work with. But thankfully that’s about to change. [Read more…]
Well, there’s yet another extremely dangerous scam making the rounds on Facebook, and it’s an easy one to fall for. It goes something like this…
You’re scrolling through your Facebook news feed when an interesting video catches your attention. You click on it to watch it, but instead of the video you’re presented with a warning that your computer’s Flash Player is out of date and needs to be updated. Well, it doesn’t. [Read more…]
In an effort to bring Chromebooks (laptops running the Google Chrome operating system) to the masses, Acer has decided to sell the Chromebook C720 for a great price, and the shipping is free!
This is a great deal on a very capable laptop for those who use their PCs primarily for Internet use, checking emails, Facebooking, etc.
As one might expect, the Chromebook C720 isn’t the fastest or most capacious laptop on the market (after all, it does cost about $200), but it does what it was intended to do very well – the uses mentioned above.
Here’s what you’ll get: [Read more…]