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Privacy Watch: How Apple’s OS X Yosemite Tracks You …. (must see for Apple users)

The Washington Post called out a privacy concern in Apple’s new Yosemite operating system.  Apple has begun automatically collecting the locations of users and the queries they type when searching for files with the newest Mac operating system, a function that has provoked backlash for a company that portrays itself as a […]

November 7th, 2014|Misc|

Knock $35 a month off your Verizon plan with a single call (not a gimmick)

If you’ve been with Verizon for more than a year and are willing to sign on again, Verizon will eliminate the $35 for web and mail they slapped on every smartphone user. Ask for the loyalty plan.

Link: http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-offering-loyalty-plans-retain-customers-around-60month-talk-text-an/2014-02-07

October 10th, 2014|Misc|

Manything. Free App – Turn any iOS device into a free monitoring camera in seconds…

Thanks to West Jones from LowCountry Technical for sharing. Manything is an app that allows you to setup video monitoring and motion detection in your home, office, etc using any Apple iPhone, iPad, etc.

October 4th, 2014|Misc|

Confidential Windows 9 Video Leak … (see it while it’s still allowed)

A confidential two minute Windows 9 Video Leak (see below) from Germany shows changes Microsoft plans in Windows 9, codename Threshold.  The changes are aimed at desktop users that don’t like the Metro tile interface.  Desktop users will get their Start menu back but it will include adjustable live tiles.   Several other reported changes […]

October 3rd, 2014|Misc|

Rain!? Not to worry .. This $2000 shelter will do nicely

September 16th, 2014|Misc|

Yelp Now Has Court Permission to Change Business Ratings for Money. Don’t Forget It.

If you or someone you know owns a business listing on YELP, we encourage you to read on…..

For a very long while I have been reading crazy stories about YELP.  Businesses are deleting their accounts off YELP as soon as possible because of what appears to sound like an extortion racket.

The small business starts off […]

September 9th, 2014|Misc|

The Windows Store is a cesspool of scams — Why doesn’t Microsoft care?

Unlike Google or Apple, Microsoft has a poor policy of policing apps leaving up to consumers to report scams. Also my personal jab – unlike Google and Apple, Microsoft has a disproportionally low number of apps so if they remove all this scam software, they won’t be able to say “Our store has […]

August 24th, 2014|Misc|

Google Kills Outlook Calendar Sync (Aug 1)

Got this message from Google. This affects Outlook users that rely on Google Calendar Synch to synch calendar items with Outlook, their phones, etc.

Important Announcement about Google Calendar Sync

Almost two years ago, we announced that we ended support for Google Calendar Sync. Starting on August 1, 2014, this app will no longer sync events […]

July 8th, 2014|Misc|

PrintFriendly.Com – free optimized web page printing (save paper/ink/frustration)

Our Charleston clients often need to print website info but without all the crap like advertisements, comments, etc. that waste tons of paper/ink. Often times websites also don’t format the articles for printing so this is what we refer them to.

It’s called printfriendly.com and it saves you time, paper and ink by […]

June 29th, 2014|Misc|

How to spy on your friends ….

June 5th, 2014|Misc|