Weekly Newsletter

  • Tip of the Week: Enlarging photos the right way
  • Headwhack of the Week: Need a future e-mail reminder?
  • Geek Speak of the Week: Textpectation
  • Security: Web searches for 'iPad' lead to malicious sites
  • News: 10 Things Netbooks do better than the iPad
  • News: Google Social Search available to all
  • Data Doctors Video: Choosing the right digital camera
  • Opinion: Sexting and the Single Girl
  • Weekly Advice Column: Why Antivirus won't stop fake security infections 
  • This Week's Show: Strong Password Creation & Management 

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         Poll of the Week:  Based on what you have seen so far on Apple's iPad tablet, would you buy one?

Tip of the Week: Enlarging photos the right way

These days, digital cameras come packed with so many pixels that it's a challenge e-mailing photos at their full, original size. Instead, it's important to reduce the size of your pictures so they're easier to share. But what if a photo is not too big, but too small? Is it possible to make pictures bigger, so you can make a large print, for instance? Yes, you can.

Headwhack of the Week: Need a future e-mail reminder?

Most of us have a calendar system that keeps us up-to-speed on our scheduled appointments and events, but not every future reminder is necessarily an appointment.

If you want to send out an e-mail message to someone else in the future or remind yourself with an e-mail some time down the road, you can simply schedule the message with the free resource at TimeCave.com!

Geek Speak of the Week: Textpectation

The anticipation you feel when waiting for a response to a text message, especially if you've been waiting for a long time.

Security: Web searches for 'iPad' lead to malicious sites

As we have warned you repeatedly over the past couple of months, popular web searches on the Internet are now the latest target of malicious programmers and last week's super-hyped launch of Apple's iPad was no exception...so beware!

News: 10 Things Netbooks do better than the iPad

With all the hype surrounding the Apple iPad announcement, one would be led to believe that it is the end-all beat-all portable computing device, but before you get too caught up in the hype, checkout these 10 things Netbooks do better!

News: Google Social Search available to all

The overwhelming popularity of social media has led to many new ways that we access and search for information.  This popularity has obviously not been lost on Google as they started working on Social specific searches.

With thier latest tool, Google Social Search, you can include your circle of friends conversations on social media sites to your search results.

The value of this addition is pretty awesome because the next time you are searching for specific information, one of your networked friends may already have the answer for you!

Data Doctors Video: Choosing the right digital camera

The digital camera is getting more complex and the tech speak/megapixel noise can get pretty confusing.  If you focus on a few key areas, you can improve the chances of buying the right camera for taking great pictures and not get sucked in by mega-tech specs!

Opinion:  Sexting and the Single Girl

PCMag.com's John C. Dvorak suggest "These seven tips can save your kids-and you-from a lifetime of online embarrassment." 

Weekly Advice Column: Why Antivirus won't stop fake security infections

Gina asks "I have MacAfee antivirus installed but still got infected by a fake security program that completely took over my computer. Should I be using something else for protection?"

Find out why expecting your antivirus program to protect you against this exploit is a bad idea!

This Week's Show: Strong Password Creation & Management

In light of the recent research published on commonly used passwords amongst Internet users, it's clear we need to revisit this very important topic.

Easy to break passwords will continue to be one of the biggest security risks threatening today's computer user.

A few simple changes to how you select your passwords, how often you use them and how you store them can dramatically improve your security.

Listen in as the Data Doctors provide tips and resources so you can better manage this critical process of living in the digital age!

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