Weekly Newsletter

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Tip of the Week: Assign a Keyboard Shortcut to Any Program

Looking for a lightning-quick way to launch, say, iTunes? Or Microsoft Word? Or any other frequently used program?  Read on!

Headwhack of the Week:Get a Better View of Your Gmail Inbox

Gmail is loved by millions, but not everyone loves the way that 'conversations' are presented in the Gmail interface.  Most Gmail users assume that they have to 'grin and bear it' but there is an alternative...

Geek Speak of the Week: Favicon

(Short for favorites icon) Also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, URL icon, or bookmark icon it's a small square icon associated with a particular website or webpage. Helps to visually identify your regular sites in a long list of favorites!

Security: Microsoft Preps 34 Security Fixes for Patch Tuesday

Microsoft is planning 10 security bulletins to plug 34 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office and Internet Explorer for June's Patch Tuesday.  Make sure you're update next Tuesday!

News: 8 must-have point-and-shoot accessories

Why should Digital SLRs get to have all the fun? Fill up your camera kit with these neat accessories for compact point & shoot cameras!

News: More iPad "killers" shown at Computex

This year's installment of Computex is getting off to fast start when it comes to tablet PCs that hope to compete with the iPad. While most top-tier computer companies haven't provided details on devices that can go head-to-head with Apple's tablet, two of the major Asian brands have unveiled their challengers at the Taiwanese expo.

Data Doctors Video: Handy money saving apps for your smartphone  

This week's video focuses on mobile apps that will help you save money and shop smarter for just about anything!


Mobile App of the Week
:CardStar 

This week's featured mobile app is a free app for all those darn loyalty cards and frequent flyer numbers that we have to keep track of! (iPhone, Droid or BlackBerry)

No more wad of cards on your keychain or in your wallet with CardStar!

 

Weekly Advice Column: What is clickjacking?

Can you trust what you see when you are about to click on a button at a website? Not necessarily...!

This Week's Show: Protecting yourself against clickjacking

A malicious web coding technique that was coined 'clickjacking' (click+hijacking) in 2008 continues to loom across the Internet.

Clickjacking incorporates specially coded websites that present visitors with conventional buttons and forms that do something entirely different than what is being presented.

An invisible layer of code is what actually determines the results of the click, which means the user's click is being silently hijacked.

How do they do this? Is this only an issue for Windows users or should Mac users also be concerned? How do you avoid being fooled?

Listen-in as the Data Doctors explain this latest threat and how to side-step it!

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