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There are occasions when you’ll want to delete your data more securely and permanently than simply moving files to the Trash folder and emptying the Trash. Typical deletion methods allow

E-readers are all the rage these days. Why carry ten pounds of books on vacation, or bother with folding and rolling a magazine on the subway — and let’s not

Over the last 9 years Facebook has grown from a small social networking site originally intended for college students into a worldwide platform that is now used not only by

Mother’s Day is a few days away and if you are a last minute shopper, you may be taking to the Internet to try and find that special gift for

Modern smartphones consume so much energy that charging them once a day is not always enough. When they are used intensively, the user sometimes has to look for a power

Adobe’s suite of software offerings is one of the most popular programs in the world — which is precisely why it is also one of the most targeted and exploited

Are you reading the truth or a pack of lies on social networks? Learn to tell the difference with this quick guide. From the poor mutts in dog homes that

Sure, it sounds like a great idea to check into your favorite bar or coffee shop on Facebook, Foursquare, Yelp, or any number of applications that let you make similar

It’s that time of year again: when you put away your winter clothes, realize you haven’t gone to the gym nearly enough to be ready for swimsuit season — and

The goal of most attackers, regardless of how they go about their business, is to steal user data. That could be in small, discrete attacks on individual users or it

If a website is compromised by a careful, talented, and well-funded attacker, then the scary reality is that no one will probably ever know that the site had been hacked

We all want the newest and best of everything. That’s why every time the latest device comes out we rush to upgrade our suddenly outdated version. Less than 6 percent

Everyone should know by now that there are, sadly, no members of deposed African royal families who want to share millions of dollars with you, no strings attached. What everyone

With the increasing importance of online life, each of us faces the need to use more and more web services: social networks, e-mail, online banking and so on. Each service

Attackers trying to infect your computer with malware capable of remote access don’t necessarily seek money; some cybercriminals are just having fun. The most valuable items to these invaders are

WordPress has become one of the more popular web platforms, both for personal and professional websites, because it is simple to use and yet very flexible. But this popularity also

Facebook recently announced the return of facial recognition for photos, and as tends to happen whenever the company announces new features for its site, privacy advocates are wary of this

Today’s teens live in a world in which much of their lives — scholastic, social and otherwise — take place online. This puts parents in the difficult position of wanting

Pop-up ads aren’t the massive problem they once were, but they’re still a nuisance. And because most reputable sites now steer clear of them, a lot of the pop-ups that

The official Day of Love  has arrived, so many of us will receive traditional anonymous Valentines   – most of them in electronic form nowadays. Usually it doesn’t take a genius

Massive multiplayer online games — MMOGs — have become hugely popular in recent years, which means, unsurprisingly, that they’ve become big targets for attackers. These games create alternative universes, often