by Joseph Forbes | Apr 29, 2013 | Software, Technical Support, Technicals
from the they-love-you-as-long-as-everything-works dept. When you call your business Penguin Computer & Telephone Solutions, it’s obvious that Linux is your favorite operating system. Company owner Frank Sflanga, Jr. happily works on Windows, Mac and...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 28, 2013 | DATA, Hacking, Hardware, Security
from the insufficient-forethought dept. Using a Samsung Galaxy SIII — one of the most popular smartphones available in Canada — and a free app downloaded from the Google Play store, CBC was able to read information such as a card number, expiry date and cardholder...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 28, 2013 | HAPPINESS, MONEY, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
It’s the most common question I receive from aspiring freelancers of all types: How much should I charge? The question comes packaged in various different guises—whether it is a beginner dipping their toes in the freelancing waters for the first time or someone...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 28, 2013 | Data Recovery, Hardware, Technical Support
Russell Chozick owns a small company in Austin. TX, called Flashback Data that recovers data from messed-up hard drives. And SSDs and Flash memory, too. How badly damaged does a drive have to be to defeat Russell and his crew? Apparently, smashed to bits. Not long aqo...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 27, 2013 | Blog Entry, MONEY, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
For many customers, cable may be getting even more expensive. A new FCC ruling lets cable providers require customers to rent set-top boxes for their basic tiers (including local stations). With HD boxes running around $10 a month for each TV and using more power than...
