by Joseph Forbes | Mar 31, 2013 | Blog Entry, MONEY, NERD NEWS
from the bank-error-in-their-favor dept. Almost no one likes their carrier. And with the behavior described in this article, it’s not surprising. TechCrunch catches T-Mobile taking money from a new pay-as-you-go customer after signing her up to its own premium...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 31, 2013 | DATA, GMAIL, HAPPINESS
Priority Inbox is one of Gmail’s best unsung features. It’s amazing at curing email overload, but if you don’t give it a chance to learn, all it’ll do is muck up your inbox. Here’s how to get it working properly. Why Priority Inbox Is...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 30, 2013 | MONEY, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
from the hey-so-does-harvard dept. In a move that would do Bill Lumbergh (YouTube homage) proud, Microsoft has been pulling in about $25 million a year through its unusual practice of charging its vendors for occupying office space on its campus while working on...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 30, 2013 | Blog Entry, ENTERTIANMENT, HARDWARE, KnowledgeBase (KB), NERD NEWS, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
The iPhone and iPad are fantastic gaming devices, but unfortunately a lot of games still try to emulate gamepads with onscreen buttons on the touch screen and it just doesn’t work that well. Thankfully, a jailbreak app called Blutrol lets you turn a handful of...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 30, 2013 | Blog Entry, HAPPINESS, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL
from the take-note-managers dept. The number of IT professionals considering leaving their job due to workplace stress has jumped from 69% last year to 73%. One-third of those surveyed cited dealing with managers as their most stressful job requirement, particularly...