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Can my Android smartphone really get a virus from the Internet? - Joel The popularity of smartphones and tablets combined with the high rate of daily usage has made them an obvious target for malware attacks. In general, the Android platform has been and will continue to be the most likely to be exploited for two reasons: the open architecture [...]
About a year ago, I heard you guys mention having a couple of browsers on a computer, so I installed Firefox. My Web browsing has gotten horribly slow these days. By the way, I installed Chrome and everything loads fine. Should I assume I picked up a virus that affects Firefox? - David There are a number of reasons for having multiple [...]
Is it true that if I post a picture from my smartphone on Facebook it will show where I took the picture? - Candice Facebook’s new timeline makeover includes a map section that can show where certain photographs were taken, so if you upload a picture and tag it with the location (from your smartphone or your computer), it will [...]
I have had people tell me they have been receiving spam e-mail from me. I have changed the password for my account and the spam is still being sent from my account. Do you have any ideas as far as what might be causing this? - Andrew The two most likely possibilities are your e-mail account has been compromised or [...]
I’m trying to get a decent image uploaded to my Facebook Timeline, but it’s so wide nothing is fitting the way I want it to … any suggestions? - Carey Facebook’s Timeline, which became mandatory for business pages on March 30 and will soon be mandatory for all users, allows you to upload a huge cover image that is essentially [...]
TECHNOLOGY By Ken Colburn I attended your Twitter for Business 101 workshop and you mentioned tools that help you understand the best time to post tweets. What are they and how do they work? - RD Before I (@TheDataDoc) go into the specific tools that allow you to be more strategic about when you tweet, let’s do a quick review. [...]
What can you tell me about the FBI shutting off the Internet for thousands of users on March 8? - Alan Last year, a group that infected more than 4 million computers worldwide (with an estimated half a million in the U.S.), with what is called the DNSChanger Trojan, was brought to justice. The Domain Name System is the backbone [...]
What should I do to make sure my computer is safe to do my taxes? - Todd Tax season brings out the scams, fake e-mails and malware because thieves and hackers know it’s becoming more common to prepare taxes via your home computer. Making sure your computer’s security software and operating system are up-to-date is hugely important this time of [...]
