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  • Amazon (Also) Wants Your Data

    Amazon (Also) Wants Your Data

    It’s not just Facebook and Google that are after data. It looks like the e-commerce juggernaut Amazon is getting into the action as well. This past Prime Day, Amazon offered $10 of Amazon credit for users that spent $50 and installed the Amazon Assistant extension. Amazon Assistant is an extension for almost every common web…

  • Why UX Matters

    Why UX Matters

    It’s possible to make a website that looks fine, but is totally useless. Here’s how!

  • Facebook Study: New Name, Old Violations

    Facebook Study: New Name, Old Violations

    Facebook Study is a new (Android-only) way for Facebook to worm its way into your phone.

  • Google Kills Its Tablets (Again)

    Google Kills Its Tablets (Again)

    In a move that would make the Black Knight proud, Google axes another division but is not dead yet!

  • News Consumption: One-Off vs. Subscription

    News Consumption: One-Off vs. Subscription

    You have a choice in online news consumption: one-off OR subscriptions. Here’s why subscriptions are the way to go.

  • Another One Bites The Dust: Nest is Dead

    Another One Bites The Dust: Nest is Dead

    Google’s Nest announcement at I/O 2019 created a lot of confusion. Here’s what it means going forward.

  • Forget Floods and Earthquakes – Ransomware Takes Out Cities

    Forget Floods and Earthquakes – Ransomware Takes Out Cities

    The newest danger for cities isn’t natural disasters, it’s outdated software.

  • Browser Notifications Bugging You? Here’s How To Turn Them Off

    Browser Notifications Bugging You? Here’s How To Turn Them Off

    It seems like every website wants to send you notifications or know your location. Turn these off quickly and easily!

  • Facebook: Dumb or Evil?

    Facebook: Dumb or Evil?

    There’s been lots of pretty negative news coming out of Facebook over the past few years. I’ve only touched on a couple of things (smartphone privacy, social engineering), but it’s looking more and more like Facebook is either grossly incompetant or a bad actor when it comes to respecting their customers information and privacy. The…

  • (New) Trust Issues With Google

    (New) Trust Issues With Google

    I have been a Google fan for quite a few years. And while some of their business practices give me pause, I have more trust in Google than similar data-centric companies like Facebook. My fondness for Google has been tempered over the past couple of years by a series of unfortunate events, though. Things like:…