Q&A: Is ‘ransomware’ for real?
From the mailbag: “A friend told me their computer files locked up unless they typed their credit card information into a window. Can this really happen, or is it a scam?” Your suspicions are correct: This is a scam.
Google offers free calls within Gmail
Whew, what a week. Among many important news items, Google has just unveiled voice support for Gmail, allowing you to make free calls to landlines and cell phones. Is Google going after Skype’s jugular?
Video: How to access your PC from your smartphone
After playing around with the free TeamViewer app for a few weeks, I wanted to discuss this awesome software for Sync. Hope you like this informal video that shows how you can access your computer remotely via another PC or an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.
Remote Assistance in 4 Clicks
Screen sharing & technical support is a snap in Windows 7 with Remote Assistance.
5 sizzlin’ ways to enjoy music while BBQing
We’re in the throes of summer, and so Canadians are rightfully determined to spend as much time outside as humanly possible. But how does one enjoy their tunes while hanging out on a backyard deck, with spatula in hand? Let us count the ways.
Tips to taking better nature photographs
“It’s summertime and the living is easy; fish are jumping and the cotton is high.” I quote my dad’s favourite song to introduce these hot photgraphy tips for taking shots of Mother Nature — provided by our friends at Kodak Canada.