This week, web usability guru Jakob Nielsen posted an article titled User Education is Not the Answer to Security Problems]. The summary states:
Internet scams cannot be thwarted by placing the burden on users to defend themselves at all times. Beleaguered users need protection, and the technology must change to provide this.
The…
It was a partnership that was bound to happen. Blackberries are almost de rigueur for lawyers nowadays, so it was only natural that Lexis would try to horn in on the action. Last week Lexis announced the availability of its content on Blackberries for attorneys and law firms. Now lawyers who need a quick case…
It’s almost as if this were a major presidential election story, with all the press it got yesterday: Google has launched a desktop search tool. Once you set up the software download, it indexes your computer for certain types of files, including e-mail, .TXT, HTML, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, AOL instant messages, and…
If you have switched from IE to FireFox, or even if you just use FireFox as an occasional browser, you might want to check out Portable Firefox. It’s a smaller, more portable version of FireFox that is stored on your USB thumb drive, and you can then install a fully functional version of…
If you can send SMS messages on your cell phone, you can search Google. Just send your query to 46645 — try help as a test — and soon you’ll receive results right on your phone. Trouble is, I haven’t actually been able to get this to work on my phone — so I can’t…
If you’re reading this blog, chances are you already “get” RSS. But maybe you don’t — or maybe someone you know doesn’t get it. A few months ago CNet put together a nice collection of information on RSS called RSS: News You Choose. It helps you learn how to read RSS, features reviews of…
There has been a lot of fuss lately over whether, for security reasons, we should all dump our copies of Internet Explorer in favor of Mozilla’s FireFox product. In fact, the Executive Editor over at CNet has officially dumped Internet Explorer. But I tend to agree with the story (also from CNet) Planning to…
If you use AI RoboForm to manage your passwords and personal information, you know how valuable it is. Now you can use RoboForm on any computer, if you own a Flash drive or other portable media storage device. Just download Portable RoboForm to your device, and whenever you plug it into a computer it starts…
Copernic, which has previously been known for its meta-search tool and meta toolbar, is turning inward with its Copernic Desktop Search, a product that will index and search your computer for files. Best of all, it’s free! Gary Price has a review at SearchDay.
