10 advanced formatting tricks for Excel users
By Susan Harkins Takeaway: Your worksheets will be more polished and easy to read if you learn a few sophisticated formatting techniques. Most Excel users know how to apply basic numeric and text formats. But users who push beyond the…
Just 3 Weeks after launch, Mailbox is already delivering 50 million messages a day
By Ryan Lawler, TechCrunch Since launch just a few weeks ago, email management app Mailbox has been a pretty big hit — so big that more than 1.25 million people have signed up for the waiting list. The downside to…
More prominent data leaked while Credit Agencies explain how hackers stole it
By Michael Kelley, Business Insider On Monday a website published sensitive identifying information of 15 public figures including Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Jay-Z, And Arnold Schwarzenegger. The site has since published six more names — including U.S….
How passwords can wreck your two-factor authentication
By Patrick Lambert TechRepublic Passwords are used everywhere to access online services, and even though security researchers know that this type of authentication is almost as bad as it gets, it’s the default way we all access our online accounts,…
US private sector hopes to send older couple to Mars
By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News A team led by millionaire and former space tourist Dennis Tito plans to send a “tested couple” to Mars and back in a privately funded mission. The Inspiration Mars Foundation plans to start…
‘Anonymous’ hacker explains why he fled the US
By Michael Kelley Business Insider Anonymous is front and center these days: The amorphous hacktivist group has been publishing internal data of U.S. banks while prominent members are prosecuted on charges of stealing information and sharing links to stolen credit…
Before Google Glass is released, it’s already banned
By Sharon Gaudin, From Computerworld Seattle bar tells customers it’s a ‘No Google Glass Zone’ well ahead of release Before an official pair has even been released, a Seattle cafe has banned customers from wearing Google’s computerized eye glasses inside…
What businesses can expect to see with Google Glass
By Scott Matteson Tech Republic The wearable computer Google Glass (aka Project Glass) is a futuristic eyewear-as-smartphone concept coming to the consumer market in early 2014. Figure A (See attachment) Basically, it’s like a set of computerized eyeglass frames (Google…
Facebook Launched The Best Personalized Online Newspaper
There’s a fresh look for the face of Facebook. The Facebook News Feed — the laundry list of status updates from your friends that greets you when you first log on to the social network — is getting its first…
Trading-in Chalk Boards
A school’s growth spurt, an exciting new cultural festival and another view of health insurance changes are features headed your way on GIS Spotlight, the week starting Monday, 11 March 2013. Sir John A Cumber Primary School has grown impressively…