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Technology Resolutions for 2017
It’s safe to say that the many personal New Year’s resolutions I’ve made and failed to sustain does not put me in a position to shame anyone that inevitably falls off the resolution wagon, but I do like to take the opportunity to encourage “self-improvement” in anyone who uses technology for any sort of productivity. Unlike dragging yourself
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Tech Gift Ideas for Holiday 2016
The end of 2016 is nearly upon us, and I don’t think I’m alone in saying that I hope 2017 will bring more optimism and compassion for everyone. That being said, we at C2 are going to put our game faces on and finish out 2016 as if it was the best year yet (as far
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Keeping track of loved ones via phone GPS
Keeping track of your family via GPS isn’t a new idea. Remember the tracking device for your teen’s car that could tell you where they are and even how fast they were driving? Mobile phones have had GPS capabilities for about 10 years now , but the relatively recent proliferation of smartphones throughout every generation of the household has made keeping tabs
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Rise of the Machines – Round 2
One month ago we wrote about a wave of attacks powered by compromised security appliances – mostly Asian-manufactured network video recorders – that disabled popular internet services for several days in late October. Despite the growing awareness of the problem due to this incident, this infected segment of the Internet of Things (IoT) is still active
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Big box retailer caught scamming computer buyers
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are upon us, and I know at least half-a-dozen people that are planning to go technology shopping. Many of you are like me and are wise to retailer shenanigans leveraging seasonal enthusiasm and internet hype to separate us from our hard-earned cash, but there are deals to be had if you
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Being on the Internet does not guarantee veracity
Last week’s election has the media and media watchers doing quite a bit of navel-gazing, especially the ones that predicted a wildly different outcome. Among the companies identified as a major agent of influence is Facebook, and not for respectable reasons; the social media platform has been plagued with fake news stories that spread virally throughout
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