It’s not what you know, but who you know. For years the Internet helped with what you can know – but suddenly it seems to also help with who you know. There are several Internet services that focus on expanding your circle of friends and experts. These web sites help you track the people you … Continue reading
Author Archives: Ann Treacy
Digital Photomats
I don’t know a lot about digital pictures or cameras. But lately I have a renewed interest – maybe due to new baby – and I’ve been running into places where you can post your pictures for free. Generally the deal is that these web sites will allow you to upload digital pictures for free … Continue reading
Need a Map for your Site?
Today’s Byte is for the Web Developers. This week I was reminded of one of my favorite freebie web tools- MapQuest Business Solution Maps. If you need to provide a map on your site and budget is an issue, I strongly suggest looking into MapQuest’s Link Free product. With it you can provide a link … Continue reading
Phishing – Be the one that got away
Phishing is another name for a type of Internet fraud. It is an email or pop up ad that looks like it is a business you know and trust, but isn’t. The offending company will use the logo of your bank or a vendor and find a reason to ask you to confirm important details, … Continue reading
Borrowing Passwords on the Web
I have a new favorite web site for the week – http://www.bugmenot.com. I learned about it from Time Magazine. Bugmenot.com is a place to share username and passwords for web sites that require them – but don’t requirement payment. The Minneapolis newspaper is one example. To access more than one story, the Star Tribune now … Continue reading
Following Up on the Minnesota-Microsoft Settlement
Yesterday I got a letter from the Minnesota District Court of Claims Administration telling me how to file a claim against Microsoft as part of the big class action suit. I thought I might save you some reading or answer some questions by pulling out what I thought were the more important pieces below. (I … Continue reading
Contractors and Security and the IRS
I read an interesting article yesterday about the IRS and computer security concerns. Apparently the IRS hired contractors to upgrade their computer systems. The contractors were allegedly not as careful with security as they should have been. And while the IRS acknowledges that security was a problem, they claim it was not a big risk. … Continue reading
Explorer isn’t the Only Browser
Security concerns have promoted many users to stop using Internet Explorer. I won’t go into the problems (to learn more you can visit the following news story). I thought I’d introduce a few other browsers instead: Netscape: I used to love Netscape! I still remember the sad day I gave it up – but it’s … Continue reading
Late Breaking Byte News
Folks – sorry for the late Byte this week. I’ve been waiting on some breaking news and it finally happened. It’s not tech-related, but it’s excited to us. On Monday I had a baby girl – Aine Therese O’Donnell was born at 3:08 in the afternoon. Aine is an Irish name (pronounced like Onya). She … Continue reading
All About Trademarks…
This week I’m doing a favor for my brother. He has a really good idea for a State Fair food – and we want to protect the idea as much as possible. A patent seemed like overkill, but we figured a trademark might set up an obstacle to anyone wanting to pick up his idea. … Continue reading
