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- How To Stream Your Media From Home To Your Phone Anywhere You Go With Plex Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:36PMYour smartphone is great for catching up on your favourite TV show on your commute or watching that movie you’d been meaning to get to, but there’s one pesky detail that often gets in the way. You have to remember to do a time-consuming sync beforehand; if you don’t, you’re out of luck. Here’s how to stream any media from your home computer (Windows or Mac) to your smartphone (iOS or Andoird ...
- How to Stream Your Media from Home to Your Phone Anywhere You Go with Plex [Video] Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:29AM# streamingmedia Your smartphone is great for catching up on your favorite TV show on your commute or watching that movie you'd been meaning to get to, but there's one pesky detail that often gets in the way: you have to remember to do a time-consuming sync beforehand; if you don't, you're out of luck. Here's how to stream any media from your home computer (Windows or Mac) to your smartphone ...
- DailyCandy's Dany Levy on Taking Initiative Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:58PMThe company founder shares how she overcame a crisis of confidence to build a multimillion dollar business.
- How To Set Up A File-Syncing Dropbox Clone You Control Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:51PMFile syncing is a godsend when you work on multiple computers or devices and want to make sure you have the most up-to-date files wherever you log in. While online services like Dropbox may be the most convenient options, there are plenty of reasons you may want to “roll your own cloud” and sync your files to your own web server or just on your local network. Below, we’ll detail how to set up a ...
- Shop Talk: Perils of travel – Losing stuff and cyber crime Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:23PMSometimes we think the best way to protect our security and our stuff these days is to never leave the house unless we’re wearing clothing with no pockets and carrying nothing but a song in our hearts, here on Marco and everywhere else too. That’s because we are beset with warnings and cautionary tales about how much a person has to lose by venturing out in public any other way. Ask any computer ...
- Niagara's Do It! listings for the week of July 14 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:06PMART: A MANO LIBERA GALLERY: Alexander Rasmussen and Kathy McBride. Exhibit runs on weekends to Aug. 27. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays: 1-5 p.m. or by appointment. www.amanoliberagallery.com 150 Ontario St.[...]
- How to Set Up a File-Syncing Dropbox Clone You Control [File Syncing] Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:29AM# filesyncing File syncing is a godsend when you work on multiple computers or devices and want to make sure you have the most up-to-date files wherever you log in. While online services like Dropbox may be the most convenient options, there are plenty of reasons you may want to "roll your own cloud" and sync your files to your own web server or just on your local network. Below, we'll detail ...
- Simple clear advice in plain English Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:40AMIt's summer and so the ideal time for companies to talk about Christmas. No, I don't fully understand it either but it's better than hearing about products too late.
- ActiveTrak Secures PlumChoice as Reseller of its Award Winning GadgetTrak® Mobile Security Solution Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:17AMActiveTrak Inc. announces it has signed a reseller agreement with PlumChoice Inc. which will enable PlumChoice to bundle ActiveTrak’s award winning GadgetTrak® Mobile Security solution with PlumChoice’s world class technology care services provided by its qualified IT certified technicians. (PRWeb July 14, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7 ...
- Setting the Record Straight on Location Tracking and Privacy Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:59PMA so-called ‘location-gate’ controversy has raged over the revelation that Apple and Google tracked mobile subscriber location movements and stored that information in an unencrypted file on the handset that was potentially vulnerable to hacking and other attacks.
- Forty years of cinema innovation: Hollywood & 'FJI' celebrate a Dolby milestone Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:33PMExhibitors and their audiences around the world quickly associate the name Dolby with great cinema sound.
- India seeks access to Google, Skype data Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:00AMNEW DELHI, INDIA: Even as India is fighting with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) over the security issues pertaining to BlackBerry services, security agencies have reportedly asked the Telecom Ministry to provide real-time monitoring of various social networking sites like Google , Skype and Twitter.
- HTC EVO View 4G Android Tablet Review Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:02AM About 3 weeks ago, a box from Sprint arrived. Inside the box was a kitten. No, sorry…actually it was this nifty 7″ Android tablet from HTC, the EVO View 4G. After using it almost daily, and discussing it with everybody I could corner, I’m still somewhat conflicted about whether or not I’d buy one. [...]
- Work technology: It's not yours to keep Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 8:21PMSomebody needs to tell you this, so here goes.
- Blazing Fast Remote Download And Video Streaming Tool Fetch.io Officially Launches Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 7:21PMFetch.io, which we covered two months ago when it was in beta , has officially launched as a fast and efficient remote BitTorrent and web downloading tool. Fetch.io allows you to download files to their servers at speeds typically between 10-20Mb/s, much faster than most home internet connections. (more…)
- The Big Idea Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:50AMGive 'em a tweet back! Wildfire Restaurants has a full-time Social Media Director who tweets people who check into their restaurant via FourSquare, to thank them for coming.
- Dropbox Vs The Alternatives: Which Online Syncing Service Is Right For You? Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:51PMDropbox may be the most popular service for syncing files and storing them online, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best. Some of us are currently considering Dropbox alternatives due to recent security or privacy concerns , while others just want to see what else is available. Here’s how Dropbox stacks up against four other major online syncing services: Windows Live Mesh , SpiderOak , SugarSync ...
- Niagara's Do It! listings for the week of July 7 Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:52AMART: A MANO LIBERA GALLERY: Alexander Rasmussen and Kathy McBride. Exhibit runs on weekends to Aug. 27. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays: 1-5 p.m. or by appointment. www.amanoliberagallery.com 150 Ontario St.[...]
- Dropbox vs. the Alternatives: Which Online Syncing Service Is Right for You? [Syncing] Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:14AM# syncing Dropbox may be the most popular service for syncing files and storing them online, but that doesn't mean it's the best. Some of us are currently considering Dropbox alternatives due to recent security or privacy concerns , while others just want to see what else is available. Here's how Dropbox stacks up against four other major online syncing services: Windows Live Mesh , SpiderOak ...
- Virgin and Spotify: A step forward for digital music Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:22AMBut most of the work has yet to be done Analysis Two years ago I wondered if the ISP and music industries were even worth saving – given that they'd contributed so much to consumer unhappiness, a lack of innovation and anything resembling entrepreneurship.… Free Whitepaper: Implementing Energy Efficient Data Centers
- How America ceded capitalism's bastion to German boerse Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:45AMThe New York Stock Exchange, which once handled 82% of the share volume in U.S., has now seen its market shrink to 35%, and is looking to align itself with the German giant Deutsche Boerse
- How America Ceded Capitalism's Bastion to Germans Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:29AMThe 219-year-old symbol of American capitalism, the NYSE, is about to complete a $9.42 billion merger with Deutsche Boerse
- New hacking claims pile pressure on Murdoch Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:18AMAt least one major advertiser is pulling ads from the News of the World over the phone hacking scandal, as public outrage grows.
- Home - Politics Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:52PMPrime Minister David Cameron led a chorus of condemnation on Tuesday over allegations a top-selling British newspaper from Rupert Murdoch's global media empire hacked the voicemail of a missing schoolgirl who was later found murdered.
- Pogoplug Software review Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:11AMPogoplug is a company dedicated to letting people set up their own cloud. Instead of storing your music and other files on some company's servers, you can get a Pogoplug - a sort of mini-server that goes into an electrical socket - and connect it to an external hard drive with all the data you want access to over the Web.
- Online Activism Finds a Home in San Francisco Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:47AMChange.org is one group in an emerging field of organizations that try to harness the Internet to help users turn online clicks into social change.
- Shumenov-Santiago on 7/29; James "Bouie" Fisher passes away; Toney, Shamrock; Arroyo-Nichol weigh-in Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:13PMLAS VEGAS (June 30, 2011) – Two-time world title challenger Danny “The Bronx Bomber” Santiago is hoping the third time’s the charm for him when he challenges World Boxing Association/International Boxing Association Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov, headlining the “Fire and Fury” pro boxing card, July 29 on the TeleFutura’s Solo Boxeo Tecate show, airing live from South Point ...
- Virgin Media 'nears deals for music service' Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:33PMVirgin Media closes on deals with Spotify and the major labels to launch its music streaming service.
- Arizona Police Hacked Again: Anonymous's AntiSec Suspected Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:03AMPHOENIX -- A second computer hacking attack in as many weeks against Arizona state police targeted the personal email accounts of some of its officers, an official confirmed Wednesday.
- blinQ Revolutionizes the TV Viewing Experience Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:00AMToday Ryz Media announced the launch of blinQ, a new app that turns mobile devices into a connected interface that lets viewers find and watch the best shows on TV with a single click. blinQ puts the power of discovery in the hands of the viewer.
- HP's WebOS tablet plays solid hand against stacked deck Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:56AMWhen the chips are down and the cards have been dealt, do you go big or go home?
- LulzSec is gone, but #AntiSec antics live on with new hacks and data dump Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:39PMNow operating under the #AntiSec banner, the LulzSec hackers are still busy causing trouble. The latest data dump posted to torrent sites goes after several governments worldwide as well as both Viacom and Universal Music Group.
- The X-Factor: Regal and AMC expand the definition of 'big screen' Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:24PMLast month, we reported on Cinemark’s and Marcus Theatres’ efforts to “supersize” select theatres with their new brands, Cinemark XD and UltraScreen. Now we turn to the two largest circuits in North America and their plans to deliver “the bigger picture” to their patrons.
- HP's WebOS Tablet Plays Solid Hand Against a Stacked Deck Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:03PMWhen the chips are down and the cards have been dealt, do you go big or go home? With the debut of its TouchPad tablet , HP’s answer is clear: “We’re all in, baby.”
- Pogoplug Software Streams Files (Poorly) to Mobile Devices Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 3:22PMThe maker of Pogoplug hardware is offering a free download to stream music, movies and more to other PCs and mobile devices.
- Testimony of Assistant Director A.T. Smith, Office of Investigations, U.S. Secret Service, before the House Committee ... Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:44PMTestimony of Assistant Director A.T. Smith, Office of Investigations, U.S. Secret Service, before the House Committee on Financial Services, "Hacked Off: Helping Law Enforcement Protect Private Financial Information"
- Microsoft Rolls Out Office In the Cloud Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:13PMMicrosoft made its biggest move into the mobile, Internet-accessible world of "cloud" computing, taking the wraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Office software suite.
- Internet Censorship Storm Is Coming, Warns Schmidt Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:18PMGoogle Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt foresees more troublesome days ahead between the search engine giant and the governments of the world. Censorship is on the rise around the globe, he said Monday, at a Dublin summit on militant violence. It will step up considerably in the wake of the "Arab Spring" of 2011, Schmidt warned, which resulted in the overthrow of governments in Tunisia and Egypt.
- Ryan Cleary gets conditional bail Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:19AMAlleged Lulzsec hacker is banned from the internet
- Airports exec Molina apparently deleted all but 2 texts from cell phone Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:53PMA former Los Angeles World Airports executive apparently deleted all but two text messages from his city-issued cellular phone after he resigned for allegedly sending sexually explicit comments, according to records obtained Monday by the Daily Breeze.
- Shooting from the lip Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 8:36PMBy Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Sunday, June 26, 2011 St. Petersburg Times staff writer Tom Jones looks back at the best and worst from a weekend of televised sports. Golfer of the day S eems as if everyone is ready to declare Rory McIlroy the next greatest golfer ever after he won the U.S. Open in record fashion last week. But the panel on ESPN's Sports Reporters points out that we are going ...
- Rockstar Hackers LulzSec Go Out On A High Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 2:40PMLove them or loathe them, LulzSec, the mysterious group of hackers who got near-celebrity status with their showy cyber attacks on PBS, Sony and the CIA, have called it a day.Saturday marked 50 days since the group started causing mayhem online. Back in early May when LulzSec first announced via Twitter that it had hacked into a database of Fox.com and published user details, hardly anyone had ...
- BlackBerry blues: the iconic smart phone takes a hit Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 11:56PMKarl Rove was the only Bush administration staffer who had it on Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2001. Barack Obama famously resisted giving up his after being elected president in 2008. And the paparazzi captured Sarah Jessica Parker's twins chewing on hers.
- Sony's hacking woes mount after PSN breach (roundup) Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 11:24AMIt started as a security breach on the Sony PlayStation network, exposing the personal info of 100 million users. From there, the troubles have mushroomed across the Sony empire and spilled out into the wider world.
- Four things Google needs to do to beat Facebook on the social web Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 10:17AMFacebook is the social king today, but Google doesn't have to give up on the Internet's future.
- Delta Electronics 40th Anniversary Technology Symposium: 'To provide innovative, clean and efficient energy solutions ... Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 4:17AMDelta Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1971 as a leading producer of switching power supplies and ventilation products. Delta has been focusing on innovation of new technology and services, ranging from IT to ET. The sales services include total solution of power management, digital projection, industrial automation, networking and renewable energy sources. Delta's core value is to provide ...
- The alternatives to cloud computing: Why you should consider all available options before making the move Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 3:27AMBroadly speaking, there are two routes companies can take if the much debated cloud can’t cater to their needs and ambitions. The first is the traditional option of an in-house server, which still appeals to many business owners.
- Time to Back Up Like You Mean It Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 5:24PMLocal, external drives, a single drive NAS, and even the Cloud may not be enough for today's data-hungry consumer.
- Concrete Details on Google Music (Beta) Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 3:19PMAfter months of anticipation and weeks of dedicated waiting, I've received an invite to the Google Music (Beta). Here are a few concrete details I've picked up in my early-phase exploration. The "How" of Google Music As expected, Google Mus...
- FBI used Twitter, Facebook in hunt for 'Whitey' Bulger Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:01PMComputerworld - When the FBI looked to step up its efforts to hunt down alleged fugitive mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, agents turned to social media.