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Personal Tech October 22, 2015

Resolution: Get Your Finances Straight Online

Getting into financial shape is a New Year's resolution many of us make every year. But it can be tougher than losing weight or even quitting smoking. However, there are some great free tools online to help you stick with the program and achieve your fiscal goals.

Personal Tech October 22, 2015

New Facebook Rule: Only for the 1 Percent?

It's being called "the Facebook Rule," and it's designed to shut you and me out of at least one social network.

Personal Tech October 22, 2015

Could We Start Trusting the Internet Again?

As untrustworthy as the Net may seem some times, there are some hopeful signs that maybe, just maybe, the era of fake reviews may be coming to an end.

Personal Tech October 22, 2015

Why Killing AT&T-Mobile Is a Good Thing

Cell phone owners rejoice! Last week, the Department of Justice announced it would sue to block AT&T's proposed $39 billion merger with T-Mobile. And that is a very good thing—for consumers, for other carriers, for T-Mobile, and even for AT&T.

Personal Tech October 22, 2015

Best Tech Gifts for Dads and Grads

Parents have some mixed feelings about college students returning home for the summer. It's great to see the progeny, but you just got used to having the house all to yourself--and started liking it.

Personal Tech October 22, 2015

Heads Up, HuffPo! The Mob Is Turning on Crowdsourcing

Crowdsourcing powers The Huffington Post, Wikipedia and more. But not for long. Now that mob of unpaid folks writing for free is turning on the hand that fails to feed them, demanding better information and even -- shock, horror! -- to be paid for their work. 

Personal Tech October 22, 2015

Your Web Browsing Is Being Tracked -- Is Government Regulation the Answer?

Every click you make on the Internet is being tracked, not just by Internet Explorer or Firefox but by hundreds of small companies that tie the click of your mouse to your IP address -- and then to your name. And that data is sold to the highest bidder.

Personal Tech October 22, 2015

2011 CES Preview: 5 Big Trends to Watch

2011 promises to be among the most active CES shows in the last 10 years, with new mobile devices -- ones that really work and that people really want -- and improved electronics, including in-car systems that drivers will love.

Personal Tech October 22, 2015

Why You Need a Smartphone: Video Calls

E-mail, texting, tweeting, posting, blogging -- they've all become as common as telephones and computers. So why haven't video calls taken off too? If the introduction of new products this fall is any indication, that may be about to change.

Personal Tech October 22, 2015

Caller Beware: Smartphones Present Tons of New Security Threats

For years, cell phone companies have been saying that smartphones aren’t as vulnerable as PCs to viruses and malicious programs. But today it's looking like smartphones are, in fact, even more vulnerable to attacks -- and present a unique danger in terms of identity theft, spying and fraud.

Cameras October 22, 2015

Gadget gifts for the time-challenged

People call it procrastination, I call it time management. If you're like me and are still shopping for gifts, at least you're in the home stretch. Some of my last-minute suggestions may be difficult to come by in time for Christmas (overnight shipping can only perform so many miracles) but perhaps you'll decide to get one of these gadgets for yourself — after the holiday.