Two injured by New Jersey text-messaging driver settle lawsuit
MORRISTOWN, N.J. A couple who each lost a leg when their motorcycle was struck by a teenager who was driving and texting have settled their lawsuit against him for $500,000, their lawyer says. The settlement amount for David and Linda Kubert equals the maximum payment driver Kyle Best’s insurance would…
World’s Biggest Messaging App Becomes A Social Marketing Hub Thanks To …
Featured World’s Biggest Messaging App Becomes A Social Marketing Hub Thanks To QR Codes The world’s biggest group messaging app is the Chinese-made WeChat – or "Weixin" as it’s called in Chinese. The popular app is taking an interesting turn in China, where it is now also a platform for…
Windows 8 Tip: Change File Associations
The methods you use to change file associationsthat, which apps or applications are used to open specific file typesin Windows 8 are similar to how things work in Windows 7. But there a few major changes: Some of the interfaces you use now are Metro experiences. And in Windows 8, A stock install…
Add a Snooze Button to Gmail with Snooze Your Email
Regular readers know of my mad love for services like Boomerang for Gmail and FollowUpThen, which let you "snooze" emails you receive so they appear at the top of your inbox at a later time. Boomerang in particular offers nifty integration with Gmail proper, adding a button that allows you…
Three Ways to Make Outlook Easier to Live With
I’ve made no secret of my distaste for Microsoft Outlook. That said, it’s a required piece of software for a lot of business users — and even a desirable one for some. Recently I’ve made peace with the program, as uninstalling and then reinstalling it (along with the rest of…
Terry and Clarence Low Bits ‘n’ Bytes
Q: I heard of Microsoft’s new email service called Outlook.com. A year ago, my Hotmail account got hacked, and since then I haven’t used it. Should I try Outlook.com and give them a second chance? A: Microsoft is rebranding its Hotmail email service as Outlook.com and as a…
Wavedeck launches new voice messaging service to give iPhones their 1st …
Wavedeck’s 1-touch, free, voice messaging service gives iPhone users integrated voice messaging service with the familiar interface & group functionality made famous by iMessage. London, England (PRWEB) August 24, 2012 Today, Wavedeck launches its deeply integrated voice messaging service giving tens of millions of iPhone users free, 1-touch voice messaging service. Wavedeck’s…
Data Loss Prevention feature in Exchange 2013 improves compliance
It’s generally accepted that the primary source of data leaks within an organization areemployees, not outside attackers. In the past, Exchange administrators relied on third-party add-ons to ensure that sensitiveinternal information was not forwarded from corporate email accounts. New in Exchange Server 2013is the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) feature, which…
Office 2 for iPhone Is Good In a Pinch
Published: Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 8:54 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 8:54 p.m. "I need this as soon as possible" is something that professionals hear often. If "this" is a Microsoft Office document that needs editing and you’re not at your computer, it can become a fairly stressful situation. Office…
EDRINGTON: Accessing email on multiple PCs
Ron Donahue wrote that he bought a new Windows 7 computer with Windows Live Mail, and asked if it’s possible to use it alongside of his older Windows XP computer with Outlook Express —- and have incoming messages automatically go to both computers. Well, Microsoft’s (older) Outlook Express and (newer) Windows…