My problem with email used to be that I had to manage multiple email accounts because of multiple job roles I had. Since I only use webmail for getting access to all my inboxes and outboxes from any device, I Read >
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Tipping point for online ads: already half of users block them
Online advertising industry must be doing something wrong if half of all internet users have ad blockers on their mobile devices and computers. Digital 2020 Global Overview report produced by a consortium of publishers, marketeers, consultancies and social media companies indicates Read >
User profiling businesses operate in plain sight, but don’t obey the law
Today, everyone is aware that Facebook, Google and Twitter, among many other free digital services sell their users’ personal data to advertisers. Many savvy users are protecting their privacy with additional software plugins to prevent this automatic data collection. Behind the scenes, however, is the real Read >
Safety comparison of the electric and petrol-powered compact car
Electric vehicles are becoming mass market products in many categories during the next few years. Volkswagen is planning to manufacture millions of electric cars, pickup trucks like Rivian are powered by batteries, and European and Japanese van manufacturers have electric vans Read >
Survey: open source development community anticipating bright 2020s
When the first open source software products were published, many IT businesses were terrified. For instance, Microsoft was so hostile to the concept of open code that the father of Linux, Linus Torvalds, still is suspicious of the company Read >
Criminals have discovered a way to skim credit card data from online stores
The annual hyperactive shopping season starts from Black Friday in late November and will continue to early January. News of hacked online stores that leak customers’ credit card and personal data to criminals are not welcomed by e-commerce merchants just now. Read >
How to read Kindle ebooks in web browser
It seems to be quite a common misunderstanding that ebooks downloaded from the Kindle Store can only be read on a Kindle e-reader or dedicated Kindle app on a tablet or phone. As this article describes it is easy to read Read >
How to display an icon for every open document in Windows Taskbar
The graphical user interface, or desktop as Linux users like to call it, of Windows 10 is probably the best piece of user-friendly software Microsoft has ever written. Still, it has a few minor annoyances that, especially, power users may want Read >
WordPress security settings for beginners (without having to know technical details)
WordPress is the world’s most popular software for building web sites and for publishing on the internet. This fact makes it the number one target for hackers. Every self-hosted WordPress admin, even if only running a simple blog, should take security Read >
Privacy and security concerns are driving European organizations to adopt open source cloud services
A number of governments in Europe have made a significant, long-term decision to move away from cloud services that may risk citizens’ privacy and security. Germany, France, Netherlands and Sweden have announced that the first steps have been taken to Read >