A tablet for business - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show

A tablet for business - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show: "Q. My daughter is looking for a business tablet. Ideally, she'd like it to have a pen stylus for note taking. Also, she wants a full USB port for transferring documents on a flash drive. She's looking at the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet. It seems like a reasonable choice. What do you think?
-Robert from Shreveport, LA, listens to my national radio show on KEEL 710 AM"

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3M film turns windows into transparent solar panels - Computerworld

3M film turns windows into transparent solar panels - Computerworld: "The solar film, on display at the Ceatec electronics conference in Japan, is arrayed in narrow, translucent green strips with clear gaps between and then glued to windows in large patches. A square meter of the film can generate roughly enough electricity to charge an iPhone under peak sunlight, but still allows for high visibility."

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Amazon's Silk Browser May Not Be Smooth When It Comes to Privacy | PCWorld

Amazon's Silk Browser May Not Be Smooth When It Comes to Privacy | PCWorld: "The most interesting feature on Amazon’s newly announced Kindle Fire tablet may be its Silk web browser. The browser promises to improve webpage loading performance by using Amazon’s servers to help render pages. But this performance boost may come at a cost: Security experts have already voiced concern about Silk, and what it might mean for your privacy and security."

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Hackers Crack Internet Encryption: Should You Be Worried? | PCWorld Business Center

Hackers Crack Internet Encryption: Should You Be Worried? | PCWorld Business Center: "Data encryption is the cornerstone of Internet security. Every time you log into your email account or sign into an online retailer like Amazon, chances are that your browser is establishing a secure connection to the server using an encryption technology called TLS (Transport Layer Security)."

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Yikes! Email was hacked! - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show

Yikes! Email was hacked! - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show: "Q: Someone hacked my dad's email account. They are sending messages to his email contacts posing as my father. The email says my father is stranded in Spain and needs $3,000 by Western Union to get home. Is there any way these scammers can be tracked down? The local sheriff's office says they don't go after cybercrime like this. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thank you for your help!"

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Ways to Get 3G/4G on a Wi-Fi Only iPad or Tablet

Ways to Get 3G/4G on a Wi-Fi Only iPad or Tablet: "Android tablets, iPads, and other devices are more and more becoming available in different variations. Thus, often times you can choose whether to purchase a device that is simply Wi-Fi enabled, or Wi-Fi and 3G/4G enabled. "

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Build Your Own Website, the Easy Way | PCMag.com

Build Your Own Website, the Easy Way | PCMag.com: "There's any number of ways to build yourself a Web presence. You could simply create a Facebook page, or maybe a Blogger, Posterous, or Tumblr blog (you can read our latest Best Free Blogging Sites for more details), or even an Amazon selling page."

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Give me LibreOffice or give me OpenOffice? - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show

Give me LibreOffice or give me OpenOffice? - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show: "Q. Kim, on a recent show you recommended LibreOffice for free word processing. A couple of years ago, I followed your advice and put OpenOffice on my laptop and desktop computers. Could you compare these two office suites as they stand now? Do you think I should switch to LibreOffice? Thank you for all the help - past and future!"

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Download Full Websites to Hard Drive for Offline Viewing

Download Full Websites to Hard Drive for Offline Viewing: "In some cases, it is crucial that you have access to certain files at all times. This means whether or not your internet is working, or whether or not you are within WiFi range of a wireless network, you can still access the files you need. If your resources are web based, you can download the full website, which will extract the content of the website to your hard drive."

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View RAR and Zip File Contents in Google Docs

View RAR and Zip File Contents in Google Docs: "Zip and RAR files are notorious for hiding viruses. For an anti-virus program to scan compressed files, it must first unpack them, which often means downloading the file to your hard drive before scanning it."

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