New and "Improved"?

As many of you know, there were a number of recent "improvements" to Facebook, which I summarized in a post a few days ago. Many would argue, though, that the default settings really compromise your privacy. Here's a Guide to Protecting Your Information on the New Facebook.

Finders Keepers

Ever lose your cell phone? I have and it sucks...not only do you lose the phone, but you lose tons of potentially critical data like texts and photos. Here are the Top 5 Software to Secure and Locate Lost Phones.

Time after Time

Comodo Time Machine isn't a "Time Machine" in the Apple sense of the word. Rather, it's a way to take a snapshot of your whole system in a certain state and then smoothly roll back to that state once you need it again.

The main difference between Comodo and Windows' own snapshot system (restore points) is that Comodo rolls everything back. That means that, by default, all your data is included. If you do not explicitly exclude it, you will lose data on the rollback. However, before the system rolls back Comodo takes another snapshot. That means you can undo even the rollback itself. I hope you're following so far; this whole rolling back and forth through time can get tricky.

Despite the "free" price tag, Time Machine is a serious piece of software. It goes so far as to install a bootloader, which lets you get into a "restore console" and roll Windows back even if it's so messed up that it won't boot.

Power of the Press

In my line of work (and for many of you too), the ability to capture screen shots is critical, whether it's for PowerPoint presentations, sharing sites with colleagues, etc. While there are a number of paid programs that can do this, why not use one that's free? My current favorite is Screenpresso, which can do pretty much everything the paid ones can do and more.

Plugged In

Many people that I work with recognize the value of Facebook and being connected to other people. But, what do you do when you can't be near your computer? No worry! Here are 9 Ways to Connect With Facebook Away From Your Computer.

Speaking Gibberish

You know how those Windows error codes you get from time to time have a bunch of letters and numbers that don't seem to actually mean anything? Actually...they do, but most of us are too lazy to search them on Google. Enter ErrMsg, a free program that can decipher those codes in a flash.

We Are the World

Email attachments may still be the best way to move small files around the Internet, but it's extremely limiting when it comes to file size. Until recently, the quickest and easiest options for transferring large files have been services like RapidShare or MegaUpload, but both services have relatively low file size and usage limits for free users.

WeTransfer differs from the other services in that it's completely free for everyone, allows transfers of up to 2GB of data to up to 20 people, and holds the data for 14 days. There is no registration, no usernames, no premium version -- it's all built for simplicity and ease of use.