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Turn on Two-Factor Authentication on Twitter and All the Sites You Use

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:12:27 +0000

Finally! Twitter has added two-factor authentication, which requires a second check (a verification code sent to your phone) when you sign into the service from an unknown device. This is a much-needed feature for online accounts to prevent hackers from taking over your account (and we've seen that happen a lot, on Twitter especially). Here's how to get this set up and the other places you need to turn on two-factor authentication.

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Send Money to Friends via Gmail or Square

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:19:08 +0000

Here's a cool new feature Google has rolled out (in addition to the many other amazing things the company announced at its I/O developers conference): payments via email. Now all you need to do to send someone money quickly is send him or her an email from Gmail.

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Edit Photos on Windows 8 with Adobe's Free Photoshop Express App

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:52:57 +0000

Adobe's mobile app Photoshop Express is now available for Windows 8 devices, including the Surface and other touchscreen laptops and tablet PCs. The Windows 8 app allows for basic photo editing as well as one-touch auto-fixing, slider controls to enhance images, and Instagram-like filters.

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Spruce Up Windows 8 with Free Themes and Wallpapers

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:42:37 +0000

If you have a Windows 8 laptop, tablet, or desktop PC, you're not limited to just the default themes that come with Windows 8. There are tons of free wallpapers available around the web, but in addition to those, you can use theme packs direct from Microsoft. These are packs of desktop background pictures, window colors, and sounds. New themes are available now with some stunning natural photos of Alaska, New Zealand, and Sweden, as well as a sweet illustration.

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How Google Glass Works: A Visual Guide [Infographic]

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:38:16 +0000

By now, you've probably heard mentions of Google Glass, Google's tech-enabled eyeglasses that feed you information about what you're seeing without you even having to ask, Terminator-like. Maybe you've even seen a geek or two wearing one of these newfangled wearable computers. But what the heck does Google Glass really do and how does it work? This infographic explains how Google Glass might be the ultimate mobile accessory.

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Google SMS Search Has Been Shut Down

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:24:35 +0000

Photo via Ghacks

Google's SMS Search was one of the best things for mobile users who don't have a data plan: With it, you could send a text message to Google with your search query and get back the results via text. Unfortunately, even though there's no official shutdown notice from Google, many users are reporting on Ghacks SMS search has been shut down. Google is encouraging people to use the mobile web instead.

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The Top iOS Apps of All Time

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:43:26 +0000

Apple is rapidly approaching a big milestone: 50 billion apps downloaded in the iTunes App Store. In celebration of that, as with previous years (for the 25 billionth download), the company has listed the top 100 free and paid iPhone and iPad apps of all time.

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Google Drive vs Dropbox vs SugarSync vs Box vs SkyDrive: Mobile Offline Access

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:01:00 +0000

The other day I was in the subway (no internet access) and wanted to check out a file I was working on, saved to Google Drive. Sorry, it said, you have no internet connection. So then I thought, well, maybe I can write more notes about this article in my Microsoft OneNote notebook. Sorry, you need to log in while you have a network access. Dropbox. SkyDrive. SugarSync. The story was all the same: If you want offline access to your files, you need to set that up before you go offline.

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The Greatest Hurdles to Working from Home? Your Family

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:16:38 +0000

Regus, a company that provides business lounges for mobile workers and travelers, conducted a survey of over 24,000 people worldwide to find out what they consider the biggest issues to working from home. Of the top 11 issues, three of them revolve around distractions and interruptions from children, family, and/or pets.

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Why Telecommuting Is Good for the Environment (and How to Green Your Home Office)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:56:51 +0000

It's Earth Day, which means for at least one day we should be focusing on our impact on the environment. I've long been an advocate of working from home--it makes sense on so many levels, and that includes environmental benefits. So in honor of Earth Day, here are a few links to research on how ditching your commute can help save our environment, and once you are working from home, how to "green" your home office--for free or for little investment:

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