This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of HP MPS. All opinions are 100% mine. HP made a very clever series of commercials called 'The Wolf'. The wolf is the attacker of a corporate enterprise, the sheep. We get to hear from the attacker as he compromises the printers, leaps to the computers and servers to get data about clients, employees, and everything else. … [Read more...]
You can now use cash to buy from Amazon.com
Major internet retailer Amazon has made it to show with more options and competitive prices. Not everyone has a credit card or debit card or feels comfortable linking it to their account. Amazon's new feature should solve that problem. Amazon Cash allows you to visit select retailers and deposit money to your Amazon balance for no fee. You pay them cash and they credit your … [Read more...]
April Fools Day 2017 around the web
April Fools Day is upon us once again. What weird ideas are out on the web this year? Previous compilations: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Google always puts a lot of effort into their April Fools gags, so we'll start there. Google Gnome is Google Home for your yard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNOllWX-2aE Haptic Helpers - VR feedback … [Read more...]
Receive Android notifications from Gmail for only certain labels
If your Gmail account is pretty active, it can make notifications on your phone about every incoming email quite annoying. Between the icon in the top bar and a sound notification with each one, you might turn notifications off all together. A better way to handle the problem is to ensure you only get notifications for messages that you care about. Fortunately, the Gmail app on … [Read more...]
Configure Outlook to recurring appointments for the last weekday of the month
Calendars have their own quirks so Outlook, part of Microsoft Office, sometimes bears the brunt of the frustration at calendars because it is a calendaring program. One behavior that can be difficult to master are meetings or appointments that recur with the day of the month rather than the date. From easiest to more difficult to predict, and therefore program, I would … [Read more...]