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iCloud Backup versus iTunes syncing; 10-must have Android apps; 5 Facebook nightmares (week in review)

iCloud Backup versus iTunes syncing; 10-must have Android apps; 5 Facebook nightmares (week in review)

by ben patterson | Oct 29, 2011 | week in review

So, you’ve got your iPhone all set with the new iCloud Backup service. Does that mean you can skip syncing with iTunes forever? Also: how to create custom keyboard shortcuts on your iPhone or iPad; 10 great apps for your Android phone; and five scary Facebook...
5 terrifying Facebook nightmares, and how to avoid them

5 terrifying Facebook nightmares, and how to avoid them

by ben patterson | Oct 28, 2011 | how-tos, privacy, social networks

Hey, who goes there? Maybe it’s nothing—or maybe it’s the stealthy sound of someone tagging you in a Facebook photo, or a hacker sneaking into your account, or a rogue app having its horrifying way with your Facebook wall. Read on for five terrifying...
How do I recover my hacked Facebook account? (reader mail)

How do I recover my hacked Facebook account? (reader mail)

by ben patterson | Oct 17, 2011 | privacy, security, social networks

MissPhedora writes: Someone has gotten into my Facebook and deleted or changed my information (not good) and changed my password. I can not access it and it does not sent me a code (obviously they also changed my alternative email address). I want to lock my Facebook...
iPhone 4S unveiled; loss of a tech giant; locking down your Facebook account (week in review)

iPhone 4S unveiled; loss of a tech giant; locking down your Facebook account (week in review)

by ben patterson | Oct 7, 2011 | week in review

Millions of eager customers are already placing their orders for the next iPhone, which looks virtually identical to its predecessor but packs in a turbo-charged processor, a sharper camera, and a voice-activated “intelligent assistant” named Siri. At the...
Week in review: Keeping your Facebook comments private; the new Kindles; Apple to “talk iPhone”

Week in review: Keeping your Facebook comments private; the new Kindles; Apple to “talk iPhone”

by ben patterson | Oct 1, 2011 | week in review

Keeping your Facebook comments to yourself isn’t as easy as you may have heard, particularly when you’re commenting on someone else’s Facebook post. So, is there any way to keep your comments to yourself? Read on for answers. Also this week: Amazon unleashes a trio of...
How to keep your Spotify activity private on Facebook, permanently

How to keep your Spotify activity private on Facebook, permanently

by ben patterson | Sep 30, 2011 | how-tos, music, social networks

Don’t want everyone on Facebook to know about your addiction to the soundtrack of “A Chorus Line”? If so, think twice before teeing up “I Hope I Get It” or “What I Did For Love” (hey, they’re great songs!) on Spotify,...
Week in review: Netflix to split in two; Facebook’s new “Timeline”; Kindle goes to the library

Week in review: Netflix to split in two; Facebook’s new “Timeline”; Kindle goes to the library

by ben patterson | Sep 23, 2011 | week in review

Within a few weeks, you’ll have to visit a new site, called Qwikster, to rend DVDs from Netflix. So, why is the video rental giant spinning off its DVD business? Good question. Also this week: Facebook wants you to share like you’ve never shared before,...
Coming soon to Facebook: A new breed of apps that share (almost) everything you do

Coming soon to Facebook: A new breed of apps that share (almost) everything you do

by ben patterson | Sep 22, 2011 | news, social networks

More changes are coming to Facebook, and this one’s big: we’re talking a radically redesigned profile page, complete with a “Timeline” of what you’re watching, reading, playing, and listening to—and it’s all shared automatically,...
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