December 27, 2013 Today’s Scuttlebot: The Lost Year of Tech, and Inside Apple by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Thursday’s highlights from around the web include a retrospective of the year when wearables let down, M&A replaced innovation,…
December 27, 2013 Target’s Nightmare Goes On: Encrypted PIN Data Stolen by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH On Friday, Target confirmed that cybercriminals had managed to steal encrypted PIN data for its customers, in what is officially the…
December 27, 2013 An Interview With Liz Eswein, Instagram User-Turned-Entrepreneur by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Just a couple of years after she first opened an Instagram account, Liz Eswein has built a successful business on helping…
December 27, 2013 Overstock to Embrace Bitcoin, Giving the Currency a Lift by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Patrick Byrne, the chief executive of Overstock, said the company planned to let online shoppers pay for goods with Bitcoin by…
December 26, 2013 Amazon Reveals a New Hint About Prime Membership Rolls by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD The company has never said how many Prime members it has, leaving analysts guessing about the popularity of the service that…
December 26, 2013 Software for Sorting Out Child Support by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Millions of people in the United States owe money for child support from former marriages, and want to be involved with…
December 26, 2013 Bye Bye, Bile? Websites Try to Nix Nasty Comments by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And…
December 26, 2013 Basic Apps for Your New Smartphone or Tablet by KIT EATON By KIT EATON There are millions of apps to choose from. Where to start? Published: December 26, 2013 at 12:00AM from NYT Technology http://nyti.ms/19fbuSE…
December 26, 2013 Starting Windows 8.1 in Desktop Mode by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Start your computer in the familiar Windows desktop environment, and how to safely upgrade to OS X Mavericks. Published: November…
December 26, 2013 Using an iPad With Linux by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Apple does not offer a Linux version of its media-management software, but compatibility software gives access to many of its…