I have been using Google’s new email app called Inbox by Gmail since its first invitation-only release and I have to say I am a big fan of it, and I think it is the best email app so far. Its elegant and mobile-friendly design makes it so easy to check and manage your email inbox, and it also goes beyond email by integrating your calendar, reminder, and other stuff in your account to make […]
Yearly Archives: 2015
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Many companies, especially those financial institutions, ask users to answer some additional security questions, the intention is to provide one more layer of security defense to protect users’ information. For example, if a user forgot password, the system will ask the user to answer some of the security questions, if the questions are answered correctly, an email will be sent to the user with a password reset link in it. This is designed to prevent […]
Google released a new Chrome extension called Password Alert that will protect users from phishing websites that might try to steal user’s Google account passwords. According to Google official blog post, “Once you’ve installed it, Password Alert will show you a warning if you type your Google password into a site that isn’t a Google sign-in page.” The blog post didn’t go into details about how Password Alert works, but only mentioned that once Password […]
Want to text your friends in a fast way but your fingers are too fat? Want to use emojis in your text message but your keyboard does not support them or it is hard to switch back and forth? Hard to take meeting notes with your tablet because you don’t have an external keyboard? Google Handwriting Input app comes to the rescue. It is a new app recently released by Google that allows users to handwrite […]
The cloud storage business has always been a competitive one and now it will get more competitive and even deadly after Amazon released two very cheap cloud storage plans: Unlimited Photos plan and Unlimited Everything plan. The Unlimited Photos plan is priced at $11.99 per year and allows customers to store unlimited photos in their Amazon Cloud Drive. However, if customers are willing to pay $48 more per year, then you can upgrade the Unlimited Photos plan to […]
We all know that Microsoft is working hard to keep their promise of releasing Windows 10 in this summer, and during the first year after the release, users of Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 will get free upgrade to Windows 10. However, if you cannot wait that long, you can grab a copy of Windows 10 Technical Preview and install it on your test PC or simply on a virtual machine to get some hands-on […]
Google introduced a new service called Google Cloud Storage Nearline and it definitely blows its competitors out of water. With the low price as 1c per GB data at rest and about 3 second response time for data retrieval, the service is already standing out. You can find more details and features of the Nearline service at this post.
I noticed the vending machine in my office break room is doing something weird. Do you think it is running Windows operating system or it is just lazy or just playing a vending machine joke? LOL.
If you are a e-Rewards member, you may have received an email at some point inviting you to install e-Rewards Notify desktop application. If you ever wonder it is OK to install it, then the short answer is “No, don’t install it”. The invitation email describes e-Rewards Notify as a desktop application which delivers survey invitations straight to your desktop, but if you read the detailed information about the application on e-Rewards web site, you […]
Since I gave away my Google Nexus 10 to my son, I have been shopping around to get a new tablet for myself. Then during Valentine’s day, Amazon had a really attractive deal on Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (64 GB WiFi version), which price was marked down to $299 from the original $479. I never had Kindle Fire product before and the price was too good to pass, so I purchased one before the one-day […]