30
Jul
Posted by Stephen In Information
Registering for an account at any web site almost always requires an email address, and some people like to use a secondary address they don’t really care about instead of their real email address to avoid spam. If you do this, don’t use a Hotmail (Update: or other free webmail) account.
Microsoft shuts down Hotmail accounts that haven’t been logged into after nine months. So if you registered for your Gmail account two years ago and used your Hotmail address as your secondary email address and never logged back in, you’ve put your Gmail account at risk.
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28
Jul
Posted by Stephen In Information
Perhaps the most exciting tech battle to watch: Google’s (GOOG) intensifying clash with fellow titan Microsoft (MSFT), as the two square off in almost every major line of business.
Click here to see 10 ways Google is trying to kill Microsoft →
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27
Jul
Posted by Stephen In Information
NEW DELHI (AFP) –
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he was forced to give up on the social networking phenomenon Facebook after too many people wanted to be his friend.
Gates, the billionaire computer geek-turned-philanthropist who was honoured Saturday by India for his charity work, told an audience in New Delhi he had tried out Facebook but ended up with “10,000 people wanting to be my friends”.
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24
Jul
Posted by Stephen In News
Yahoo (YHOO) will announce today that it’s bought startup Xoopit for ~$20 million, BoomTown reports. 
The WSJ reported negotiations between the companies.
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23
Jul
Posted by Stephen In News
Let’s face it, Google Maps (
) is a lifesaver, but it certainly isn’t perfect. In fact, we’ve always found it challenging to not only get directions to our destinations, but to simultaneously search for additional destinations on our drives. It can get especially frustrating if we’re trying to plan ahead and find food, coffee, or gas along our route.
Thankfully, today Google () released a new Maps feature that lets you keep on searching, all the while saving your directions. It’s pretty inconspicuous and easy to miss, but the new feature will make it easy for you to get the directions you need and find the businesses and points of interest you want along your route. Read More
Registering for an account at any web site almost always requires an email address, and some people like to use a secondary address they don’t really care about instead of their real email address to avoid spam. If you do this, don’t use a Hotmail (Update: or other free webmail) account.
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