Articles by Data Doctors

Spring training is underway which signals the start of the upcoming baseball season. If you have kids, they’re likely to play t-ball, baseball or softball at some point and dream of being on a baseball trading card when they make it to the big leagues. Well, you don’t have to wait for them to get […]

What exactly is the FREAK security flaw that’s been discovered on smartphones and what do I need to do about it?

Thanks to voice recognition technology like Siri, we’re all spending a lot more time literally talking to our phones. We can ask our phones all kinds of things and get the information we need and now you can even have your phone tell you how you feel. An app called Moodies claims it can listen […]

One of great things about expensive DSLR cameras is the depth of field that the lenses can provide. You know those beautiful images where the subject is in clear focus and everything in the background is blurred, which can be visually stunning. Well, if you’re not ready to part with a pile of money in […]

Crowd-sourcing is a great way to get tasks accomplished that can range from creating a new logo to building a website to getting administrative tasks done through virtual assistants. Well, now you can add hiring a business consultant to the list with a website called HourlyNerd.com. Large consulting firms are out of reach for small […]

Smartphones have been pretty safe from malicious apps as long as you stick to getting your apps from the official app stores and you don’t jailbreak your device. Jailbreaking or rooting your phone allows you to bypass the controls put in place by the device manufacturer and is generally done by tech savvy users. But […]

I am currently fed up with my Internet and cable provider. I am thinking of going with DSL for Internet and just using an antenna and Netflix/Hulu/Amazon/Roku for the rest. Any advice?

When you hear the term ‘no-fly’ zone, you typically think of political unrest and war zones, but today’s tip deals with your own personal no-fly zone. Personal unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as quadcopters or personal drones are starting to fill the skies and the industry is aware of the potential privacy issues. A new […]

Securing your accounts and information is more important than ever, but unless we get a gentle reminder, we generally forget to go back and review our security settings. Google understands this and want’s to help motivate you to review your security settings, so they’ve come up with a pretty decent incentive: free storage space. If […]

Social networks have become so integrated in so many of our lives that when someone passes away, one of the first places you’ll go is Facebook. It’s an easy way to connect with grieving family and friends and see so many memories of the departed posted by others. But if you’re the family of the […]