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  • FlightFox
    Data Doctors | March 12, 2015 4:03 pm

    Booking flights, especially multi-city trips can be extremely time consuming if you want to find the best fares. It’s not unusual to spend many hours over several days to really find the best flights, especially international flights. On a recent booking, I decided to try out a service called FlightFox that claims that they have […]

  • Kenu Airframe
    Data Doctors | March 11, 2015 11:03 am

    For most of us, our smartphones have become our music players and our navigation systems in our cars. Having your phone in the proper position to be of use is much safer than fumbling around with it while you’re driving. An interesting option for positioning your phone on your dash is the AirFrame from Kenu.com. […]

  • Default router passwords
    Data Doctors | March 10, 2015 11:03 am

    Your wireless router is your primary line of defense against Internet threats, because it prevents the outside world from having direct access to your computers. Unfortunately, most of you haven’t addressed a major security issue because you’ve left the administrative password at the factory defaults. I’m not talking about your wifi password, I’m talking about […]

  • Rookies app
    Data Doctors | March 9, 2015 11:03 am

    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 […]

  • Security alert for smartphone and Mac users
    Data Doctors | March 6, 2015 9:03 pm

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

  • Moodies
    Data Doctors | March 6, 2015 12:03 pm

    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 […]

  • Background Defocus Apps
    Data Doctors | March 5, 2015 5:03 pm

    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 […]

  • Hourly Nerd
    Data Doctors | March 4, 2015 12:03 pm

    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 […]

  • Malicious apps send by text or email
    Data Doctors | March 3, 2015 5:03 pm

    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 […]

  • Should ‘cord-cutters’ opt for cable Internet or DSL?
    Data Doctors | February 27, 2015 2:02 pm

    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?

  • No fly zone for drones
    Data Doctors | February 26, 2015 12:02 pm

    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 […]

  • Google will give you 2GB of storage
    Data Doctors | February 25, 2015 12:02 pm

    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 […]

  • New Facebook policy allows social media immortality
    Data Doctors | February 24, 2015 12:02 pm

    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 […]

  • Phone apps are just as accurate as fitness bands
    Data Doctors | February 23, 2015 12:02 pm

    Fitness monitors are all the rage these days, but at prices that can range from $100 to $300, they can get expensive. But paying for something that’s on your wrist all day is a lot more accurate than just loading an app on your smartphone, right? Wrong! A recent study published by the Journal of […]

  • Reddit AMA app
    Data Doctors | February 20, 2015 12:02 pm

    Reddit.com is a popular tool in geek culture, but it can be a little hard to take for the uninitiated. It bills itself as the front page of the Internet and is a great example of democracy on the Internet. It’s like a huge message board where articles and postings get voted up and down […]