Since launch, Gmail has been notorious for offering more space and features than other email providers. At present, you can get close to 8GB of space for free with a regular account. Now, Google is giving education organizations a further incentive to “go Google.” All email accounts signed up through a Google Apps for education account will receive 25GB of storage. An extra 17GB isn’t too shabby! Google says that the changes should happen immediately for all new accounts opened from now on....

When browsing the web, there are so many times that I find a useful web page which would be great to share with a friend. The only thing is that screen shot tools like SnagIt or Jing require me to go through a whole process of capturing, marking up, and then uploading. With Markup.io you just press a button, markup, and send your friend the link. It’s the simplest capture tool I’ve ever seen and it doesn’t even require you to install a browser extension, it runs on Java....

Has anyone ever asked you if they could borrow your phone for a few minutes? Even when you know and trust the person, if you have embarrassing sensitive emails or photos on your phone, you might be reluctant to hand it over. What if you didn’t have to worry? By default you do, but we can change that. The stock Android operating system doesn’t encrypt or obscure captured media. Even when you’ve set a password lock to access your phone, all someone has to do is pop out the SD card and your photos will be just a few clicks away from being easily shared on the internet....

What makes this thing so special is the fact that a server can dictate what the Trojan does, meaning it’s quite sophisticated. The Trojan is in repackaged Android apps that look like legitimate ones. These apps have made their way onto a few Chinese third-party app stores. The Trojan is called Gemini and (here is what you really wanted to know), it can seriously compromise personal data on Android devices....

CVE-2016-2335 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that exists in the way 7-Zip handles Universal Disk Format (UDF) files. CVE-2016-2334 is an exploitable heap overflow vulnerability that exists in the Archive::NHfs::CHandler::ExtractZlibFile method functionality of 7-Zip. Fortunately, the exploit has been fixed in the latest version of 7-Zip software, which at the time of this writing is version 16.0. To find out the version you have installed, launch the 7-Zip File Manager, and go to Help > About 7-Zip....

You’re setting up your home studio, and you’ve already plugged in the computer. You’ve set up your monitors and your desk. It looks like things are almost done. Guess what? It’s time to treat your room. You want it to be the best possible listening environment you can have. However, you are most likely on a budget. There are ways to get things set up with a minimal amount of money....

What makes this form of online extortion fall into the sextortion category is when either the threat or the demand is of a sexual nature. Both victims and perpetrators of sextortion can be either gender. One of the reasons sextortion is so effective is because most of the time the victim is embarrassed about falling into the trap in the first place. However, there are ways to extract yourself from the situation if you’re caught in one of these scams....

Back in October we announced the release of Microsoft Office 2011 for the MAC and today I have a quick tip for the Excel 2011 ultra-geek groovyReaders out there. For whatever reason, Excel 2011 for the MAC didn’t include the Solver utility. Odd I know but not a huge deal since Frontline Systems as of today has released Solver for Excel 2011 on their website at www.solver.com/mac/. The new Solver for Excel 2011 has been enhanced over its predecessor (for Excel 2008 for MAC)....

Sony’s watch is designed to be a companion for an Android smartphone, but it doesn’t have to be a Sony model. You need an an app that’s available on the Google Play Store. It does help to own a Sony smartphone, though, as the app is probably pre-installed already. What can it do, you ask? Well, it has a 1.3 inch OLED display at 128 x 128 pixels resolution. It connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth....

Why Your LinkedIn Profile is Important There are various reasons to maintain a LinkedIn profile. On a general level, the profile gives you an active forum to summarize your career milestones and accomplishments for everyone to see. It’s also a great way to maintain contact with business associates for networking purposes. Sounds great, no? I’d argue that most LinkedIn account holders don’t use the service this way, at least regularly. Instead, it’s a tool that gets used during job hunting, and only then does someone’s profile get a substantial update....

Microsoft issued the following press release explaining the situation. This was definitely a surprise to me when I found out. Of course there are plenty of rumors already circulating about the exact reason for Steven’s departure. The timing seems odd considering the recent release of Windows 8, Surface RT tablet. What do you guys think of the situation? These changes are effective immediately. “I am grateful for the many years of work that Steven has contributed to the company,” Ballmer said....

Take a Snapshot in VLC Start playing a video in VLC. When you see a scene you want to capture, click Video » Snapshot. You briefly see a small thumbnail of the capture in the upper left corner of the screen. It also shows the directory the shot is stored in. By default, it’s saved in My Pictures as a PNG file. To have easier access to taking a snapshot, you can make an icon show up in the controls....

Since the online simulator doesn’t have an array of “always-on” microphones listening, you can’t just say: “Alexa” to trigger it as you do with an actual device. Instead, click and hold (or tap and hold on a touch screen device) the microphone button and speak your command (obviously, your computer or mobile device need a working microphone and speakers for it to work). Then Alexa will reply to you as it does from any of the three echo devices that include it....

This week join host Josh Windisch, Brian Burgess and Austin Krause. This week we talk about the Windows Surface RT tablet, Microsoft’s new music service called Xbox Music, Apple rumored to be announcing an iPad mini, new Mac Mini and possibly a new iMac. Josh tells the story of bringing his pet bird on the set of TWiT’s The GizWiz show (link to the video in show notes) and Austin has our how to tip of the week – a groovy new feature in Gmail!...

This week join host Josh Windisch, Brian Burgess, and our senior gaming editor Jacob Lopez, aka 8bitJay as we talk about the Apple smartwatch rumors, and what does the company need to do in order to keep being an innovative juggernaut. The Roku 3 is now available to order for $99. It includes a new and improved user experience, and a remote you can plug headphones into. We have a couple of Microsoft news bits, and our how to tip of the week talks about the easiest Jailbreak for iOS devices yet with Evasi0n....

With all the presents we’re getting around Christmas and the upcoming year of 2011, Microsoft has decided to surprise us too. Microsoft’s seventh retail store is opening this week in Bellevue. Aside from just purchasing Microsoft products, you will be able to test most of them, play some Kinect, talk to an expert or attend everyday activities such as special training courses and classes on basic things to do and how-tos about your PC....

Drag and Drop Files to Kindle One of the easiest ways to get different files onto your Kindle is to connect it with a USB cable to your computer and drag and drop the files onto it. There are a few compatible file types: Kindle Format : .mobi, .azwMicrosoft Word : .docx or .docPDF: .pdfPlain Text: .txtRich Text: .rtfHyperText Markup Language: .html, .htm Connect your Kindle device to your computer using a USB cable....

Log into your Google+ account and click one of your circles under Stream on the left side. Then click OK, I got it. You’ll need to click this for each circle in your stream. Then move the slider to adjust the amount of posts you see. You can turn it completely off, all the way up or somewhere in the middle. This is a nice feature if some of your circles are posting so much it’s getting annoying....

The latest smartphones already dual core CPUs and quad-core smartphones are right around the corner. Such processing power can be used to run a desktop environment without any problems. The future is one in which you’ll just dock your smartphone, and all you’ll need is a keyboard, mouse and monitor to run your operating system, no matter where you are. Similar solutions are already on the market. Just think about the dock the Motorola Atrix has....

Microsoft is getting in on this trend, too with an app developed by the Garage team that’s simply called Selfie. The Microsoft Garage team is also responsible for other interesting programs like Mouse Without Borders and the Outlook addon FindTime. Selfie takes the work out of making your picture look great with editing effects such as noise reduction called Denoise and auto exposure. Microsoft Selfie is currently iOS only, but it’s probably based on Lumia Selfie which is no longer available for Windows Phone devices, so if you have that app, you are not missing out....