eBay latest to suffer massive data breach
eBay has announced that it will begin asking users to change their passwords later today after the discovery of a massive data breach.
Mastering Gmail’s powerful search capabilities
There are a lot of reasons to love Gmail, and the ability to search using just about any parameter in an email is one of them. I'll show you how to use Gmail's powerful operators and boolean constructions to find just about anything in Gmail or Google Calendar.
Word Online course available to Oasis partner organizations
Word Online is published and available for Oasis Connections partners. This free online version of Word was requested by instructors who wanted an easier, free version of Word to teach to students without the need for expensive software.
New in your News Feed: Facebook Trending
Facebook has introduced a new feature you may have noticed on your homepage. Trending, which lies to the right of your News Feed, is a compilation of some of the hot topics trending on Facebook. Each suggested topic has a title and a short explanatory introduction.
What’s New in Connections
Key updates to the Connections curriculum included new content for mobile devices, more short courses, Windows 8, Facebook, job searching and more.
Huge security flaw found in Internet Explorer
Microsoft revealed the existence of a major security vulnerability in in Internet Explorer over the weekend. This is of special concern to users that still haven’t upgraded from Windows XP, as there will be no patch forthcoming.
Skype group calling is now free for everyone
You can call a group of up to 25 of your closest friends and colleagues for a video chat absolutely free now in Skype.
Easy to remember, hard to crack
Incomprehensible passwords with numbers, capital letters, and characters like the asterisk are secure but maddening to remember. They are also time consuming to type on mobile devices. But security specialists are promoting another type of password option that might be a little bit more to your liking – long and readable. They just can’t make sense.
Facebook axes chat and texting functions from mobile app
Facebook mobile users are in for a surprise. Messenger is gone! Facebook has removed the popular texting function from the mobile app and replaced it with the stand-alone Facebook Messenger app. Don't despair, the new app is easy to install and use.
Facebook annoyances: auto-play video
Facebook recently updated the news feed to include videos that play automatically. If you aren't a fan, or are concerned with videos eating up too much of your data plan, then here is how to turn them off.