According to Secunia, the typical Internet user has a dozen insecure applications on his or her computer. Data gathered by the company indicates that PC users have, on average, 80 applications installed and that 15% of them are not up to date. Only 2% of PC users have all their applications up-to-date. The main reason that software makers release update patches is to fix known vulnerabilities. Unpatched [...]

Microsoft recently released a beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials, the company’s new no cost consumer security software. Formerly known by the cool code name “Morro,” Microsoft Security Essentials is essentially the anti-malware component of Microsoft’s subscription security service, Windows Live OneCare, without the utility applications and the $50 annual fee. Microsoft [...]

Everyday, more and more people are surfing the Internet on their smartphones. Some estimates put the share of mobile traffic at 20% for certain types of websites and it’s growing. Most sites don’t work well on mobile. Long load times, incompatible content and difficult navigation can be frustrating to users. Site owners need to optimize their sites in order to increase mobile traffic and revenue. [...]

Have you ever wanted to create your own affiliate network business just like LinkShare.com and CJ.com? Owning your own affiliate network is where the really big money is. But usually, open an affiliate network requires a lot of money, especially if you try to write your own network software. Fortunately, HasOffers – the first white label affiliate network software – has just recently went [...]

Logitech has announced new software for video calling that works with any Logitech webcam. The software is called Logitech Vid and is designed for fast and free video calls on PC or Mac computers. Logitech promises that the setup of the software for video calling is streamlined and very simple. Logitech dramatically simplifies video calling with Vid by offering a streamlined setup and a simple, intuitive [...]

PLR Content I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately about Private Label Rights (PLR) content. I used to think that it was only for lazy people who didn’t want to do their own writing. But as I learn more, I’ve come up with lots of great ways I can use PLR in my own business. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, PLR is content that you get from the original author [...]

One of the easiest ways to create a recurring income online is with a membership site.  In fact, there’s been a huge increase in the number of membership sites over the past few years. There are sites available for nearly every interest that you can imagine. Whether you’re an animal lover, a work at home parent, a six figure earner, a music lover, or a sports fan there are membership sites for [...]