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Does Vonage require high speed internet to work?
The following is an actual reader submitted question: Q.   Do you need to have high speed internet for Vonage to work?  Can you buy high speed internet from Vonage? A.  Yes, you do need high speed internet in order for Vonage to function.  Vonage uses VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology which requires a high [...]

Pay-at-the-Pump Skimming Using Bluetooth
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger Skimming data off of debit and credit cards has been happening at ATMs, gas pumps and electronic funds transfer point of sale terminals for quite some time. When criminals plant skimming devices, they have to physically attach a skimming device that fits over the face of the ATM?s card [...]

Are Webroot and Trend Micro the same? Is it harmful to have them on at the sa...
The following is an actual user-submitted question: Q: Are Webroot and Trend Micro the same? Is it harmful to have them on at the same time? Or is it a waste of money, and am I doing double security? A: This is a good question. It reminds me of a scene from a Billy Wilder movie called [...]

SugarSync discounts personal plans
We reviewed SugarSync for Business on Monday. Today we're reporting that the online backup service is offering exclusive 15% discounts on its 60GB and 100GB plans. It's a limited time offer; in fact customers have until March 31st. We really liked SugarSync when we reviewed it. It's a fun and feature-rich service that's particularly useful for [...]

Credit Report Statue of Limitations
The following is an actual reader submitted question: Q:  How long does debt stay on your credit report? A: According to the FTC's Fair Credit Reporting act, most negative credit information will stay on your credit report for 7.5 years (7 years + 180 days) from the date of delinquency.  It can be a bit confusing, but [...]

Vonage World Savings for the Military and International Calls
We frequently receive user questions about whether their friend/spouse/coworker can make calls to the US using Vonage World.   In a word, the answer is yes.  That means that if you: 1.  Are in the military, deployed overseas OR 2.  Outside of the US, making calls to the US AND you have a high speed internet connection, Vonage World [...]

Hacking humans' naiveté
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger Naiveté: A lack of sophistication or worldliness. That sums up a lot of people I know. "There's a sucker born every minute" is a phrase often credited to P.T. Barnum (1810 ? 1891), an American showman. It is generally taken to mean that there are (and always will [...]

SugarSync for business reviewed
We really liked SugarSync's personal backup service when we tested it, so we were eager to see how its SugarSync for Business plan differs. Strangely, the biggest difference seems to be in the price, and not the functionality; from a price perspective, that's a very good thing. The base price is currently $29.99 per month for [...]

The $10,000 fake ID
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger When I was 17, my friend ?Baldo,? as he was known by all, was the Fake ID Master. He also fixed TV?s and still does today. But he didn?t actually create ?fake IDs,? he altered real ones. The technology he used back then is still used today. It?s [...]

Unemployed Tax Filing Guidelines
Being unemployed is more common than not in the current economic climate.  And it comes with it's own set of questions about how this might affect your 2009 tax filing requirements.   If you spent some (or all) of 2009 unemployed and want to know if you need to file, we break down the basics below. Federal [...]