How to find happiness in a world of password madness

Follow:   09.19.2012  View in a Browser How to find happiness in a world of password madness 09.18.2012 9:55 PM In the grand scheme of digital security, passwords have become self-defeating, often impotent tools. We need too many of them, and the strong ones are too hard to remember. Luckily, however, you can improve today's passwords with proper management, and tomorrow's security tech may eliminate passwords completely. Microsoft adds recycle bin to SkyDrive, plus other updates aimed at students 09.19.2012 5:26 AM At the suggestion of students, Microsoft has updated its SkyDrive cloud storage service with several features helpful to group projects. Users can now restore deleted files for up to 24 hours, and Microsoft will add survey creation tools within Excel. -ADVERTISEMENT-   50 Essential Windows 7 Tips Download PCWorld's Superguide. PCWorld on your iPad Subscribe to our enhanced iPad edition.   Internet Archive collects, streams TV news archives 09.19.2012 5:16 AM The Internet Archive is adding a section called TV News Search & Borrow that stores 1000 national news shows and 350,000 individual programs dating back to 2009. Inside the shadowy underground of Korean monitor sales 09.18.2012 9:30 PM If you're looking for a high-res desktop monitor with good image quality, you can buy a brand you've never heard of direct from Korea. But proceed with caution. Samsung Galaxy Note II hits U.S. mid-November 09.19.2012 6:00 AM The Samsung Galaxy Note II is heading stateside this November. Dell unveils Windows 8 Latitude tablet and Ultrabook for business 09.19.2012 8:58 AM Dell announces a new tablet, Ultrabook and all-in-one PC running on Windows 8. Apple, ebook publishers look to settle EU antitrust dispute 09.19.2012 9:30 AM Apple, along with four major ebook publishers, have offered retailers such as Amazon the option to set their own prices for e-books for the next two years in a bid to end an antitrust investigation in the E.U. Optimus G could be the comeback that LG needs 09.19.2012 10:30 AM LG has had some stumbles as of late. But the newly announced Optimus G smartphone sounds like it can hold its own against the Nokia Lumias and Samsung Galaxy S IIIs of the world. Box Accelerator streamlines cloud data uploads 09.18.2012 12:24 PM Box developed Box Accelerator to boost data upload performance by up to 10 times for business and enterprise customers. HTC announces Windows Phone 8X and 8S, coming in November 09.19.2012 9:55 AM HTC has announced the Windows Phone 8X and Windows Phone 8S, two new smartphones coming in November. Will you be more secure if you abandon Internet Explorer? 09.19.2012 10:58 AM Switching browsers will protect you from the current Internet Explorer zero-day exploits, but it's not a silver bullet security solution. Fujifilm shows off the X-E1, its most affordable mirrorless camera 09.18.2012 12:53 PM The new X-E1 will offer the same sensor and shooting modes of the higher-priced X-Pro1 in a slightly different body. New PlayStation 3 console slims down for the holidays 09.19.2012 5:49 AM Sony is releasing a slimmer, smaller, and lighter PlayStation 3 console in time for the holidays featuring either 250GB or 500GB of hard disk drive storage, a boost from the current 160GB and 320GB models. Apple releases iOS 6 09.19.2012 9:50 AM As promised, Apple on Wednesday released iOS 6, the newest version of its operating system for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.         You are subscribed to this newsletter as: messi1927@gmail.com More PCWorld Newsletters / Manage Subscriptions / Unsubscribe IDG Consumer & SMB Privacy Policy © 2012 IDGCSMB, 501 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107