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TDS goes to Washington
We may be your local phone and Internet company, but we’re also your advocate in Washington. There are lots of big issues in the telecommunications world that could affect you (and your bill) including rural call completion, retransmission consent, and changes to the universal service fund. Find out about our meetings with almost 20 members of congress and how TDS is working on your behalf.
Read MoreCyber Security Awareness Month: reminders, tips, and resources
Don’t be put off by the name—Cyber Security Awareness Month may sound like it’s only for computer nerds and programmers, but it’s also for you too. Creating strong passwords, being aware of malware and phishing, securing your home network, and teaching your children to be digital citizens—these are all key elements to staying safe online. To help you, we’ve assembled a list of cyber security tips and resources.
Read MoreCheap Tunes Tuesday: Icky Thump
Normally when you think of bands, the image of a huge stage and a 4 to 10-member group comes to mind. It’s a rare occurrence to check out a band and come to find out it’s only a duo. Today’s Cheap Tunes Tuesday installment isn’t only just two people making amazing music, but perhaps the best music duo of all time.
Read MoreWeekly tech news roundup for October 17
This week: leaked images show Fitbit’s newest devices, Google announces Lollipop mobile OS, and Apple unveils new iPads (plus a few other goodies). Check out the Kickstarter of the week and MasterCard’s new touchless payment credit card coming to a wallet near you in 2015. Also, Lockheed Martin is developing a Mr. Fusion, the earth’s magnetic field may be flipping sooner rather than later, and click on over and take a peek at Drunk J. Crew for some Friday Fun.
Read MoreThe Dropbox password leak–6 lessons we learned
Yet another massive user ID and password leak. This time it affects about 7 million DropBox users, even if DropBox denies they were hacked. As usual, such a hack means that the data these users have stored in DropBox is in jeopardy. It also means that those who use the same ID and password on many services have much bigger troubles. We have six things we can learn from this most recent alleged hacking incident.
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