Stories by Rick Broida

In Pictures: 9 security gadgets for mobile devices

If you use your smartphone or tablet for work, you need to keep your data secure when you're on the go. We look at nine gadgets that try to keep your important data out of the hands of others.

How to get an extra 10GB of Google Drive space for free

Google gives all comers 15 gigabytes' worth of free storage across Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Plus Photos. Not a bad chunk of space just for having a heartbeat.

How to add a third monitor to your laptop

If you spend any significant amount of time working at a desk, the single best way to boost your productivity is to connect a second monitor.

Make Windows Media Player the default audio player in Windows 8

Like many Windows 8 users, I spend most of my time using Desktop mode, which affords me a more Windows 7-like experience.

Speek eases conference calling hassles for Windows Phone

If that headline sounds familiar, it's because I wrote a similar one back in January about Speek for iOS. It's an app that brings conference-call creation and management to your smartphone.

App Spotlight: Sendboo translates multi-lingual messages on the fly

So you're looking to work with an overseas supplier for parts. Or you need to hire a programmer whose English is fractured at best. Now what? Do you really need to hire a translator just so you can communicate with these folks?

How to move from Gmail to Outlook.com

So you've decided you like the cut of Outlook.com's jib, so much so that you're ready to ditch Gmail and move your mail into Microsoft's camp. Easier said than done, right?

How to move from Hotmail to Outlook.com

Late in July, Microsoft unveiled Outlook.com, a new Webmail service designed to take the place of the aging Hotmail.

Learn the basics of Ice Cream Sandwich with the Android 4.0 cheat sheet

So your company just snapped up your aging BlackBerry and handed you an Android phone. Or you got fed up with Apple (it happens) and decided to switch platforms.

Print from your iPhone or iPad to any printer

Want to print an email you received on your iPad? How about a photo you snapped with your iPhone? Or a document you just downloaded from Dropbox?

Need help choosing a smartphone or tablet? Head to Versus IO

Trying to decide between, say, the hot new Samsung Galaxy S3 and the iPhone 4S? How about the Amazon Kindle Fire and Google Nexus 7 tablets?

The business benefits of adding a second monitor

For my money, there's no better way to transform your computing experience than by adding a second monitor.

The 6 best new iOS 6 features for business users

It's official: Apple iOS 6 is coming this fall," and with it some 200 updates and improvements.

How to manage multiple Twitter accounts

There are many ways you can use Twitter to help build your business. For example, you can track trending topics, leverage Web analytics, and tap some 50 million daily users.

The right way to respond to a nasty email

Very often in business, the important thing is not how you act, but rather how you react.

Security Watch

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The price of poor printer security is too costly to be overlooked

As modern printing and imaging solutions have become more versatile and sophisticated to keep up with the needs of users, hackers are working overtime to turn these innovations into vulnerabilities.