While all cloud-based file storage companies invest in protocols to keep your company’s sensitive data safe, the details of these policies may vary. To keep your documents safe, look for providers ...

The javax.swing.JFileChooser class describes a Swing component for choosing files, usually via its int showOpenDialog (Component parent) and int showSaveDialog (Component parent) methods. In this post ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find an application these days that does not require a user to choose a file at some stage. To cater to that need, the Swing collection provides a JFileChooser component that ...

Each file in your Windows operating system has an extension in its filename, eg. .txt, .doc, etc. These extensions are used to identify the program, with which, windows can open this file. You can set ...

The days of pressing the wrong key and losing a whole week’s worth of work should be long gone now. Today’s cloud-based apps keep duplicate copies of everything, saving you the hassle of manual ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

You never know when one of your files might reach someone it wasn't intended to reach—perhaps through an email forward, a USB stick left behind on a desk, or maybe ...

To make sure a deleted file can't be recovered, you'll need to use a third-party shredding tool. Here's a look at three such free programs: Eraser, File Shredder, and Freeraser. We all know that ...