TechByter Worldwide 2014.11.16: Protecting Your Computer with Malwarebytes; Net Neutrality, Rural Electrification, and Competition; and Short Circuits.

Published: Nov. 16, 2014, 4 a.m.

Malwarebytes offers free and paid versions of protective applications that work with your standard antivirus program and I've been trying them; an interesting combination of events this week caused me to think about Net Neutrality, rural electrification, and the future of US competitiveness; In Short Circuits: How to make Pandora stop asking if you're listening -- at least for a while; Yahoo starts making plans to serve targeted video ads; Singles Day in China beats Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined; and CEO Satya Nadella talks about the future of Microsoft.