TechByter Worldwide 2016.05.01: Belt, Suspenders, and Duc[k|t] Tape; A Tablet that Doesn't Run Windows or OSX; Short Circuits; and Spare Parts.

Summary: Don't underestimate the importance of backing up your important files more than once. Let's consider the on-line CrashPlan backup system. Not all tablets run Windows or OSX; now there's one that comes with Ubuntu Linux. In Short Circuits, You need a password manager and then you need to be careful not to divulge your master password to the bad guys and a new e-mail program for smart phones could be worth downloading even though it's not exactly perfect. In Spare Parts, only on the website: The FBI says it isn't going to share the Iphone hack it bought from hackers for more than $1 million with anyone and particularly not with Apple. Software used to rescue children from sex trafficking. Maybe a decent swipable keyboard is coming to Microsoft devices. Activist investors are named to Yahoo's board of directors. And this week, a bonus track following the program close. Be sure to wait for it.