If like me, you use defined styles in your documents, you may be surprised to learn that there is a very robust search in Word that will allow you to find defined styles within your document. Follow the steps below to learn how: On the […]
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On-demand malware scanners/removers have become an integral part of our overall security strategy these days with most users utilizing at least one of these programs to help maintain a clean machine. Antivirus software is never 100% foolproof and these types of second opinion scanners can
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iPhones are not necessarily known for their great battery life. While Apple has improved battery life with each generation of iPhones, it has never provided a way to find out what apps were killing your battery. Until now. It’s one of the new features
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Following on the heels of the Heartbleed scare, another major vulnerability has been identified in a widely utilized software. The newly discovered security vulnerability, dubbed ‘Shellshock’, is part of Bash, the command-line shell utility common to Linux and Unix operating systems. The vulnerability does NOT
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After having a blockbuster launch weekend by selling over 10 million iPhones, Apple is having a rough week. Apple released an iOS update (iOS 8.0.1) that proved to be pretty deadly to their newest models, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. After numerous reports of these
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The internet has undergone somewhat of a revolution since the startling revelations regarding government surveillance came to light, and the way in which we view privacy is now irrevocably changed. Many users have turned to privacy orientated services and software, such as VPNs and Tor,
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A friend of mine asked me to find a Windows 7 laptop for her. I have had success finding laptops at Best Buy in the past. I navigated to their laptop page. Once there, I planned on narrowing my search down to Windows 7 laptops.
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What is a Firewall? – Hardware vs Software As the image suggests, it is an enforced protection between your computer and the rest of the world. There are both hardware firewalls and software firewalls that you can implement on your computer system. Let’s talk about
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AutoText is a great feature that has been included in Word since its earliest versions and it is one that really comes in handy. just about everyone I know uses AutoText and uses it frequently as I do. As you all know I love to
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I am a big user of text messaging. Maybe not when compared to the younger generation but, still, I send and receive more than my fair share of messages. So, after updating my iPhone 5 to iOS 8, the Messages app is probably the one
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Nostalgia Warning!! We’ll start off with a young(ish) Steve Ballmer screaming the virtues of Windows 1.0 in his own inimitable style, proving once and for all that he was always a nutcase…. but wait, there’s more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk There was no shortage of big
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Microsoft has announced a limited time offer to double its free OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) storage, from 15GB to 30GB. The offer is available to anyone with an iPhone, Android Phone, or Windows Phone from now until the end of September. For New OneDrive Users Install
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iOS 8 was released on September 17th. It is compatible with all iPhones since iPhone 4s (4s, 5, 5c, 5s, 6 and 6 Plus) as well as all iPads since iPad 2 (including both iPad minis and iPad Air) and the 5th generation iPod touch.
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The final word on the Home Depot breach has been reported by Brian Krebs and it turns out to be a breach of massive proportions: Home Depot said today[14th September] that cyber criminals armed with custom-built malware stole an estimated 56 million debit and credit
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