In Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1, Microsoft allows users to control when or even if they want to download and install updates. However, that seems likely to be changed with Windows 10, at least with the Home edition. Microsoft started the ball rolling with a […]
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The Shipping Forecast Ever since I was pressed-ganged by my father to crew for him in the early ’70s and spliced the mainbrace across the English Channel to France, I’ve had a fascination for weather. Of course, when you’re sailing a small boat across a
Where do you get your Weather Forecast? Read More »
By default Word can – and does – impose certain changes to your text. One example is that Word will add borders to the paragraphs in your document based on what you key in. Let’s say, for example, you key in three underlines on a
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According to research from Distil Networks, last year was the first time in history that bots actually outnumbered people on the web. Bots are computer programs that have been coded to either automate a task or pretend to be a person and have probably been
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Ad of the decade! As part of YouTube’s 10th anniversary celebrations the online video site recently asked its users to vote for their favorite ad over the past decade – and the verdict is in. Voters submitted their preferences in droves and competition was fierce
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PearlMountain, established graphics software developer and creator of the excellent Picture Collage Maker software, has recently made a new free online service available called “FotoJet“. FotoJet has been specifically designed to help users create collages, posters, and photo cards quickly and easily for free. With
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Links to all articles included in this series: The Beginning: Opening introduction to the series Browsers: What are they? How to make them a safer door to Web. Search Engines: The Good, Bad and Ugly. Understanding search results. (you are here) Malware and Virus: What is
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Social engineering is by far the most common form of malware delivery and the sad truth is, despite untold warnings, people continue to fall for even the simplest of lures to click on that malicious link or open that malicious attachment. Delivering malware via social
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The future is now! Guinness World Records recently added an amazing new feat to its list of accomplishments. Canadian inventor Catalin Alexandru Duru’s propeller-based hoverboard managed to travel a total distance of 275.9 m (905 ft 2 in) to achieve a new Guinness World Records
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You say tomayto, I say tomarto, you say soccer and I say football. I remember referring to the beautiful game as soccer on a UK forum once and was roundly chastised, even baited for being a namby pamby, yankee loving NFL groupie and would I
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I must say, Aomei is really setting the standard with its Backupper software and easily holding its place as DCT’s recommended free imaging/backup program. (Aomei Backupper Free Imaging – Test & Review). A restore to dissimilar hardware feature was added into version 2.5 a couple
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Fly me to the moon Have you ever delivered a eulogy at a wedding, standing in front of friends and relatives with maybe some notes scribbled on the back of a paper napkin? It’s daunting isn’t it, even with that drop of Dutch courage and
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Do you shut down your computer and electronic gadgets when you are not using them? In my “Camp Wired” computer classes that I teach weekly, I get this question often from students. There are so many different answers out there depending on who you talk to.
On or Off, what should you do with your computer when not in use? Read More »
