Just recently I upgraded my Windows 8.1 system to Windows 10 and things did not go smoothly. This is a very new machine, only 4 weeks old, so hardware incompatibilities were pretty much ruled out. Besides, the ‘Get Windows 10’ notification assured me of full […]
In a recent announcement, Mozilla revealed that it will deprecate support for its current add-ons and go the Chrome route. The four major changes in the pipeline that will affect developers and users alike are: Implementing a new extension API called WebExtensions The multi-process architecture
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Google’s ongoing battle with European regulators over the right to be forgotten has been well documented, Now, it seems, UK authorities are taking the concept one step further by denying the right to report on “right to be forgotten” events. Confused? Allow me to explain.
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For those not in the know; Ashley Madison is a site offering hook-ups for people looking to have affairs – commonly referred to as an adultery or infidelity site. Call me a prude but, personally, I find it astonishing that these types of sites even
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In a recent article I mentioned how my upgrade experience from Windows 8.1 Pro to Windows 10 Pro has been a bit of a nightmare, well a lot of a nightmare to be honest. The one redeeming factor in the whole mess has been the
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“Edge” is the name of Microsoft’s new browser which comes shipped with Windows 10 and it’s lightweight and very snappy. What follows is a number of tips to help get you started with Edge: Accessing the Settings menu in Edge The Settings menu in Edge
The section at far right of the Taskbar, which displays icons for active programs, is known as the Notification Area or System Tray. In previous Windows editions there have been 3 options available to manage these icons – Show icon and notifications, Hide Icon and
Forgot your email password? So many clients that I work with misunderstand email passwords and how they are created. When I ask them… “what’s your email password“, the two most common answers are… “I don’t have an email password” or “wouldn’t have a clue”. This
There’s nothing like starting off the week with a little humor, helps with those Monday blues. Here is another selection of random photos courtesy of DCT’s recommended download site MajorGeeks: Critical “page not found” error Cheap iPads!! Cut the blue wire! – Happy SysAdmin day!
Much has been written about Windows 10 settings and features but here are 6 lesser known features that you may not be aware of: #1 Print to PDF I, for one, am happy to see that Windows 10 has now added the ability to create
Here’s your opportunity to get the latest full version (5.6.0) of WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe, including Windows 10 support, absolutely free… offer expires 31st August. *Giveaway version does not support free updates! WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe, all-in-one video software as an 4K Ultra
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Seems Lenovo is one company that doesn’t learn its lesson. Following on from the “Superfish” adware and problematic root certificate issues earlier this year, Lenovo is in hot water again over a component which some pundits say closely resembles a rootkit. The mechanism under fire
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Many people who have upgraded to Windows 10 may not be aware that they are sharing (as in uploading) installed Windows Updates and apps across a peer-to-peer system which has been dubbed “WUDO” (Windows Update Delivery Optimization). The idea behind WUDO is to speed up
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Windows 10 users will notice that File Explorer (formerly known as Windows Explorer) now opens to “Quick Access” by default rather than to “This PC” (as it did in all previous Windows versions): To me, it’s 6 of one and half a dozen of the
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