How To Hide or Minimize the ‘Search the web and Windows’ Bar The first thing many new Windows 10 users will notice is the “Search the web and Windows” bar taking up a decent proportion of the taskbar: While this may not present a problem […]
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“Every password you use can be thought of as a needle hiding in a haystack” ~ Steve Gibson Renowned security expert Steve Gibson has recently created a new component of the GRC (Gibson Research Corporation) site called “Haystack” with a view to helping users better
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The Associated Press and British Movietone, one of the world’s most comprehensive newsreel archives, are collaborating to bring more than half a million digitized film clips to YouTube. Between them the clips span from 1895 until present time including categories such as Momentous Events, Movietone
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Road rage is an increasing problem worldwide – yes, here in Australia too. How one human being can attack another over something which in the overall scheme of things is so trivial is, frankly, beyond my comprehension. During one such recent incident in Yuma Arizona,
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Congratulations to Dale Hilliard, Shane Frisinger, and Bob Tombs. Each one will receive a new Sandisk USB 3.0 Flash Drive! I work a lot with videos and with clients’ machines so I have quite a few different flash drives on hand – all sorts of capacities
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Only 5 more sleeps to go! We recently published an article to help users get started with Windows 10, you can catch up with that article here: Understanding Windows 10 – A Guide to Help Get You Started. Now, with the Windows 10 launch less
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Roboform is currently running a promotion whereby new users can get the first year of Roboform Everywhere absolutely free. *NOTE: This deal applies to new Roboform users only! Unlimited Password Management The all new RoboForm Everywhere license gives you unlimited access to all your RoboForm
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There has been a lot written about the forced updates policy in Windows 10, and specifically automatic driver updates. Now, in what can only be described as a “you never stop learning” moment, it has come to light that recent Windows versions have always included
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After keeping us all in suspense over Windows 10’s support lifecycle, Microsoft has finally (and without fanfare) updated its Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet to reveal that, after all the conjecture, nothing has changed at all: So, in the end, Windows 10 support remains squarely within
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Yesterday we published an article which, hopefully, provides assistance for users who are in the process of selecting an antivirus program to help protect their systems. During the course of researching for that article I happened across this awesome deal from security software specialist Avira
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I’m presenting this article in response to a recent question on the DCT forum asking which antivirus programs are best. What follows then is a guide to the best free and commercial antivirus products available. Of course, this is merely my opinion based on reputation
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With the release of its latest operating system, Microsoft is moving into a whole new era of Windows. “Windows as a service” is the term being bandied about by the company but what does that actually mean? To date, Microsoft’s announcements regarding the ‘Windows as
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Kids, what’s the matter with kids today. Why can’t they be like we were, perfect in every way… When I was young I used to hate it when older people said things such as “back in my day” and “when we were young”. Now I’m
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2 weeks and counting… Following a cursory perusal of Windows 10 I recently voiced the opinion that Microsoft has included a lot of changes merely for the sake of change – presumably to help expand the gap between Windows 8 and Windows 10. After spending
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