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 […]
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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WonderFox is currently running a giveaway for its excellent multipurpose DVD Video Converter software… expires 24th July. Backup and Convert DVD Content – Including DVDs with the Latest Encrypted Technology Convert DVD/Video to 200+ Video Formats and Portable Devices Online Video Downloader – Download Video
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Microsoft has recently made another huge collection of its publications available to download as free eBooks, topics include Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Office 2013, Office 365, SharePoint 2013, Dynamics CRM, PowerShell, Exchange Server, Lync 2013, System Center, Azure, Cloud, and SQL
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Most of you will be aware that whenever you visit a website or page where you need to input sensitive information, such as a banking site or the checkout on a shopping site, the address of the site/page should be prefixed with “https” rather than
A little over a week ago we published a review of the very good Secure Folders freeware, you can catch up with that article here: Protect Sensitive Files with ‘Secure Folders’. Shortly thereafter one of our readers reported that the official Secure Folders site linked
The announcement that Windows 10 (final) would be launched on 29th July took a lot of people by surprise, including yours truly. The general consensus being that October was the most likely general release date for the new operating system. Now, in a recent blog
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Windows 10: 3 Weeks and Counting… Much to the chagrin of many people, the traditional Start Menu was dropped from Windows 8 and 8.1 and replaced by a Start Screen. As you would no doubt be aware by now, the Start Menu is back in
In a recent article I reviewed and recommended Secure Folders as a simple and effective means of protecting sensitive files and folders – catch up with that article here: Protect Sensitive Files with ‘Secure Folders’. In true Murphy’s Law, shortly after I published the article,
Mad Max: Fury Road Director: George Miller Writers: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy. Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult Release Date: 15 May 2015 (USA) Also Known As: Mad Max 4 IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/ I had the opportunity to watch the new Mad Max movie recently
Why oh why did Microsoft do away with the feature to password protect zipped folders? There are many reasons why one might want to hide or protect certain files and folders, either from prying eyes or for security reasons. Encryption technology is one solution but
A useful feature in Windows 7 and 8, for me anyway, is the ability to add extra clocks from different time zones. I read somewhere, can’t remember where, that this feature is no longer available in Windows 10. However, that information is incorrect, adding additional
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As a computer repairer I’ve come across plenty of PCs over the years that are running like molasses, in fact, it’s one of the most common complaints I encounter. The causes are diverse – I’ve even come across PCs with two or more antivirus products
So, I was happily browsing away this morning, as is my usual crack-of-dawn practice, and came across a web page that I wanted to bookmark, opened up the Bookmarks menu in Firefox and noticed this: I’m not the most observant of people so this item
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