Copilot is an AI-driven app, with similar functionality to ChatGPT, that is already available in some Windows 11 builds and will soon be rolled out to all Windows 11 users. I believe Copilot will also eventually be rolled out to Windows 10 users. First off, […]
Firetrust is a long-established software development company based in New Zealand and is best known for its terrific “MailWasher” email and spam manager. However, Firetrust also produces an excellent VPN and both these products are available right now at a super-discounted price of 55% discount.
In a recent post, Google revealed the most popular searches for 2023 divided into categories. 2023 Top Movie Searches Surprisingly, well surprising to me anyway, Barbie tops the list of movie searches during the past year. Oppenheimer, the story of the American scientist’s role in
2023 will almost certainly go down in tech history as the year of AI. 2023 has seen the emergence of AI as the next big thing, with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and its offspring DALL-E image creator, plus Google’s Bard AI creating much interest and discussion. However,
I have no idea if this is a local (Australian) thing or a worldwide trend, but I am seeing refurbished older PCs running Windows 11 advertised at very reasonable prices. Now, here’s the problem: many of these refurbished machines are fitted with CPUs that do
This is a bit off-topic but the Faraway Downs mini-series is so Australian, I just had to share. Faraway Downs is set in Australia and consists of six episodes featuring a who’s who of Australian actors, including the ever-lovely Nicole Kidman, the multi-talented Hugh Jackman,
There is a growing demand for Microsoft to extend support for Windows 10, largely initiated by the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG). Support for Windows 10 is currently set to expire in October 2025, meaning that the operating system will not receive any security updates
The practice of injecting malicious code into legitimate software and then distributing same via fake websites has been increasing over recent times and is fast evolving into one of the most significant threats facing home users. Trojanized Version Of CPU-Z CPU-Z is a popular free
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Digiarty is currently offering a super-discounted Black Friday deal for its flagship VideoProc Converter AI premium software. Digiarty produced the exceptional WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe and VideoProc Converter is the successor to WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe with VideoProc Converter AI being the latest
I firmly believe that many issues with Windows are caused by the user’s bad habits and can often be put down to what I call a “messy” system. What Constitutes A Messy System? Numerous factors contribute to a messy system, including: Continually Installing and Uninstalling
Slowly but surely more and more software vendors have been moving to a subscription-based model, to a point where owning software outright has become somewhat of a rarity. In fact, some software vendors who moved to an annual subscription some time ago are now only
In the first two parts of this series of articles, we’ve explained how to choose and test Linux distros (Part 1) and have taken you through the process of installing Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition (Part 2). In this final installment, I’ll be showing you around
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It’s funny how advancements in technology not only change our lives but also our expectations. A typical example is motor vehicles. Technology & Motor Vehicles Back in the day, when I was a young man, new vehicles didn’t come with any of today’s advanced features.
If you’ve read Part 1 of this series of articles, then you’ve probably now tried out a few Linux distros using the terrific Ventoy multi-boot tool and are ready to install your chosen distro. Comments from readers in response to an earlier article tended to
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