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Many of you may have noticed a few changes in your Windows 8.1 installations this week. On Tuesday Microsoft released “Update 1” for Windows 8.1 – I know, all these numbers are starting to get confusing to me too! Update 1 is more of a […]
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Zorin OS is a Linux (Ubuntu-based) operating system specifically designed to help traditional Windows users migrate as easily as possible to an alternative operating system. My first encounter with Zorin OS occurred almost 18 months ago. At that time, I checked out Zorin OS via
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As the first quarter of 2014 has now drawn to a close, and considering XP’s end of support is nigh, I thought it might be timely to check out current market share figures and see how much things have changed over the past 12 months.
XP Market Share Drops 11% – Chrome Browser Hits 2nd Spot Read More »
Announcements regarding Microsoft’s future direction have been emanating from the Build 21014 conference at a prolific rate. Facts can sometimes get blurred and rumors abound, but here are the three top stories which appear to be valid: Windows to be Free for Devices with Screens
Windows: Free on Devices Under 9″ – Start Menu Set to Return Read More »
When you tap that icon on your phone, tablet or desktop, are you remotely concerned about which operating system you are using? Most people are not and the fact that Windows, Mac IOS, Android and Linux achieve the same goal, is indicative of how the
Wake up to that fresh, Minty taste! Read More »
Windows 8.1 Drive Usage Anyone who has used a Microsoft product for any length of time knows that the company does not have any qualms about how much of your precious hard drive space they use. For example, they don’t mind using 10% of your
Windows 8.1 – How Much Space Are Those Apps Using? Read More »
Windows XP’s Fast-Approaching Demise It’s no secret that Windows XP’s life expectancy is a bit grim. April 8th, 2014 is the last breath of life XP will ever see. April 8th is also Patch Tuesday and that’s the breath of life I’m talking about. On
Windows XP Death Throes And How It May Affect You Read More »
Amazon Prime Price Going Up If you are an Amazon Prime subscriber, you received an email this week announcing that Amazon is raising the price of its popular service to $99. According to Amazon’s website, the price change is set to occur on April 17th.
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Spring Cleaning and the rest of the year Every day my computer is scheduled to do a backup in the afternoon. Roughly once a week, I transfer these files to an external hard drive. Once a month I put copies of all these backups on
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XP ‘End Of Support’ Popup End of support for Windows XP is now just around the corner, on 8th April. In fact, XP users should start receiving official End Of Support popup notifications as of now. Security concerns have been well documented but one well
Windows XP – Only 31 More Sleeps To Go! Read More »
I’ve mentioned previously how I’ve installed Windows 8/8.1 on numerous clients’ machines and how they have all loved their new operating system. Well, this morning I received my first complaint… albeit a minor one. A female client was concerned that she could see no evidence
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Apple Ends Snow Leopard Support When Apple released its latest updates to OS X operating systems, it failed to release a version for Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6.x). This is not surprising since Apple tends to support the last three versions of OS X. This
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A serious security flaw was addressed in the most recent iOS and OS X updates. The issue was related to the inability to validate the authenticity of an SSL connection. While true of any network connectivity, the greatest danger was while using public wi-fi
Apple Releases SSL Bug Fixes Read More »
Bandwidth Usage and Broadband Caps Our very own Dave Hartsock wrote an article back in 2011 that still makes a lot of sense to me. Some articles seem timeless and this is one of them. You can read “Do Broadband Caps Make Sense” to give
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