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Today’s WWDC keynote address was packed full of new and improved products from Apple. Topics included updated MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros along with a new MacBook Pro with Retina display. There were also updates on Mountain Lion and iOS 6. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook […]
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Have you experienced problems when attempting to install Windows 8 Release Preview? Apparently, many users have been unable to successfully install this latest Win8 version, receiving the error message… “Your PC’s CPU isn’t compatible with Windows 8“. This issue has already elicited a lot of
I’m publishing this article as a follow up to the recent Ubuntu 12.04 article HERE. Reason being; I hunted around the Ubuntu interface for ages trying to locate a list of all installed programs without any success. I finally resorted to the old fall back…
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I’ve revisited Linux frequently over the years, trying out various distros, but never came across one which really fitted the my bill. Always seemed to strike some kind of major issue too. Most recently I attempted to install ZorinOS with a view to test driving
News of more changes to Windows 8 is filtering through, this time it is all about components which will no longer be included. Seems Microsoft has decided to drop Windows Media Center as an automatic free inclusion, Media Center will still be available but only
The news that Microsoft is revamping it’s Windows Live range of software came as a bit of a surprise to me. Although, with the emphasis in Windows 8 redirected toward Metro and mobile apps, in retrospect it should have been expected. I am really dirty
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The much anticipated Ubuntu Precise Pangolin has finally arrived sporting bold new features, a fresh new look, and adopting a long-term release policy which will see updates and fixes supported for the next five years. “The Ubuntu team is very pleased to announce the release
Goodbye Ultimate/Home/Starter/Basic/Premium/Professional/Blah/Yackety/Yack/etc – YESSS!! It appears Microsoft has has now relented on the number of Windows 8 editions planned for final release. An April 16th announcement confirms that Redmond has decided to follow the XP model and introduce just two versions for home consumers and
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Microsoft has ended full support for its ill-fated operating system as of 10th April with an extended support period through to April 2017. This means that Microsoft will no longer be offering free technical support for Vista users nor will they continue honoring any warranty
The Resource Monitor in Windows 7 is a very good and easy way to help analyze performance and diagnose possible bottlenecks. With access to sections displaying process specific statistics for CPU, Memory, Disk or Network; Resource Monitor will immediately help identify which processes are hogging
I posted an article earlier this week about the Flashback malware that has been causing problems in the Mac world. Since then, Apple issued a Java security update for this issue. Yesterday, Apple released an update for Macs that do not have Java installed. As with
I posted an item earlier this week about the Flashback malware that has been causing problems in the Mac world. Since then, Apple has issued a Java update for this issue. The Java security update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware. It
Microsoft has a tough challenge ahead, as do most tech companies. Mobile technologies are growing at an alarming rate as people learn they can do more while on the go. No longer are we tied to a computer to accomplish basic tasks such as email,
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Apple’s operating system, Mac OS X, has long had the reputation of being invulnerable to viruses or any other malicious attacks. Then along came the Flashback attack that affected over a half million Macs. According to an Apple press release, Apple released a Java update
