Articles about software
This topic always has and almost always will elicit a healthy debate. However, in my opinion, there ain’t no such animal. Why? Because, as well as choices being entirely subjective, it also depends largely on each each individual user’s level of computer competency – horses […]
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How many times have you been merrily typing away only to look up and see that somewhere along the way you’ve inadvertently pressed the Caps Lock key? Being a writer and a two fingered typist who has to look at the keyboard while typing, I
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A few weeks ago, I told you about a free way to run Android from your computer with RemixOS. The recommended method for this was to run Remix OS from a USB 3.0 compliant memory stick. But, there is also an easy way to turn
New Life For Old Hardware As a Chromebox – Free! Read More »
Trouble seems to come in waves. Sometimes it feels like I’m fixing computers one after another. Then there is a calming off period where I go for a whole month or more before it starts all over again. Sometimes I think I must have angered
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Gone in a Flash! From it’s humble beginnings as an animation tool, Flash has come a long way. Flash made the internet come alive with movement, from whimsical banner ads to your favorite YouTube video. Flash was ubiquitous in the world of computers. In 2005,
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I’m always interested in new programs that help users stay safe online. I’ve been a great advocate for Sandboxie over the years and still firmly believe that it, or something very similar, should be mandatory on all systems. These types of security programs work by
Shade Sandbox: New Sandboxing App Read More »
Playing in the “free” games arena: After I joined Facebook, a number of years ago, some friends invited me to play online games and for about a year I played Farmville. I eventually found that the addictive nature of the game was using up far
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Google has announced that it will be shutting down its Picasa Web Albums service on 1st May, 2016 and no longer supporting the Picasa desktop application as of 15th May, 2016. Picasa Web Albums It’s been almost 12 months since Google launched its new “Google
Google Set to Retire Picasa Read More »
Digiarty is currently running two separate giveaways, one for WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe (v.5.9.1) and another for WinX DVD Ripper platinum (V7.5.13)… both offers expire on 21st February. WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe Visit the special giveaway page here: http://www.winxdvd.com/giveaway/ and click the “Get Licensed
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Cybercriminals were churning out new malware samples at a rate of more than 230,000 a day throughout 2015 ~ <source> As I mentioned in a recent article, Ransomware is fast becoming one of the most widespread and dominant threats. There are ways to mitigate the
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The last few weeks my Windows 7 system developed a problem with Windows Explorer crashing. Searching online didn’t garner too many results that appealed to me. I had already restored my system from an image backup but surprisingly it did not fix the problem. The
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Ashampoo WinOptimizer is a top notch automated system maintenance/optimization suite. The company has recently released the latest version of Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2016 and made it available to all for free. New Features: Fully Windows 10 compatible Optimum SSD support for increased lifespans Powerful drive cleaner
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Ransomware: a type of malware that restricts access to the infected computer system in some way, often by encrypting data, and demands that the user pay a ransom to the malware operators to remove the restriction ~ Wikipedia While malware and cybercrime are on the
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The free antivirus market has been dominated for years by several well known and popular names, it’s also an area where new products traditionally struggle to make any impact. The one exception in recent times is probably Panda Security, whose free cloud-based antivirus has not
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