How much damage getting hacked causes you often dictates how much you should care. If your mobile phone that’s only used to play Plants vs. Zombies gets exploited you probably won’t care. Your main computer getting hacked with banking access and email logins may take […]
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In a recent article I mentioned how my upgrade experience from Windows 8.1 Pro to Windows 10 Pro has been a bit of a nightmare, well a lot of a nightmare to be honest. The one redeeming factor in the whole mess has been the
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I’m a word nerd. I’ve been playing word games forever. My dad and I used to pound out 5 or 6 New York Times crossword puzzles in a Saturday evening after dinner. While I still enjoy putting pen to paper, it isn’t quite the same
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“Edge” is the name of Microsoft’s new browser which comes shipped with Windows 10 and it’s lightweight and very snappy. What follows is a number of tips to help get you started with Edge: Accessing the Settings menu in Edge The Settings menu in Edge
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If you have kids you know you do not want them vegging out just playing mind numbing games, why not look for an app that teaches them something at the same time? This is the thinking that led me to this article. I have 3
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Sidehead? What in the heck is a sidehead?? A lot of folks scratch their heads when I mention this topic as they have never heard the term before. Well sideheads are document headings that are in the margin of your document rather than in the
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The section at far right of the Taskbar, which displays icons for active programs, is known as the Notification Area or System Tray. In previous Windows editions there have been 3 options available to manage these icons – Show icon and notifications, Hide Icon and
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Forgot your email password? So many clients that I work with misunderstand email passwords and how they are created. When I ask them… “what’s your email password“, the two most common answers are… “I don’t have an email password” or “wouldn’t have a clue”. This
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There’s nothing like starting off the week with a little humor, helps with those Monday blues. Here is another selection of random photos courtesy of DCT’s recommended download site MajorGeeks: Critical “page not found” error Cheap iPads!! Cut the blue wire! – Happy SysAdmin day!
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Much has been written about Windows 10 settings and features but here are 6 lesser known features that you may not be aware of: #1 Print to PDF I, for one, am happy to see that Windows 10 has now added the ability to create
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Here’s your opportunity to get the latest full version (5.6.0) of WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe, including Windows 10 support, absolutely free… offer expires 31st August. *Giveaway version does not support free updates! WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe, all-in-one video software as an 4K Ultra
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Seems Lenovo is one company that doesn’t learn its lesson. Following on from the “Superfish” adware and problematic root certificate issues earlier this year, Lenovo is in hot water again over a component which some pundits say closely resembles a rootkit. The mechanism under fire
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With technology advancing at such a great rate, do you sometimes wonder what the future holds for us? Now, with recent robot advances and computers getting smarter, are we doomed or am I just being paranoid? As usual I decided to take it upon myself to do
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Skype Translator Captain Kirk and the Star Ship had the “Universal Translator” we have “Skype Translator”. That’s right, Microsoft is offering the beta version of Skype Translator for trial use. It was introduced in May with only English/Spanish translation but now already has six spoken languages,
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