Windows Update Windows provides a native updater that is very good and easy to set up and use. Sometimes, you may miss an Update or HotFix along the way. Here’s some help… Today I’ll talk about a little utility that may let you play catchup. […]
Nostalgia Alert! Who remembers when Fred and Barney were brought to life on the big screen, and Forrest Gump first uttered the now immortal words “Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates“? When Lisa Marie Presley married Michael Jackson, and video of
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In a move which has incensed loyal fans of the Tomb Raider franchise, Microsoft has concluded a deal with publisher Square Enix, to release Rise of The Tomb Raider exclusively on the Xbox One platform, as announced at GamesCom 2014. To add insult to injury, Darrell
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Once you have created a table in your document, you may want to spiff it up a bit by changing the borders. Luckily, it is not all that difficult to do in Word and there are several methods you can choose from to accomplish this,
When you are working at your PC desktop, it’s good to have an interesting background to gaze at occasionally, while waiting for the great thoughts to come. Windows has its limited number of Themes, some of which will even change between backgrounds at regular intervals.
An upcoming update for Internet Explorer will add a new security feature that blocks out-of-date ActiveX controls. In a move described by Microsoft as being specifically about ActiveX, the new feature will be managed per medium of an active blocklist. At this early stage the
The Battlefield 4 giveaway was a resounding hit with well over 200 entries received – unfortunately, as is the way with these giveaways, there can only be one lucky winner. So, we are planning a follow up giveaway, same deal with a brand new boxed
The latest rumors surrounding the next major Windows version, Windows 9 (also referred to as “Threshold”), are suggesting that Microsoft is set to introduce virtual desktops and kill off the much maligned Charms Bar. According to a variety of sources, current internal alpha builds of
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The Upside to Privacy Violations Several recent incidents involving privacy violations have provided a glimmer of light among all the doom and gloom. First came the news that Google had unveiled an alleged child pornographer after discovering kiddyporn images in his Gmail account. While some
WonderFox is currently running a “Back to School” promotion which includes a giveaway of its Video Converter Factory Pro software… expires 14th September. WonderFox Video Converter Factory Pro – The Software 50X Faster Conversion Speed with 0-Quality-Loss – Best Video Conversion Solution Convert between all
This guide relates to Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1, access is slightly different but the procedures from there on are identical. System Restore was first introduced in Windows ME as a solution for otherwise unresolvable system malfunctions or other issues per medium of restoring a
What happens when you start your computer It is a miracle that your computer starts at all. The term “booting” stems from the idea of “picking one’s self up by the bootstraps”. Try it sometime and you will immediately begin to get a message. This is a basic
We all know how versatile Google search is but here are a number of additional tips that you may or may not be aware of. Math in a Search Box Did you know that answers to mathematical calculations are instantly available right there from within
In fact, is there any such animal as a “most secure browser”. This is the question Skybox Security set to out to answer – as they ask in their opening statement, “What defines the degree of security of software? How can one evaluate the security
