TrueCrypt is a popular free and open-source cross-platform disk encryption program which has garnered quite a following over the years and subsequently established a massive and faithful userbase. However, TrueCrypt has come under the microscope recently with a number of leading security experts questioning the […]
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Windows 7 Annoyances What is annoying to one person may not even be noticed by another. I fall into the first category– many things annoy me. There are a few things about Windows 7 that get under my skin. Answering the same questions over and
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According to a multitude of press reports, an iPad Air exploded this week in a Vodafone store in Canberra Australia, sending a stream of sparks flying from the device’s charging port and filling the store with smoke. Emergency services were called, the store evacuated, and
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I am a long time uTorrent user and have always disabled the auto-start with Windows option. However, after a recent update to version 3.3.2 I noticed a distinct change in uTorrent’s behavior. Previously, uTorrent was not required to be running in order to start downloading.
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The BlackBerry Saga Continues Last week, I reported that former Apple CEO John Sculley was considering purchasing BlackBerry. At this point, forget John Sculley or anybody else, for that matter. BlackBerry announced on November 4th that it was abandoning the idea of selling the company and fired its
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While Windows 8 is/was the introduction of a hybrid operating system, of sorts – combining our tried and true keyboard-centric interface with a new touch based experience – it did not go very far enough in masking the differences between these two ecosystems. A little
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The Format Painter is a very handy tool that I use every day, mostly in Word, but it is available in Publisher, Excel, and PowerPoint. Remember: it is used to copy formatting. This works great with text headers and paragraphs, but it doesn’t work for
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We first published an article regarding the pernicious CryptoLocker ransomware and how to avoid the infection using CryptoPrevent a couple of weeks ago… you can catch up with that original article here: Block CryptoLocker Ransomware with Free *CryptoPrevent*. In précis; CryptoLocker introduces a particularly nasty
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Here is another current giveaway from WonderFox Soft, this one is for WonderFox Blackberry Video Converter Factory Pro. This professional video converter software would normally sell for $29.95us but is available free for everyone right now… offer expires 12th November. WonderFox Blackberry Video Converter Factory
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WonderFox Soft is currently running a special Thanksgiving promotion which includes a giveaway for WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro. This professional video converter software would normally sell for $49.95us but is available right now absolutely free for everyone… offer ends 20th November. WonderFox HD
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Microsoft has recently released its latest Security Intelligence Report (SIR) which details, among other things, rates of malware infections across the various Windows operating systems. The report is entirely security related and not meant specifically as a vessel to encourage XP users to upgrade. However,
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Printer Ink Costs – A perspective I don’t do a lot of printing, so much of what follows is advice gleaned from the internet that just makes sense to me. Note: All the costs related in the following paragraphs are in US Dollars. If you’ve
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A 12-year-old Canadian boy has pleaded guilty to hacking government and police websites during the student uprising in spring 2012, creating computer havoc and causing $60,000 damage. According to a story published by the Toronto Sun, the boy traded pirated information to Anonymous in exchange
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Astronomers Discover Most Distant Galaxy The galaxy is the most distant galaxy that has been discovered and has been designated at z8_GND_5296. It took light from the galaxy about 13 billion years to reach the Keck Observatory in Hawaii and the Hubble Space Telescope. Both
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