LinkedIn and other professional networking sites encourage you to get noticed I’ve already spent time explaining the importance of protecting yourself on social networks. We’ve been through ways to setup a safe and secure Facebook account as well as how to create a private Twitter […]
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If you’re looking to build a new home PC and you want to put some real power behind it, you’re going to need a high-quality processor and a solid motherboard that can support it. With both a powerful processor and a feature-rich motherboard, you will
Most of us like to include some sort of ‘cleanup’ software among our programs, to help remove all the detritus which tends to accumulate along the way. We first looked at the ‘Toolwiz Care’ suite of cleaning/optimization/general purpose tools almost 12 months ago to the
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This is the third in a series about Geek Facts. Today’s topic is the Geekiest Day. Each day last year, I posted a Geek Fact for that day. A Geek Fact is something geeky that happened on that day in history. I have to say
Here’s another free eBook courtesy of Microsoft… Introducing Windows 8: An Overview for IT Professionals (Final Edition)… available for download in PDF, Mobi, and ePUB formats: Get a headstart evaluating Window 8—guided by a Windows expert who’s worked extensively with the software since the preview
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**Warning – rant follows** I apologize in advance to all those readers residing outside Australia. This *rant” is specific to the Australian industries… although, I’m sure most of you will have similar stories to tell: Internet Service Providers (ISPs): Here in the land of Oz,
Why the XFX HD 7850 is a Great Card for Any User The majority of computer owners purchase their PCs at a brick and mortar store and use them for everyday tasks such as browsing the internet, checking emails, and doing some basic word processing.
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Microsoft Security Essentials fails AV-Test Certification Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) has once again failed the AV-Test Certification for the second month running. This is not good news. A few years back I dropped Anti-virus from Grisoft (AVG) in favor of MSE. The reason I made
The MediaFire app, including 50GB free cloud storage, has been available to iOS users for several months. The good news for Android users is that the developers have just recently (within the last few days) launched the MediaFire app for Android, including the same sweet
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NoSquint was referred to me by my good mate “EJ” who runs two Windows laptops plus a gaming machine and is pretty computer savvy. After trying out this Firefox add-on myself, on EJ’s recommendation, I am mightily impressed. NoSquint adds readily accessible and easily applied
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A vulnerability has been discovered in the popular and widely utilized Foxit PDF Reader software; specifically through its browser plug-in which is installed by default in Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari. Ironically, Foxit has always billed itself as the “secure” PDF reader. The vulnerability has
This is the second in a series about Geek Facts. Today’s topic is, well, the most prevalent topic of the Geek Facts. Each day last year, I posted a Geek Fact for that day. A Geek Fact is something geeky that happened on that day
As you most likely already know, when you create a chart in MS Excel, it will automatically create a chart legend for you, depending on which type of chart you have created. You are not, however, limited to using that particular legend. You do not
iMobie recently released an updated version of its popular freeware, PhoneClean. The new version, PhoneClean 2.0, sports an all-new interface, has a more powerful and stable iPhone clean up engine and works on both Windows and Mac platforms. PhoneClean removes unnecessary files on your
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