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The Scariest Cyber Security Story Of 2024
I’ve got a scary story about technology for you. Nope, not the Crowdstrike meltdown. Here’s one you might have missed. China has hacked into our power grid. The NSA, FBI, and CISA (“Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency”) went public a year ago with...
Dell XPS 13 And XPS 15: The Great Laptops You Can Afford
Dell is selling a refreshed model of last year’s XPS 13, the laptop that won the hearts of everyone who saw it. The XPS 13 introduced Dell’s “InfinityEdge” screen, with a...
Microsoft Surface Book–The Ultimate Laptop, With A Secret Trick
Executives at Dell and HP and Lenovo put their head in their hands and moaned as they watched Microsoft’s presentation of new hardware on Tuesday. It was Microsoft’s best...
Easy To Do Lists With Wunderlist
Wunderlist makes it easy to manage to do lists. You can use it on iPhones, Android phones, tablets, Windows and Mac computers, and on the web. Your lists will be kept in sync no...
Windows 10 Upgrade Tip: Uninstall Start8 Before Upgrading
The picture above appears to show a normal Windows 7 Start menu. If your computer is running Windows 8 and your Start menu looks like the picture, then you’re probably running...
Office 2016 Is Now Available! Well, For Some Of You, Anyway
The new version of Office 2016 for Windows is now generally available. The takeaway: • Most of you will get it automatically. • Most of you won’t care very much. Microsoft has...
Ad Blocking Part 2: The Good, The Bad, And The Death Of The Internet
Previously - Ad Blocking Part 1: The Good, The Bad, And The Death Of The Internet The Internet has to be paid for. That’s the rest of the ad blocking debate in a nutshell. When...
Ad Blocking: The Good, The Bad, And The Death Of The Internet
Ads on websites are out of control. An online debate has been raging all week about ad blocking – programs that run on your computer or your phone to remove ads from web pages so...
Windows 10 Tip: Make The Edge Browser Disappear Until It’s Finished
Edge is the new Microsoft web browser that replaces Internet Explorer in Windows 10. The name “Edge” was chosen so Microsoft could use a similar E icon down in the taskbar....
Microsoft Is Not Playing Nicely With Your Internet Connection
The tech press has been full of manufactured outrage and clickbait headlines about supposed invasions of privacy built into Windows 10 by a wicked Microsoft. Most of it falls...
Apple Innovates With The SurfacePad Pro
On Wednesday Apple displayed the daring originality and innovation that has carried it so far and announced the SurfacePad Pro, a 12.9” tablet with a keyboard that attaches with...
Why You Should Wait Until October To Buy A Laptop
In October the market will be flooded with new laptops and hybrids, powered by a new generation of Intel processor. If it’s convenient, wait a month or two to buy new computers....
Wire Transfer Scam: The Bad Guys Are Getting Smarter
The bad guys are getting smarter and working harder. You thought you were paranoid already? Here’s a story that will send a chill down your spine. We’re accustomed to scams that...
Why I Can’t Install Windows 10 For You
For the last few months I’ve been trying to figure out how I can upgrade your computers to Windows 10. You expect that, right? I’m your trusted IT superhero, after all....
Windows 10 Tip: Print To PDF Is Now Built Into Windows
Windows 10 finally includes a “Print To PDF” driver, allowing you to create PDFs from most programs without Acrobat or any other third-party program. It’s got an interesting...
Outlook Tip: Save Replies In Same Folder As Original Message
Here’s a tip about an Outlook feature that only a few people will appreciate – but if you’re one of those people, you might like it a lot. If you sort your incoming email into...