It's the first day of 2017: Time for PC maintenance
Now that we have made it successfully into 2017, even with that leap second scare and all, it seems like a good time to run maintenance related tasks on your PC
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Network Meter for Windows
Network Meter is a free portable software program for devices running Microsoft Windows that displays network statistics in its interface.
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How many Chrome extensions will run in Firefox?
Mozilla announced some time ago that it would move away from the add-on system that played a role in making Firefox the browser it is today, to WebExtensions.
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Android Games on the cheap on Google Play
I have to admit that I'm not a big gamer on mobile.
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Dopamine 1.2 audio player released
Dopamine 1.
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Microsoft claims Edge is the only browser with pin & preview tabs support
Microsoft stated recently on the official Microsoft Edge Twitter channel that the company's Edge web browser was the only browser that supported a pin & pre
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Windows 10 Virtual Machines
Microsoft released Windows 10 Virtual Machines on December 23, 2016 on the company's windows Dev Center website where they are listed as public downloads.
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Windows 7 to Windows 10 upgrades still free
I had some time at hand recently to run a couple of tests regarding the purchase of Windows licenses on eBay, and upgrades of said licenses to Windows 10.
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Windows 10 Creators Update: Pause Updates feature added
A leaked build of Windows 10, version 14997,suggests that Microsoft will introduce a new pause updates feature in the Creators Update.
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Windows 10 Game Mode may be a thing
Microsoft is working on the last bits of the Windows 10 Creators Update which it plans to release in March 2017 to the public.
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Firefox 52: Better Font Fingerprinting Protection
Mozilla plans to integrate better font fingerprinting protection in Firefox 52; the new version of the web browser is scheduled for a March 7, 2017 release.
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Macrorit Disk Partition Free 4.0.0 released
Macrorit Disk Partition Free 4.
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RanSim: Test ransomware attacks on your Windows PC
Ransim is a ransomware simulator for Windows that simulates attacks of ten ransomware families against the computer system.
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OpenVPN 2.4.0 is out
OpenVPN 2.
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Your IoT devices may be turned against you
Internet of Things (IoT) devices are trending right now, and chance is good that more and more devices will come to market that may make things easier on the on
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Tiny Hot Corners for Windows 10
Tiny Hot Corners for Windows 10 is a free lightweight program for Windows 10 that brings GNOME's hot corner functionality to Windows.
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Blackbird: Windows privacy, performance, security tool
Blackbird is another Windows privacy, performance and security tool in the seemingly unlimited arsenal of these tools that is been designed to improve user priv
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WordPress: block anonymous Rest API access
The most recent version of WordPress ships with new REST API capabilities which plugins, apps, services, or the WordPress core can utilize.
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Video Converter HandBrake 1.0.0 released
HandBrake 1.
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How to upgrade to a new Linux Mint version
The following guide provides you with instructions on how to upgrade a device running Linux Mint to the latest version of the Linux distribution.
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Microsoft's explanation for pushing Windows 10 upgrades raises questions
If you follow tech news sites you may have read pieces already on how Microsoft's Chief Marketing Officer, Chris Capossela explained on the Windows Weekly 497 v
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Disable keyboard shortcuts in Firefox
Keybinder is an add-on for the Firefox web browser that enables you to change, reset, or disable any keyboard shortcut in the browser.
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Mozilla: support for Windows XP and Vista until September 2017 at least
Mozilla announced on December 23, 2016 that it will support the Windows operating systems XP and Vista at least until September 2017.
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Debloat Windows 10 script collection
Debloat Windows 10 is a collection of Powershell scripts that block, disable, modify, or optimize various Windows 10 features that users may find annoying, or a
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Vivaldi 1.7: browser screenshot functionality
Vivaldi Technologies AS released the first browser snapshot of the upcoming Vivaldi 1.
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What will 2017 bring for web browsers?
2017 is just a couple of days away, and it will be an interesting year if you are interested in technology.
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Windows 10: Uninstall OneDrive
OneDrive is one of the many applications that ship with Windows 10 by default.
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Opera Max gets new VIP mode
Opera Software announced today that Opera Max, a free VPN application for Android, crossed the 50 million active user mark after hitting 10 million active users
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Google Drive: annual payment discounts added
If you are a paying Google Drive customer you know that Google offered monthly payment options only up until now.
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Windows 10 Build 14986 ISO image available
Microsoft released ISO images for Windows 10 build 14986, a recent Windows 10 Insider Preview build, to the public.
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Windows 10: Cumulative updates KB3213522 and KB3206309
Microsoft has been busy yesterday; the company released the two new cumulative updates for Windows 10 KB3213522 and KB3206309.
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Hacker's Keyboard for Android
Hacker's Keyboard is a free keyboard application for Google Android that works well as an all-purpose keyboard but also specifically for administrative tasks.
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Netgear releases first final firmware updates for router security issue
Netgear has released the first batch of production firmware fixes for company routers affected by a serious security vulnerability.
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Configure Gboard Privacy (Google Keyboard)
Google launched the updated version of Google Keyboard for Android, now called Gboard, recently introducing new features such as search directly from within the
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Firebug discontinued as separate Firefox add-on
Mozilla and the Firebug team announced today that development of Firebug as a separate Firefox add-on has been discontinued.
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Snap Link Plus: now with checkbox selection
Snap Link Plus is a long standing Firefox add-on that enables you to draw rectangles around links and other content to activate actions.
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RansomFree: protect your PC against ransomware
RansomFree is a new free program for the Microsoft Windows operating system to protect your PC against ransomware attacks.
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Windows Store: now with desktop themes
Microsoft has begun to move desktop themes for Windows 10 to the Windows Store.
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Remove the G-button from the Android keyboard
If you are using the official Google Keyboard application on Android, now called Gboard, then you may have noticed that it features a new G-button at the top of
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Mysplash is an Unsplash client for Android
Mysplash-photography&wallpaper, what a mouthful, is a well designed and lightweight Android client for Unsplash.
