4 Simple Password Creation rules and 6 common sense tips
Passwords are essential in the computing world: from using a password to sign in to your operating system to passwords for accounts on the Internet or accessing
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Feedly brings back lifetime accounts for $299
RSS is the best way in my opinion to keep an eye on everything that is hot in a particular niche on the Internet in the shortest amount of time possible.
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PaperCut Print Logger logs all print jobs on Windows
Printing is still an essential task for many computer users.
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Why you need to verify app developers before you download in Windows Store
If you have worked with Windows 8 before you have likely browsed the integrated Windows Store at least once to see what is on offer there.
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Mozilla Lightbeam (formerly Collusion) visualizes first and third party connections
When you connect to a website on the Internet connections are usually not only made to the site, but also to third party servers and websites.
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WordPress 3.7 Update brings automatic updates
A new version of the blogging script WordPress has just been released.
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Why it makes sense to use fake data on the Internet (sometimes)
There are quite a few situations on the Internet where you are asked to enter data about yourself.
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Beware: Chrome's Auto-complete feature may send Credit Card information to web servers
The auto-complete feature in web browsers such as Google Chrome can be a very convenient time-saving feature, as it enables you to fill out forms with data that
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How to fix mouse lag in some games under Windows 8.1
If you are a gamer and have recently upgraded your Windows operating system to version 8.
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Firefox's Australis design won't ship until March 2014
Good news for Firefox users who do not like the changes that come along with the new Australis design that will be implemented in the browser in the foreseeable
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How to prevent Cryptolocker Ransomware to hit your PC
Cryptolocker is a relatively new kind of ransomware that was first detected in the wild in September 2013.
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Why I decided to quit being an early adopter (for the most part)
Having something in hands or using something before everyone else has been a strong urge for me for the better part of my life.
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Manage System Restore quickly with System Restore Point Creator
The System Restore feature in Windows can be a handy feature, as it enables you to rollback recent changes made to the system.
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How to remove synced data from the cloud in Windows 8
When it comes to cloud storage -- that is data hosted on your behalf on remote servers -- you are more or less at the mercy of the company that is making [&hell
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Primg improves image printing on Windows
Primg is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that allows you to print images as thumbnails, individual images, or fixed forms.
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Defraggler 2.16 update brings Windows 8.1 support, SSD optimizations
Data is written, moved, edited and deleted regularly over the course of a hard drive's lifetime.
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How to disable the opera_crashreporter.exe process in Windows
If you are running Opera 15 or newer you are running the Chromium-based version of the web browser as opposed to the Presto version that Opera Software used pre
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Hacker Vision for Chrome turns too bright sites into eye-pleasing ones
Starring at a computer screen for hours each day can be quite strenuous regardless of activity.
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Marking all Java versions as insecure could backfire on Mozilla
With Firefox 24 came a change that affects all versions of the Java plugin installed on a system.
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Adblock Plus blocks some Facebook annoyances now (if you want)
Facebook has been the dominating social networking site on the Internet for the past years.
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HDD Expert checks your hard drive's health and performance
The hard drive is one of the essential parts of most computer systems.
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How to change and add search providers to Internet Explorer 11
Depending on which web browser you are using, it is either difficult or relatively easy to switch search providers.
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Chrome Beta's Accessibility Tab Switcher improves tab switching on Android
If Google Chrome is your default web browser on Android, then you may have noticed that the tab switching interface is a rather messy one.
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Restrict local IMAP email copies in Thunderbird to save disk space and speed up search
If you have a lot of emails stored in the Thunderbird email client, you may have noticed two things: that the emails are taking quite the chunk of disk space, a
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Mozilla considers switching to a 9 week release schedule
When Mozilla announced that it would change the Firefox release model to one that it called Rapid Release Model, it was seen by part of the browser's user base
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Game Changer? Windows Apps to run on Xbox One
I'm following the development of this generation's game consoles with interest, even though I made the decision not to buy any of them for a number of reasons.
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Removing full urls from search engines is a stupid thing to do
The general consensus among browser developers seems to be that urls confuse the average user.
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Anti-Keylogger Software Oxynger Keyshield review
Keyloggers -- programs that record key strokes -- come in many shapes and forms.
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Winaero ColorSync: sync window border and start screen background color
If you have updated your operating system to Windows 8.
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Remove any element on a website with CSS Adblock
When you browse sites on the Internet you may sometimes stumble upon irritating or irrelevant elements on them.
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Feedly gets 3 new Pro and 3 new Free features
The RSS reading service Feedly has become a popular services in the wake of the Google Reader shutdown.
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The search for the image format of the future continues
Images are an essential part of nearly every Internet website and service.
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Why you may not be able to upgrade Windows 8 in Windows Store
Most Windows 8 users who visit the integrated Windows Store today on their machines will get a prominent notification about the available update to their system
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How to download Windows 8.1 Enterprise Trial right now
You have probably already noticed that Microsoft has released the Windows 8.
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What I do not like about Windows 8.1
I have been running the Windows 8 operating system on my secondary PC every since it was released by Microsoft as a first beta.
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Official Facebook application for Windows 8.1 launches
Good news for users of the Windows 8.
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Solayo: create and mix YouTube, Soundcloud and Dailymotion music playlists
The Internet is probably the greatest resource ever when it comes to music.
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No big deal: Google supporting Windows XP longer than Microsoft does
We all know that the days of Windows XP are numbered, and that Microsoft will officially stop support for the operating system in the beginning of 2014 (April 8
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SoundVolumeView: create, save and load custom Windows audio profiles
Microsoft changed how the sound volume is handled on Windows in newer versions of Windows to give users better control over sound on their system.
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Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit Software update improves protection
Malwarebytes released a first public beta version of Anti-Exploit, an exploit mitigation tool for Windows that works very similar to Microsoft's Enhanced Mitiga
