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Another Windows 8 Start Menu You Might Want to Check Out

Spencer brings an XP-style Start menu to Windows 8 If you’re still missing the Start Menu in Windows 8 — or even the more desktop-friendly 8.1 — then there are plenty of ways to bring it back (Classic Shell is probably our favorite). It’s not immediately obvious why we need yet another Start Menu alternative, then. But Spencer(yes, that really is its… Read More »

FatWallet: Online Coupons and Cash Back Too

FatWallet Gives You Cash Back at Online Stores We’ve talked about FatWallet before, the site that finds coupons for online purchases, but they also give you cash back at many Internet merchants.P FatWallet Adds Coupon Search to Save You Money with Ease Deal-finding web site FatWallet has always had an excellent forum for saving cash, and while that…Read… Read More »

Companies That Hate Net Neutrality Buying Congress?

Companies that hate net neutrality are spending way more than those supporting it It may not come as much of a surprise, but the major US telecom companies have significantly outspent supporters of net neutrality when it comes to lobbying on Capitol Hill. And they seem far more intent on getting their way. Between 2005 and 2013, Verizon, AT&T,… Read More »

FCC to Vote On New Net Neutrality Rules

Amid protests, FCC to vote on new ‘net neutrality’ proposal U.S. telecommunications regulators will vote on Thursday on whether to formally propose new “net neutrality” rules that may let Internet service providers charge content companies for faster and more reliable delivery of their traffic to users. U.S. regulators on Thursday advanced a “net neutrality” proposal that would ban… Read More »

Windows 9: Free For All Windows Users?

Windows 9: New Leak Claims It Could Be Free Microsoft will have to clean up the mess, streamline and simplify the Windows 8 to come up with Windows 9 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s upcomingWindows 9 is speculated to arrive in the first quarter of 2015. The software giant is already working on the next-gen OS after the Windows 8 debacle. An image… Read More »

“You Have the Right to Be Forgotten” Says Europe’s Highest Court

Google gets take-down requests after European court ruling: source SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc is already getting requests to remove objectionable personal information from its search engine after Europe’s top court ruled that subjects have the “right to be forgotten,” a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc is already getting… Read More »