Control What Google Knows About You With This New Tool I debated on whether to publish this article or not. Once you see what Google knows about you and how far back that knowledge goes, your first reaction might be to never use Google again. There is enough googlephobia out there without my adding to it. But that… Read More »
The following article was recently posted on the Emsisoft blog. It’s an excellent malware primer that can help take some of the confusion out of understanding the different kinds of malware that lurk around every corner of the Web. We’ve edited the article slightly. We thank the Emsisoft team for allowing us to share this with you. The… Read More »
Avast is buying AVG for $1.3 Billion Avast announced that it will acquire AVG for $1.3B. Avast and AVG are two of the most popular (although not best) antivirus programs available. Both have long touted their free security programs. We’re wondering how a so-so antivirus company which claims hundreds of millions of users – most of whom use the… Read More »
Windows 10: The Case of the Awful Colors We have worked on many Windows 10 computers with our Cloudeight Direct Computer Care service. And, let me tell you, we’ve seen some really awful colors. But we are not picking on anyone, it’s not their fault. Windows automatically chooses a color from your background to be your accent color. So… Read More »
SafePad – A Safe Haven for Stuff You Don’t Want People to See This is a freeware pick – and it works with all known Windows versions. EB might have an unknown Windows version, so I don’t know about her. Just you never mind! After harping and harping for years about why you need a good password manager… Read More »
Microsoft Warning Users That the Free Windows 10 Upgrade Offer is Ending Soon If you’re using an upgradeable version of Windows (Windows 8.1, Windows 7 SP1) you may start seeing this Microsoft reminder: Sorry to interrupt, but this is important. Windows 10 free upgrade offer ends July 29. Microsoft is starting to remind users that its free upgrade to… Read More »