There are eight Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts that can make all of you who don’t want to use Windows 8/8,1 laptops and desktops like a smartphone. So if you want to avoid those garish start screen tiles as much as I do, then listen up and print the list of keyboard shortcuts below — they’ll save you time… Read More »
Unless you disable the password login completely (not recommended) you’re going to have to type in a password every time you start Windows 8.x. But what if you could log into Windows with a four-digit pin number? Maybe it’s not a secure as logging in with a 14-character password, but it’s much better than turning off password log… Read More »
Here are two simple things you can do to shore up your laptop to prevent access to the most private parts of your life. These are simple and basic tips — and while they may seem a little paranoid, with things they way there are, you can never be too careful.Tape your Webcam when you’re not using it.… Read More »
Dirt cheap Windows PCs already hitting the streets, with help from Microsoft Microsoft is helping hardware makers build low-priced Windows PCs to combat Chromebooks and the early results of that effort are hitting the market. Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Lenovo are selling laptops priced less than $250 that run on Windows 8.1 with Bing, a royalty-free version of the OS. The… Read More »
Ask.com / Interactive Corp. Does It Again All Windows Users For years, they’ve polluted computers with a nasty bundle of malware they called, ironically, FunWebProducts. FunWebProducts was a bundle of malware that lured innocent users with cute looking free smileys and emoticons and other supposedly fun stuff including such gems as MyEmailStationery, WebFetti, MyWebSearch. My, my, my how… Read More »
Recently, Microsoft released updates for Windows 8.x that caused BSODs (Blue Screens of Death) on users’ PCs. After discovering this they silently pulled the updates and removed the links from their update site. A week later, updates released by Microsoft cause Windows 7 users problems. Many reported BSODs after installing the updates rendering some computers unbootable. Your results… Read More »