Download.com (CNet) Must Think You’re Stupid Many of you already know about the game that CNet/Download.com plays with downloads. If you don’t know, let us tell you how this company, owned by CBS by-the-way, tries to make money from legitimate freeware. The take an otherwise decent freeware program, take the install it and wrap it in a CNet/Download.com… Read More »
Intro Note: We are publishing another blog from Emsisoft because it contains more information on how you get PUPs and malware and reinforces what we have been telling you for years in our newsletters. Also, you’ll notice Reimage is mentioned here; we, at one time recommended and sold Reimage, but when the company changed hands and the product… Read More »
A Day in the Life Every working day, and I mean every working day, we see computers completely buried in malware and PUPs. Today, we’re going to show you a typical day in our lives when some poor soul, whose hard drive was only 2 months old came to us to have us check over their computer. Keep… Read More »
Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 users to officially get single-step Windows 10 upgrade, states Microsoft Source: International Business Times, 28 March 2015 Microsoft’s Windows 10, one of the most anticipated technical products of 2015, is all set to be launched during the summer. Prior to that, Microsoft loyalists have been discussing the OS’ compatibility, the features it offers… Read More »
The following was published March 25, 2015, on Emsisoft’s Blog and we re re-posting it here for our readers with the permission of our friends at Emsisoft. We would appreciate it if you would purchase your Emsisoft licenses and/or renewals from us. Our price is always $10 off retail and we’ll earn commission on each sale. You can… Read More »
THANKS TO GOOGLE, TV ADS ARE ABOUT TO START WATCHING YOU Article written by Klint Finley, Wired News GOOGLE IS ABOUT to make ads on television work just like ads on the web. Through Google, advertisers will know how many times their ads were viewed. They’ll be able to target audiences based on location and viewing history. In… Read More »