We live in an age that even George Orwell couldn’t have imagined. There are cameras everywhere, your searches are tracked, your phone calls belong to the NSA…where does it end. Even if you’re doing nothing wrong, do you want someone snooping on your searches? You can learn a lot about someone just from capturing their search terms. For… Read More »
We have had a lot of people wonder why we recommend Chrome and not Firefox. First of all, a browser is a personal choice. If Firefox works well for you then use Firefox. We prefer Chrome. You can use whatever browser you like — unless you plan on using XP past April 8, 2014. If you do, then… Read More »
Turn Your Windows 7 or Windows 8x Computer Into a Wireless Hotspot Windows 7 and Windows 8x Before we begin, let’s make something clear…you don’t need to download any software to turn a Windows 7 or 8x computer into a Wireless hotspot. Windows ships with this feature – but unless you are a masochist or enjoy typing commands,… Read More »
Defending Our Decision to Support Our XP Users for One More Year Recently we worked on an XP computer belonging to a lady who is a member of a computer club. After we finished cleaning and optimizing her computer, removing malware, installing Chrome, configuring it, importing IE favorites, and then installing and configuring Emsisoft, we pronounced her computer… Read More »
Which Browser Is Most Secure On Your Old Windows XP System? You should be upgrading from Windows XP, but we have to face facts — many people won’t upgrade before the end-of-support date. If you’re still using one of those XP computers, the best thing you can do is ditch Internet Explorer for a more modern browser. This… Read More »
Google Turns Today’s Biggest Privacy Issue Into Weird Playmobil Video Google wants you to know exactly how it deals with U.S. government requests for user data. That’s good! But the company wants to explain it to you with stop-motion wooden toys, like you’re some kind of three year old. That’s . . . weird. This odd little video… Read More »