Slimeballs Inc. – The Anatomy of a Scam As someone who, along with Darcy, works on dozens of PCs each week, I can tell you from personal experience there are a lot of people getting scammed every day – and not just for a couple of bucks – but for hundreds of dollars. Sometimes I tend to think… Read More »
Microsoft Files Patent for a Biometric Lock Screen Personal computers will be getting a little more personal based on a patent recently filed by Microsoft. The new patent will use biometric data to protect your personal info on your lock screen. The patent… …could ensure your privacy and security by optimizing your lock screen. This is possible with a new… Read More »
Columbus Day Why don’t we have a Michael Vick Day? Or an Adolph Hitler Day? Because it would be ridiculous, that’s why. Some of today’s heroes aren’t worthy. We all want our heroes to be real heroes – someone we can respect and look up to. Not some nefarious human being whose wealth leads them spiraling downward into… Read More »
Wipe free disk space with a command This tip applies to Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8x and Windows 10 – Standard Hard Drives Don’t do this if you have a Solid State Hard Drive. By now you know (or you should know) that when you delete files or folders in Windows, they’re not really deleted.… Read More »
Deleted files: Gone but Not Forgotten This post is for all versions of Windows When you “delete” files they’re not really deleted and they’re not taking up any space either. It’s sort of like they’re in purgatory – between existence and non-existence. Kind of like EB! Think of your hard drive as a chalk board. When you erase… Read More »
Dear friends,Yesterday, we sent a newsletter to all of our Cloudeight Boosters announcing a special 3-day sale for all of our Cloudeight Boosters. We were trying out a new email system yesterday, and so far it looks like the new system is a winner! However, since this was the first test of the new system, we are sending… Read More »