Apologies to Charles Dickens Rewriting “A Christmas Carol” “A merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!” cried a cheerful voice. It was the voice of Scrooge’s nephew, who came upon him so quickly that this was the first intimation he had of his approach. “Bah!” said Scrooge, “Humbug!” He had so heated himself with rapid walking in the fog… Read More »
Thoughts On Christmas All the children’s’ eyes are smiling, Christmas Eve is finally here! Outside my window snow is falling, This brightest evening of the year. Children dream of Christmas morning; Santa Claus is on the way! And I, a father, watch it snowing, And drift back to another day When I, a child, watched in wonder As… Read More »
Your Web Cam – Someone’s Eyeballs On You? Did you know that software exists that can turn on your web cam without your knowledge or consent…and it can do so without the web cam light illuminated? In other words your web cam may be turned on and you would not know it. The same is true of the… Read More »
A Christmas Special! Thanks to Emsisoft we have been able to get more SoftMaker Office keys to give away. So whether you are renewing current Emsisoft license or buying an Emsisoft license for the first time, you’ll get a lifetime license to one of the best office suites available. With SoftMaker Office you can create, edit or view… Read More »
Add Icons to the Windows 8x Desktop By default (and unfortunately) Windows 8, Windows 8.1 boots into the start screen mode unless you changed it using a 3rd-party program like Classic Shell or you’ve changed it yourself using the Navigation option of Taskbar properties. You can switch between the Windows 8x Start Screen and the Desktop by pressing… Read More »
‘Tis the Season for Telephone Scams We wanted to pass this on to you from Microsoft — this article originally appeared in Microsoft security newsletter. Since so many of our subscribers have written to us concerned about phones calls they received from people claiming to be from Microsoft — it’s especially important that we pass this information along… Read More »