Most of you know I’m not a fan of Windows 8.x. In fact, it’s the first Windows version I skipped since Windows ME. I have a Windows 8.x computer that I bought to learn Windows 8.x and to test things on, but other than learning Windows 8.x and testing it, I just don’t like it and don’t use… Read More »
As time goes by, there is less and less trust in this world. There ls less and less privacy in this world, and a lot of it is our own fault. There’s not much we can do about it now, it’s like a juggernaut that can’t be stopped. Pandora’s box has been opened and we will never close… Read More »
We were recently bombarded with email from Avast users because suddenly, without warning, Avast detected Cloudeight CalenderPal as being infected with the virus: Win32:Evo-gen. Avast is well-known for its high rate of false-positives. A false-positive is a harmless file detected as a malicious file. If an antivirus cannot differentiate a bad, malicious file from a good, safe file, then… Read More »
Deleting “Windows.old” or “Previous Windows Installation” Files after Upgrading Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8x When you upgrade from XP/Vista to Windows 7, or XP/Vista/Win7 to Windows 8x your system will save a copy of the entire C drive and it can be quite a few gig in size. We helped a customer regain over 400 gigabytes… Read More »
Search Like A Pro Do you ever search for things using a search engine and find yourself scrolling through page after page of irrelevant search results until you finally get to what you were search for? Here are some search engines tips and tricks that we use that work in almost all search engines. We use Google, but… Read More »
Zamzar offers a great service for those who don’t want to download potentially malware-laden programs to convert files from one format to another. Zamzar’s privacy policy is short, easy-to-understand, and fair. They make money from banner ads on their site and by upselling users to faster service with more options. But, the free service works well, if you’re willing to… Read More »