How to Reset Your Computer to its Factory State

How to Reset Your Computer to its Factory State Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8xIt used to be common for computer manufacturers to include a Windows installation disk – or at least a recovery disk – with your new computer. Today, it’s rare, although some computer makers will include a Windows installation disk if you want… Read More »

It’s Okay to Be a Prune

Looking for MoonPie? Sorry about that. Please click here to read MoonPie It’s Okay to Be a Prune “The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.” ~ George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) I was… Read More »

Over 100 Tech Companies Come Together To Defend Net Neutrality

Google, Facebook, And Over 100 Tech Companies Come Together To Defend Net Neutrality This afternoon, a coalition of more than 100 tech companies wrote a joint letter to the FCC standing in favor of net neutrality. Since news of an FCC proposal that could threaten net neutrality broke on April 23, tech companies have remained silent, while open… Read More »

Emails Between Google and NSA show prior relationship

Emails between Google execs, NSA chief show prior relationship Post-NSA secrecy, many big tech companies like Google were outspoken about the practices used by the NSA to gather info. Since that time, they’ve gone on the offensive, trying to both challenge the NSA and distance themselves from it. New emails obtained by news outlet Al Jazeera show a… Read More »

Norton (Symantec) Says: “Antivirus Software Is Dead”

We learned a long time ago that antivirus alone doesn’t really do much at all. Most of us are very, very unlikely to encounter a virus on the Internet – we’re far more likely to encounter rogues, bundlers, and other malware. We’ve been saying Norton and McAfee are wastes of system resources (as well as some other antivirus… Read More »