Get a free 90-day trial of Windows 8.1

Microsoft has just released Windows 8.1 to the public. If you are using Windows 8, you can get a free upgrade to 8.1 at the Windows Store. If you don’t already have Windows 8 and want to try out the latest version of Windows free, you can do so right now. The trial is valid for 90 days.… Read More »

We’ve lost credence with this disgruntled reader

Niel says we have no credence with him anymore Based on your initial comment I dropped MSE which you previously recommended and purchased an anti-virus online. Thanks allot! I have become suspicious about your recommendations when you initially panned Malware Bites, then 2 weeks later pushed Emsisoft (sp?) sold thru your website. I am now using my provider’s… Read More »

October Rain

It’s not supposed to be this way. The rain I mean. The sullen, gray skies belong in November, not now, not here, not in October. The October rain is cold and steady. The day is morose and dark. Not a sad day but a melancholy mood could set in if I were not careful. The October rain comes… Read More »

The NSA is collecting email and instant messaging contacts from overseas points, reports indicate.

(From USA Today) The National Security Agency has been collecting contacts from people’s personal email address books and instant messaging accounts in an effort to detect relationships that might be crucial to government security, the Washington Post is reporting. The agency is collecting the data from overseas points and many of the contacts belong to Americans, the Post… Read More »