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Blackout Day: Hacking group Anonymous calls for sites to black out their front pages today (Monday 22 April 2013)

Hacking group Anonymous asked websites to black out their front pages on Monday, in protest against legislation in the U.S. that would allow online companies and government agencies to more easily share personal information. The protest against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), meant to start from 6 a.m. GMT, appeared to have little traction early.… Read More »

Microsoft offers downloadable CD image to repair PCs damaged by botched Win 7 security patch

If your machine comes up with blue screens of death (BSODs) after installing Microsoft’s ill-fated KB 2823324/MS13-036 patch, Microsoft has just made available a download that will get your system going again. The CD image is only designed to bring back PCs that absolutely cannot be booted because of KB 2823324. It does not function as a general-purpose… Read More »

The first major changes to Windows 8 will include a start button

Several months ago we were one of the first newsletters to report that Microsoft would add a start button and a user option to boot to the desktop in Windows 8 instead of the “Start Screen” (The screen that looks like it belongs on a smart phone.). Yesterday, it appears the rest of the world caught up with… Read More »

But I like XP and I don’t want to upgrade — What will happen if I don’t?

Emily wonders what will happen to her Windows XP computer after April 8, 2014 if she doesn’t upgrade I am one of those dedicated XP users who doesn’t want to change my operating system. I don’t like Windows 7 and I really don’t like Windows 8. What will happen to my computer after April 2014. Will I really… Read More »

Yes, Daniela, we do flip-flop!

Daniela Accuses us of “flip-flopping” – A web forum is discussing Cloudeight and the way we “flip-flop” with IncrediMail and other programs. Yes, we are guilty as charged! We sure do flip-flop! Why? We continually monitor anything we recommend and if it does not keep up to our standards, we pull our endorsement. When a program starts adding… Read More »

This week’s Something Gnu donation specials

Thanks for helping! These donation specials are valid from April 19, 2013 through April 25, 2013. We appreciate your help very much! We hope you are able to us this week. Donate $10 – Did you know that if only 1/3 of our subscribers donated just $10, we could run our business for six months. That would be a huge help… Read More »

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