Jan 26

DCT Giveaway: idoo USB Encryption *30 licenses*

idoo-usb-encryption-box

***DCT Exclusive***

Thanks to the generosity of idoo Software we have 30 licenses for the excellent idoo USB Encryption to give away to our readers. idoo USB Encryption would normally sell for $30.00usd but DCT subscribers now have the chance to win a free license simply by submitting a reply to this …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/01/dct-giveaway-idoo-usb-encryption-30-licenses/

Feb 08

Source Code stolen from Symantec

2006-09-02-Safe

I’m better at the expository writing than I am at the news reporting, but I came across something in my random web searching that I felt should be passed on: A hacker group has stolen code from Symantec.  Symantec is best known for their Norton Antivirus program, but they make other products such as a …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/source-code-stolen-from-symantec/

Feb 08

Chrome For Android released – but only for ICS

chrome for adroid

Google has just released a version of Chrome for use on Android driven devices, but  with one massive limitation. It is only available for those devices running the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android.

As with many of Google’s early release products, Chrome for Android is still in Beta, but it is packed to the …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/chrome-for-android-released-but-only-for-ics/

Feb 08

Windows 8: Consumer Preview set for February 29th

windows 8 (2)

Reports are circulating that Microsoft is planning to debut Windows 8 Beta in Barcelona on February 29th. Nothing has actually been confirmed but events do appear to backup the assertion. Microsoft has always claimed it would release Windows 8 Beta (what it refers to as the ‘Consumer Preview’) late February, and February 29th just happens …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/windows-8-consumer-preview-set-for-february-29th/

Feb 08

CleanGenius Pro Giveaway (for Mac)

CleanGenius

As February 24th, the birthday of Steve Jobs, approaches, EaseUS is giving away 1,000 pieces of CleanGenius Pro to commemorate Steve.

CleanGenius Pro allows you to fast scan and clean your Mac in seconds, completely uninstall unwanted applications, show available disk space in the menu bar and main window and display a warning when …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/cleangenius-pro-giveaway/

Feb 08

Geek Fact for February 8th

carty

In 1924, John Joseph Carty of the Bell Telephone System spoke in Chicago, IL. His speech was carried across the nation on the first coast-to-coast radio hookup.

An estimated fifty million people heard the speech.

Read more about John Carty at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Carty

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/geek-fact-for-february-8th/

Feb 08

Ubuntu set to dump menus

Ubuntu

Ubuntu has long been considered one the most innovative distros among the Linux set and Ubuntu developers are now planning an initiative which should not only make Linux fans sit up and take notice but maybe create ripples in Windowsland too. Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has announced the dumping of standard menus, traditionally utilized for …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/ubuntu-set-to-dump-menus/

Feb 07

Geek Fact for February 7th

MMU

In 1984, U.S. astronaut Bruce McCandless made the first untethered space walk.

Bruce McCandless helped to develop the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), a rocket-propelled backpack that was worn by an astronaut during shuttle spacewalks. During STS-41-B, aboard the Challenger space shuttle as a Mission Specialist, McCandless tested the MMU in spacewalks and thus became …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/geek-fact-for-february-7th/

Feb 06

How To: Repartition your hard drive in Windows 7

create new partition 1

Have you bought a nice new computer with a whopping hard drive but it has not been partitioned? Would you like to be able to create a new partition without messing up existing data? Gone are the days when you needed to go looking for 3rd party partition manager software, Windows own Disk Management utility …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/how-to-repartition-your-hard-drive-in-windows-7/

Feb 06

Geek Fact for February 6th

barnard

In 1923, Edward E. Barnard, discoverer of Jupiter’s fifth moon, died at age 65.

Jupiter’s moon, Amalthea, was the last satellite to be found without a photographic aid. He also discovered a nearby star that now bears his name, Bernard’s Star (shown here).

Learn more at http://www.answers.com/topic/edward-emerson-barnard

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/geek-fact-for-february-6th/

Feb 05

Computer Shopper

TV Watcher

 

About six months ago, I was sitting on the couch surfing TV, the web, my phone, and Facebook simultaneously when my wife calls out from the other room: “What’s an IRQL not less or equal error?”

~blink~

Good question, I thought to myself as I disentangled myself from my laptop, phone, remotes, …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/computer-shopper/

Feb 05

My Mophie Experience

mophie 4 copy

My iPhone battery never seemed to last long enough.

I heard about cases that had a reserve battery built into them but was leery about the additional weight. I had also tried the standard things to conserve battery life (turn off Notifications and Location Services, turn off push email, etc.) when it was imperative …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/my-mophie-experience/

Feb 05

Geek Fact for February 5th

Apollo 14

In 1971, Apollo 14 Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the fifth human to walk on the Moon.

He and astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell explored the lunar surface. An innovation that allowed an increase in the range of lunar surface exploration and the amount of material collected was the provision of a collapsible, two-wheeled …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/geek-fact-for-february-5th/

Feb 04

Geek Fact for February 4th

monster

In 2010, Yahoo! sold HotJobs to Monster.com for a reported $225 million.

Part of the deal included a provision that installs Monster as the exclusive provider of job ads on Yahoo’s home page for three years in the U.S. and Canada.

Read more at http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10447082-265.html/a>

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/geek-fact-for-february-4th/

Feb 03

Three alternatives to CCleaner: Part 3

WDC install

Third and final product for testing is Wise Disk Cleaner and this is also the one which has impressed me the least. Installation includes two aspects worthy of a cautionary note, one at the beginning and another at the end. First up is an option to install the Ask Toolbar which is enabled by default. …

Continue reading »

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/three-alternatives-to-ccleaner-part-3/

Feb 03

Geek Fact for February 3rd

Luna 9

In 1966, Soviet Luna 9 accomplished the first soft landing on the Moon.

Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to achieve a lunar soft landing and to transmit photographic data from the Moon’s surface to Earth, preceding the U.S. Surveyor 1 soft lander by about four months.

Learn more at http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-006A

Permanent link to this article: http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/geek-fact-for-february-3rd/

Page 1 of 2412345...1020...Last Page »