Nov 30
There are quite a few free applications available now which provide a means for connecting between computers remotely. Very handy if you are the local community’s ‘go to guy or gal’ for computer problems – or for helping family and friends who do not live near by. TeamViewer, which is one of the very best …
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Nov 30
What do the police do if their alcohol testing equipment fails – revert to Plan ‘B’ of course!:
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Nov 30
I’m not suggesting you stop drinking coffee – I would never deprive anyone of that life giving nectar! Heck, It’s a known fact that 95% of the tech world runs on Coffee (the other 5% substitutes alternate caffeinated beverages).
What I am suggesting is that you delete, remove, and abandon Java on your computer!
Why? …
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Nov 30
If you’re anything like me you’ll have literally dozens of logins and accounts which require a password for authentication, and having lots of passwords plus a bad memory is not exactly an advantageous combination.
Anyone can easily create a very strong password in just a matter of seconds simply by typing a long string of …
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Nov 29
There are several aspects of the Internet Explorer development pattern which have mystified me; primary among them has been why Microsoft would continue pouring millions of dollars into developing a browser which was no longer intrinsically connected with the Windows operating system anyway.
The impending release of both IE10 and Windows 8 has now made …
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Nov 27
Last week we received an email from a web developer who, along with some friends, has generated an online application which allows users to design and create their very own customized beer labels – at labeley.com.
It is non-flash so it works in any browser and it’s 100% free! It even works on mobile devices, …
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Nov 25
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At this time of year most vendors send me notification of their Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and holiday specials. It really is a good time to save money if you’re looking for software, hardware, and gadgets! In the past I’ve tried to sort out …
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Nov 24
The issues with so-called freeware available from privacyroot.com were first brought to our attention by Marko, owner and administrator of our recommended freeware download site FreewareBB. The privacyroot.com home page displays summarized details of four software titles, three of which are clearly specified as being free:
However, when you download, install and run the …
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Nov 23
It seems Microsoft have indeed been listening – in response to a survey which indicated that the majority of users find the upgrade installation process complex and challenging, they have streamlined, enhanced and simplified the whole shebang for Windows 8.
Windows 7 went a long way toward alleviating the struggles when applying upgrade media, including …
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Nov 22
During my travels around the net I have been coming across the name Elefant Software more and more. The Italian based developers have produced a nice range of freeware with several titles attracting universal praise. Elefant software appears to concentrate mainly on applications to assist the disabled but also includes some very useful general purpose …
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Nov 22
Print What You Like is a free online service which allows users to select and print only that part (or those parts) of a Web Page they actually want. Simply copy and paste the required URL into the dialogue box and click on the Start button:
The submitted page will be displayed almost immediately …
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Nov 21
If you are not yet aware of the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) then you should be. This abominable piece of legislation has the potential to effectively cripple the internet and pretty much render it impotent. Wikipedia: SOPA
SOPA has been universally condemned, there are literally thousands of protests registered all over the net …
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Nov 20
Ashampoo has announced the imminent arrival of its new Burning Studio 11, due for official launch on 23rd November. In my humble opinion, Ashampoo Burning Studio is the best burning software available. Ashampoo Burning Studio excels in all areas; ease of use, intuitiveness, range of features, speed, quality and efficacy.
As well as all the …
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Nov 20
You may recall that several satellites have fallen back to earth in the past weeks. Well, it appears someone took the opportunity to exploit these occurrences to get a few laughs!
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Nov 18
LotSoft is running a Thanksgiving Special Promotion which includes giving away free licenses for the very good and useful BDlot DVD Clone Ultimate software – would normally sell for $29.95usd.
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