Let’s face it: your parents don’t look after their PC as well as you do. While home on summer break, now is the perfect time to fix that.
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Malwarebytes has a new version of its premium anti-malware software that promises XP support for life.
By Steve Horton |
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If you’re still using Internet Explorer 6, Office 2003 or Windows XP, you’re going to want to upgrade now. Find out why.
By Steve Horton |
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Here are seven tips when accessing Wi-Fi in a public environment. You’ll be safer armed with this knowledge.
By Mark Beare |
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Microsoft has extended security support for Windows XP until July 14 2015. Find out what this means for you.
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It’s just not a good idea to use Windows XP anymore. Microsoft is cutting off support in April. Learn about that and other great reasons here.
By Davide De Vellis |
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Learning how to factory reset your computer can help you keep your PC running like new. This process will erase whatever existing data and programs you have installed on your hard drive and reinstall Windows to reset your PC to the state it was in when you first opened the box (and sometimes even better since it won’t include all the unwanted programs – crapware – that can come with most new PCs). Some people choose to reset their PC on a regular basis to keep it running at tip […]
By Davide De Vellis |
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Does your screen occasionally turn black? Does the computer then restart on its own? A screen that blacks out and then restarts could be caused by any number of reasons, fortunately one of the most common resolutions is as simple as updating a driver. DRIVER UPDATE The simplest cause, and solution, to a malfunctioning display is related to your computers graphics (also known as video) driver. A graphics driver is a piece of software that allows a computer’s operating system to communicate with the computer’s graphics system. The driver is […]
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All is not lost if you’ve deleted a file permanently. Here are steps you can take to recover your lost document or media file.
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It’s important to validate your genuine copy of Windows, or it’ll stop working. Here’s how to do that.
By Steve Horton |
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If you’ve lost the password to your Wi-Fi, all is not lost. Here are some methods for retrieving the password from the router.
By Steve Horton |
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Sometimes your PC will start up and check your hard drive for consistency. Find out what this means and how you can turn it off, if necessary.
By Steve Horton |
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The three major free antivirus applications all perform more or less the same. The difference is in whether they’re annoying to use day to day. Here’s a comparison of the three.
By Steve Horton |
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As you may recall, we ran an article recently about why we think you should stop using Windows XP and upgrade to Windows 7. Well, here’s the flipside of that argument.