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Windows 8: A Few Neat Features

Windows 8 only recently hit the market and the tech press has already given it a test drive. A lot of them have published their findings online

Travel Smarter With Your Smartphone

When you travel internationally you almost certainly depend on your smartphone, maybe more then you do when you are on your home turf.

Protect Yourself From Hackers: Disable Java

Want to protect your computer from hackers? Slate technology writer Will Oremus has one idea: disable Java. If you do not know, Java is software that runs interactive functions on some webpages.

Improve Your Productivity With These Chrome Extensions

When you sit in front of a computer all day is can be appealing to visit sites like The Chive frequently. If you find yourself doing this more then once or twice a day it may be harming your productivity. Luckily, if you use Chrome, there are many different extensions you can add that were created to help you stay away from these disruptions

Use These Two Tricks to Make Your Computing Life Easier

Most of us use computers everyday whether it’s a desktop, laptop, and/or tablet. And we could use all the help we can get. Here are a couple of tricks which will make life easier for you, and hopefully alleviate some stress.

Your Lifestyle and Your Technology

Technology is moving fast today. Tablets, for example, permit us to slip much of the power of desktop computers into our bags

Ransomware: What It Is And How To Protect Yourself

Have you ever heard about ransomware? It is a especially frightening new form of malware. A recent story published by Slate goes into the details of how it attacks your computer

Microsoft Word Alternatives

We all need to use a word processor every now and then. Typically the one we turn to is Microsoft Word

Tips to Get the Most out of Windows 7

Are you still using Windows 7?

Using Alternative Browsers on the iPad and iPhone

Apple’s Safari, the default web browser on all iPads and iPhones, is a powerful piece of software.