Microsoft's crusade against pirated software was bolstered on Tuesday with the release of a study that found stolen programs are going to cause issues this year for both consumers and enterprise customers.
The study, conducted by research firm IDC and the National University of Singapore, found that consumers worldwide will spend $25 billion and collectively waste…
Anyone who has used a computer in the last decade is more than likely to be familiar with Windows XP. It has been the most popular operating system (OS) for just shy of 13 years, and for good reason. It was quickly adopted because of its user friendly interface and reliability, and has a very loyal…
Windows Firewall can protect your computer from many types of online attacks. Although it may not protect you from getting viruses or malware; it can protect your system from running an application that has not been specifically allowed by you as the user. Some may think that firewalls are a nuisance but it is a…
Top reasons to upgrade to Windows 8.1
1. It takes up less space
Even though Windows 8.1 introduces many new features, it actually takes up less space than its predecessor, Windows 8. It takes about 8-15% less space.
2. Searching
Windows 8 made it convenient to search for settings, content, apps and web searching. Windows 8.1 takes this to…
Text Expansion utilities monitor your typing and trigger a set of rules when you type a predefined phrase or key combination. When you type those predefined phrases, the utility replaces your short version and replaces it with a longer phrase without requiring you to type the entire thing. This is very helpful for those that…
Microsoft had an 8.1 preview last month but in not likely to release the service pack until around October. Microsoft announced that they will have the updates available for device in August. This will make the consumers endure with their current Windows 8 devices.
Windows 8.1 will add features that many consumers have been complaining about. There will be the…
Windows 8, as many predicted would flop appears to be doing just that. According to a recent report Windows 8 sales are a little worse than sluggish, they’re downright terrible. The report shows that Windows 8 is coming in at 1.7% of the computers on the Internet. That same report taken at the same period…
When you create an account in Windows 8 you can associate an email address with the account. If you do this Microsoft will have the ability to send you emails. They have started sending out how-to emails that assist users in navigating the new Windows environment. So far the emails have been labeled "Getting Started…
In August Microsoft will be pushing out an update for all of their supported Operating Systems. This includes Windows XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003, 2003 R2, Server 2008, and 2008 R2. This update will block the use of cryptographic keys that are less than 1024 bits. This must happen because with the evolution of technology it is…
Exciting news huh? Well, unfortunately for those of you tuning in from a Windows XP machine, no, Microsoft did not extend XP’s support any further. XP is set to die in August of 2014; this means that Microsoft will no longer give updates to the already out dated operating system. What they did extend was…
Microsoft released an out of schedule patch(MS10-046) for the recent shortcut exploit issue. The past few weeks have seen increasing reports of attacks using the shortcut exploit. Microsoft felt it was a serious problem to let it wait until the next scheduled patch Tuesday. The patch was released at 1 p.m. on Monday.
Cryogenic FileSplitter is a simple file splitter program with a real easy to use drag and drop interface. You can specify how many sections you want the file to be split into. It also displays each segment size so that you can see how big each segment is going to be before you split it.…