Monthly Archives: October 2011

Sorry, Dropbox, I still don’t trust you – Last summer, I deleted my Dropbox account after the company admitted to a horrifying security breach. This week, I reluctantly opened a new Dropbox account. Three Surprising Things About Hard Drive Defragging … Continue reading →

Windows XP: Pros and Cons of Not Upgrading – Microsoft plans to support Windows XP Service Pack 3 until April 8, 2014, which means XP users have 30 months left before they’re on their own. Security researcher finds major security … Continue reading →

Top 10 Windows 7 desktop gadgets – Windows 7 gadgets offer added functionality and convenience in a variety of ways. Here are a few you may want to add to your desktop. Lifehacker: A Guide to Sniffing Out Passwords and … Continue reading →

How to Optimize Your Windows PC for Free – Here are a few practical tips for improving your computer’s performance by using stock Windows utilities and a few programs you can download for free. Though the associated articles assume that … Continue reading →

Five types of apps you should install on every new Windows desktop – Windows includes numerous apps that are designed to fill basic needs, but there is little denying that such applets are often inadequate. As a result, organizations rarely … Continue reading →

Control Windows 7 with your voice – Voice commands aren’t just for smartphone users; they’re for PC users, too. We’ll show you how to use speech recognition so you can launch programs, dictate text, scroll Web pages, and more, all … Continue reading →

How to Repair a Faulty Windows Installation Without Reformatting – Nothing will put a crimp in your computing style quite like a Windows error. Although Microsoft’s OS has gotten exponentially more stable over the years, it’s still very possible for … Continue reading →

How To Share Big Files Over the Internet the Fast, Easy and Free Way – The Internet has been around for decades now, and even though we all use it every day, the simple act of sending an electronic file … Continue reading →

Flash bug allows spying of website visitors through webcam – A slight variation of a previously designed clickjacking attack that used a Adobe Flash vulnerability has once again made it possible for website administrators to surreptitiously spy on their visitors … Continue reading →