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Dec 03, 2015

Get Windows 7 Games Installed on Windows 10

Who says you can’t have fun? Thanks to the folks at Winaero, you can install the classic Windows 7 games

Dec 02, 2015

Windows 10 Update Turns on Spying Again – Turn it Off

The first major update for Windows 10 was recently released. Plan on spending at least 30 minutes for the download

Dec 01, 2015

How to Maximize Smartphone Battery Life

Well, the first piece of advice is NOT to believe what you have heard in the past about charging, discharging,

Nov 30, 2015

VPN Won’t Hide Your IP Address

Shocker, but BGR reports that there are circumstances where using a VPN will expose your real IP address. The reason

Nov 25, 2015

Apple’s Latest Mistake – The iPad Pro

Bigger isn’t always better. Some smartphone models have gotten so big it feels like the old days of walking around

Nov 24, 2015

Use a Password Instead of a Fingerprint – It’s Safer

Finally! Someone else is telling people not to use fingerprint scanning technology. Elliot Williams at HackADay has a post that

Nov 23, 2015

Free Up Close to 20GB of Hard Drive Space

If you are running Windows 10, there is the opportunity to clear up close to 20GB of hard drive space.

Nov 19, 2015

Lots of Security Flaws in LastPass Password Manager

It’s been a bad couple of years for the popular password manager LastPass. Last year two security engineers were able

Nov 18, 2015

Encryption is your Friend. Google Agrees.

Forget the discussions about building backdoors into encryption schemes. Encryption is your friend and will protect the data once you’ve

Nov 17, 2015

Really? Apple Not the Ultimate Security Environment

Shocker, but it is what it is. Apple would like you to believe that its products are the most secure

Nov 16, 2015

Tech Toys for the 2015 Holiday

Each year, Jim Calloway and Sharon Nelson (my wife and business partner) discuss some of their favorite tech toys in

Nov 12, 2015

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Blows Up Outlook

It was not a good day. Microsoft released 30+ patches on Tuesday to deal with security issues with Windows and