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Advertisements I’ve been a Mac since 2006. That was the first year that Apple produced an Intel-based Mac, and I remain a Mac to this day. I will likely be a Mac for many years to come. One of the biggest issues I have with my Canon Multi-Function Laser Printer is that it prints in …
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Advertisements I’m a registered Apple developer. While I don’t code any longer – and have never coded an app in XCode – I registered for one specific reason: to get access to beta versions of Apple device operating systems before the public beta. I – and a number of other tech journalism enthusiast sites do …
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Advertisements Getting hit by ransomware is perhaps the biggest bummer ever. Everybody gets a virus now and again. Things get intense as you worry about your identity getting stolen and your bank accounts getting drained; but ransomware is a completely different deal. Despite the fact that many ransomware links look very realistic, nothing is more …
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Advertisements When you’re hit by ransomware, the first thing many folks think of is – CRAP! My pictures/videos/school work/data! What am I going to do?! To be honest, there’s not much you CAN do – IF you haven’t prepared. In order to prepare for the worst, you need to take the steps I’ve outlined in …
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Advertisements Over the weekend, a very good friend of mine told me how someone they knew fell victim to a ransomware attack. The victim was an acquaintance of his; and this acquaintance got scammed not once, but twice by the same thieves. When the initial attack hit, my friend’s friend – we’ll call him Ben …
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Advertisements Quickly check for Windows 10 system updates with this handy how-to… Sometimes, checking for updates on your Windows 10 PC can be a pain. You either have to swipe open the Action Center and then open Settings, or get to Settings through the Start Menu. Then, you have to scroll down to Updates and …
Advertisements This new feature in the Fall Creators Update is taking many by surprise… If you’ve got the Fall Creators Update on your Windows 10 PC, then you’ve probably noticed a new feature that Microsoft is calling “Fast Startup.” The feature claims to improve the speed of your boot times, so you spend less time …
Advertisements Make an instant impact on your Windows 10 PC’s performance with this must do tweak If there’s one thing that I know, and know pretty well, it’s that Windows machines nearly always operate below their potential. Windows has a tendency to be a bit of a memory pig. One has only to look at …
