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Hope for the best, prepare for the worst
I can’t tie a knot that would safely secure a boat, nor can I carve a race-winning pinewood racer, but I’m pretty sure my time as a Boy Scout primed me for a career in technology. Their motto, “be prepared” made a deep and lasting impression on me, and I try to exemplify that attitude
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Improve your Windows performance
Let’s face it: that shiny new computer you “just bought” doesn’t have the pep it used to have when you first bought it. Professionally-managed computers can usually forestall this degradation by several years, but all Windows computers, no matter how expensive or powerful or well-maintained (one does not necessarily equate to the other) will see a
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Five simple ways to improve your security
If you’ve never really put much thought into computer security, but recent media coverage has convinced you it’s time to start taking it seriously, it’s easy to feel a bit overwhelmed. Where do you start? Everyone’s being hacked – even the really big companies with entire teams of IT professionals! How can I, “average computer
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Windows 7 PC’s are now harder to buy
Though its still used on over half of all Windows-based computers around the world, Microsoft has stopped providing certain versions of Windows 7, specifically Home Basic/Premium and Ultimate, to computer manufacturers worldwide. Once the current inventory runs out, the only computers that can be bought with Windows 7 will be business-class machines (such as Dell’s
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Five Ways to Control Your Inbox
Before the advent of computers and the internet, getting control of the “paper tiger” was a common topic of conversation, both in the home as well as in the office. While paper is still an issue, most of us are distracted by a new predator that stalks us: the never-ending stream of email. Properly dealing
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Office365 Subscribers get unlimited cloud storage
In the ever-escalating cloud services arms race, Microsoft just trotted out a whopper of a one-up over just about everyone in competition: Microsoft’s OneDrive VP just announced on the OneDrive blog that all Personal, Home and Education Office365 subscribers will have access to unlimited cloud storage for no additional cost. Lest you feel left out
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