One thing we already know about Microsoft’s new chief executive, Satya Nadella: He doesn’t do Twitter. At least, not really. The last post on Nadella’s Twitter account was in 2010. But Twitter sure does him, as everyone from partners to pundits opined what Nadella would mean for Microsoft. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
You’ve heard this from me and pretty much every other tech journalist: You need to stop using Windows XP. It will gradually–or maybe not so gradually–become less secure after Microsoft stops updating the OS. I won’t go into the details, since I covered them in Should you keep using Windows XP? Get some info from this article on PCWorld.com
“Have you tried rebooting?”
It’s technical advice that gets thrown around a lot, but there’s a reason: it works. My own personal experience has been that a simple reboot can fix a computer issue 80-90% of the time, whether that issue is related to networking, graphics, slow performance, or faulty programs. And it’s not just issues with Windows that respond well to a reboot; this method works for a wide range of devices, including smartphones and routers and even software. Get some answers from this article on MakeUseOf.com
iTunes only supports MP4 and QuickTime format video files, so many of the videos you come across on the web can’t be added directly to iTunes or transferred to an iPod, iPhone, or iPad. Luckily, this problem is easy to solve — all you have to do is convert the videos to MP4 files using one of the tools below. Once yo have, you can add them to iTunes and use them like any other file i Tunes supports. Get some tips on this article from MakeUseOf.com
Windows is packed to the rafters with features, many of them great—and others, just meh. Luckily, there are free alternatives that are more powerful, more efficient, and take only minutes to install. Read on, and we’ll show you 9 built-in features of Windows that aren’t up to snuff, and the free software you can use to replace them. Check this article from PCWorld.com
Of all the lessons to be learned from the hacking of Naoki Hiroshima and the loss of his coveted @N Twitter handle, the most troubling is the one which will ultimately be the most difficult to solve. In online security, weak passwords and poor encryption standards may be part of the problem, but the biggest problem of all remains ourselves. Check out more on this article from PCWorld.com
On February 3rd, get ready to download your next toy for iOS, as Facebook prepares to launch a news reader app called Paper, the day before their 10th birthday. Check on this update from MakeUseOf.com