Asus PCs running Windows 7 slam into boot failure after recommended patch

asussecureboot-100659932-largeSome Asus PC owners running Windows 7 are being treated to an unpleasant surprise as their machines stop booting properly.

Instead of booting into Windows 7, users have been running into a “Secure Boot Violation” error message, claiming that the system found “unauthorized changes on the firmware, operating system, or UEFI drivers.” More of this article from PCWorld.com

AdBlock, AdBlock Plus arrives for Windows 10 Insider users

microsoft-edge-100582336-largeAdBlock for Microsoft Edge is still officially “coming soon.” But if you’re running the current Windows Insider build of Windows 10, you can try AdBlock and AdBlock Plus before everyone else. Check out this article from PCWorld.com

Your Facebook account’s been hijacked. Here’s how to recover it and keep it safe

If a crook succeeds in stealing your Facebook account, they can masquerade as you, find out a good deal about you, and get access to your friends.

If the email address and/or password on your account has changed–and you didn’t change it, your account has been hacked. Other possible symptoms that should worry  you include new “friends” that you never approved, and status updates and messages allegedly going out from “you” even though you didn’t send them. Know more about this article from PCWorld.com

The Best Free Data Recovery Tools for Windows

windows-10-task-view-644x373Data loss can strike at any time, whether it’s a file you’ve accidentally deleted or a drive error that’s wiped everything out. We will highlight the best free data recovery tools for Windows to help get your precious files back. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com

Goodbye HTTP: A Faster, Safer, Decentralized Internet With IPFS

goodbye-http-644x250Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the technology that underpins data communication across the entire Internet. It establishes how messages are transmitted, what actions browsers should take in response to certain commands, and how servers deal with requests. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com

Opera releases the browser it’s trained to kill ads in Android and Windows

In March, Opera added native ad blocking to a developer edition of its browser. Now, the company has pushed that feature into general release, dramatically decreasing the load time of web pages at the expense of the advertising revenues that would normally be driven to the site. Check this article from PCWorld.com

5 quick ways to recover storage space on an overstuffed iPhone or iPad

Sure, 16GB of storage sounded like plenty when you first bought your iPhone, but you probably regretted your decision to go with Apple’s cheapest option when those pesky “low storage” warnings started popping up. Check this article from PCWorld.com