Shutting down Windows seems like it should be a simple process. You’re just turning your PC off; how hard can it be? Yet there’s more to shutting down then just cutting the power. System processes must end, data must be saved, and unneeded information must be removed from memory. Get some tips from this article […]
Google is starting to roll out its “Google Now” feature to its Beta browser, for Windows, Mac, and Chrome OS. If you use “Google Now” on your smartphone, ensure you are signed into the browser with your Google account and have notifications turned on on the desktop. After all that, you will then begin to […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]