While Microsoft released Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 to push the PC industry toward a new touch-computing paradigm, a new Windows 8.1 update is a make-good for people who still prefer mice and keyboards. Check this article from PCWorld.com
You are being watched on the Internet – but if you use Mozilla Firefox, some of its great add-ons can help protect your privacy and security on the Web. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com
In many ways, your smartphone is more powerful than the computers of Apollo 11. While it won’t get you to the moon, you can be lightyears ahead if you use your phone to its full potential. That includes using it when you have no mobile or data connection. Check this whole article from MakeUseOf.com
Microsoft is killing support for Windows XP this coming April. That’s less than a month away. If you still have a computer that runs Windows XP, you should seriously consider upgrading the operating system, or finding new uses for the computer’s hardware. Get some tips on this article from MakeUseOf.com
Thanks to improvements to routers and network management software, connecting to Wi-Fi is vastly easier than it used to be. But that doesn’t mean the experience is seamless quite yet. Even now you can still run into problems like poor signal quality, dropped connections, lack of public hotspots, and slow speeds.
Sick of the hiccups? These three programs can help take the headache out of Wi-Fi woes. Check on this article from PCWorld.com
Once Office for iPad was announced, I couldn’t wait to stage a bare-knuckled battle with iWork, the productivity suite that’s held down the fort on iPad for four years. I pitted Apple’s Pages, Numbers, and Keynote against Microsoft’s Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps, respectively, to determine which better provided all the tools one would need in a typical work environment. Check on this article from PCWorld.com
The Internet as we know it would not exist without advertisements. Ads are necessary for generating revenue from free content and an Internet without ads would be an Internet smothered in subscriptions and paywalls. You don’t have to feel guilty for running ads on your website, but make sure you do it right. Check on this article from MakeUseOf.com