Five Tips For Managing Your Security In Windows 8.1

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As we recently covered, Windows 8.1 is Microsoft’s most secure release of the operating system so far. The company has completely overhauled many of the OS’s key security features whilst introducing new levels of protection such as Secure Boot and Dynamic Access Control. After critics have spent most of the last decade criticising Windows for its often lackadaisical approach to online safety, it seems the developers finally decided to listen and address their concerns. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com

How To Troubleshoot And Fix Windows Black Screen Issues

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The term “BSOD” commonly refers to the Blue Screen of Death, a common Windows error screen that appears when a critical system fault occurs. The B in BSOD doesn’t always stand for blue, however; sometimes it can stand for black. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com

Save your Word configurations

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Microsoft Word is a wonderfully configurable tool. You can set a default font and give every new document your preferred margins. You can re-arrange the ribbons and Quick Access Toolbar. You can record simple macros and even—if you have the programming skills—write complex ones. Check this article from PCWorld.com

 

Gmail on Android Offers Save to Drive, Gives Spam Explanations and More

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On May 19th, Google updated its popular Android Gmail app to include new features like the ability to save attachments to Google Drive, in-line spam email explanations and more. Check this from MakeUseOf.com

 

How to change your eBay password

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For all of eBay’s talk about notifying users about its deep, devastating database breach—in which hackers swiped customer names, email addresses and physical addresses, phone number, date of birth, and yes, encrypted passwords—an official notification of the incident has yet to hit my inbox, and judging from reactions on Twitter, I’m not the only one being left in the dark. Get more information on this article from PCWorld.com

 

10 tools for stealthily slacking off at work

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We’re all about helping you be more productive, but to stay at the top of your game you need occasional downtime. Can it be helped that sometimes the need strikes while you’re at work? Check out his article from PCWorld.com

 

Low Disk Space? 5 Native Windows Tools To Free Up Storage Space

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The size of PC hard drives has been increasing at an exponential rate over the last years. Whereas ten years ago you were lucky if you had 40 GB of disk space, today 1 TB of storage is almost common. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com