Well, everyone knows about the two data recorders in airplanes. But cars? Really? Ostensibly, it’s the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) which is recommending this for cars, and if they have their way, we might see them in cars by 2014. This rulemaking proposal is called: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 571 [Docket No. NHTSA–2012–0177] RIN 2127–AK86 Federal Motor V...
This article isn’t designed to trigger a “mine’s better than yours” war, nor to convince you to change your current antiviral software. I have BitDefender Internet Security 2013, so… I can tell you I haven’t had any problems with the software, and none related to SD software, specifically. It’s more in the direction of this is here if you need it, and for folks with older machines without the ‘liquidity’ to get another soon. It has very little effect on your system resource...
Although Instagram initially caused a wave of panic re their TOS change and subsequently backtracked, it’s going to cost them. Their new TOS isn’t going to appear for a month. There are alternatives to Instagram. Make sure to verify their TOS’s (as Dr. McCoy would say, “Dammit, Jim…”). Here’s a link to PCMag which should be able to get you started. Zubaz has kindly also provided a link to Socialsafe which is free for 60 days (so you don’t have to wait for the new Ins...
Not a lot to say, it’s good, it’s free. For folks hunting for a free, dependable utility that supports their Windows 8, here you go. Read about it here: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/ The download link will bring you to a page which has a link to Download.com: http://download.cnet.com/Paragon-Backup-Recovery-Free/3000-2242_4-10972187.html?tag=mncol;1 As with any download site, you should choose the “Advanced” or “Custom...
Martin Brinkmann, owner and chief reviewer at the excellent site ghacks.net has done a very thorough review of Stardock’s newest winner, Start8. I’m really glad to report that his review was extremely positive! Please head on over to read about it here: http://www.ghacks.net/2012/12/13/start8-windows-8-start-menu-review-giveaway/?_m=3n%2e0038%2e732%2ehj0ao01hy5%2er3p Also, if you review it or leave a comment, you might win a free license. Learn more ...
This is a more of a warning to our great Australian members. While I don’t know if any of you are affected by this heinous deed, you might be. A group of criminals has hacked the Miami Family Medical Center ’s patient records, broken their encryption and re-encrypted them, making them unavailable to the Center, its patients and their Physicians and healthcare personnel. They are offering to supply the new encryption key for a payment of ransom. They have also threatened to...
MS has given the “Outlook” look to Yahoo’s email, as well as for W8 according to Lifehacker . Other selling points? Supposedly twice as fast with more advanced spam protection. Nice. Also, you can change the theme easily and quickly from the "options" box... easy peasy. There are also new apps for the new email as well... for Apple, W8 and regular W7 tablets.
While Windows 8 isn’t for me, many folks have gone the way of getting the new OS. Because all OS’s are vulnerable (W8, too), and because of the recent fall from grace and decertification of MSE by AV-Test you should have security software installed. While cruising the net, I found an article on The Windows Club which deals with the problem of W8 not detecting installed security software. This is not your fault. You can run sfc /scannow to your heart’s content, but...
OK. Windows 8 isn’t fun to shut down or restart on a tablet. Start 8 is one solution. Here’s another from Brandon Dimmel at infopackets: “ To shut down Windows 8 with one click : First, get to the main desktop screen. Next, right click on the desktop and select New --> Shortcut. When the menu appears, click 'Create new Shortcut.' When Windows 8 asks you what item you'd like to create a shortcut for, enter the following comman...
Congrats to Stardock! It isn't everyday that a product...any product is honored this way. Kudos to the dev! Would you like to learn more? https://www.stardock.com/products/start8/ If you'd like to learn more about Multiplicity 2.0: https://www.stardock.com/products/multiplicity/
Eddie Cho of the c|net review staff has given Decor8 a nice review . “After you install the app, Decor8 will appear on the Start screen like any other tile. When you open the app, you'll be greeted with an options menu that appears mighty hard to discern from a standard Windows 8 settings menu. From the Background settings, choose any custom image or photo to set as your background for the modern UI and add visual tweaks like fading, blurring, and color overlays. Dec...
Bad news if you’re relying MSE to protect you against malware, A-V Test reports. MSE dropped to 10.5 out of a possible 18. Other software dropped 1-2 points as well. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition and VIPRE Internet Security were among 16 of the 23 products tested which dropped in their scores. You can get the full report here: http://www.av-test.org/en/tests/home-user/windows-7/sepoct-2012/ BitDefender, F-Secure Internet Security and Kaspersky Interne...
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