Windows 7 End of Life: Everything You Need to Know Microsoft recently announced that it will officially begin the Windows 7 end of life phase on Jan. 14, 2020. On that day, the company will stop supporting Windows 7 on laptops and desktops, and will no longer patch it with security updates. But – alas – all good things must come to an end. And soon enough, Windows 7 will be put out to pasture, leaving those who stick with the operating system at potentially higher risk of being targeted by hackers. So, to answer some of those fears and answer some … Continue reading Say Goodbye to Windows 7

Knowing at least some of the Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts helps make your Windows 8 experience much more enjoyable. Try to memorize these top Windows 8 shortcut keys. Press the Windows key to open the Start screen or switch to the Desktop (if open).

Users say Dell’s Latitude E6430u laptop has a distinct odor, but the company says the nauseating smell won’t actually make you sick. Let’s start with the bad news: If you’ve purchased a Dell Latitude E6430u, there’s a solid chance that it smells like cat pee. But don’t worry! Dell says it’s not actually cat pee and while the smell may be unpleasant, it won’t make you sick.

April 8th 2014 was the last day Microsoft will offer support for their Windows XP and Office 2003.That’s the day that Microsoft will stop supporting XP and Office 2003.  And that means no more updates, no more bug fixes, and — perhaps most important of all — no more security patches.

Regularly scan and defragment your hard drive. Use canned, compressed air to clean out your keyboard, mouse and computer CPU. Use the application’s uninstaller (or Windows’ Programs & Features utility) to remove programs. Regularly clean up the contents of your temporary Internet files.

Do you accept credit cards? Do you store customer information? Do you store information on your employees? There are many considerations related to Information Security. Start the process now to become compliant with the new MA regulations (201 CMR 17). Non compliance will result in significant penalties to your business and jeopardize your reputation as well as business revenue.

‘Parasite’ is a shorthand term for “unsolicited commercial software” — that is, a program that gets installed on your computer which you never asked for, and which does something you probably don’t want it to, for someone else’s profit. The parasite problem has grown enormously recently, and many millions of computers are affected. Unsolicited commercial software can typically:

Malware, which is tech-jargon for malicious software, is menacing software authored by clever programmers to covertly download itself on to your computer through sly Internet means, and then perform secret operations without the owner’s informed consent. Usually they will “piggyback” on innocent-looking web page components or web searches and otherwise-benign software such as game demos.

The Contacts folder is the best way to keep track of email address, phone numbers and other important information about the people you do business with. A quick way to create a contact item for a person is by using an email sent from that individual.

Did you know that if your mouse freezes, you can still close the program you are in and shut down Windows correctly? Here are a few keyboard combinations that will get you around in Windows without a mouse: