Category Archives: Software

Windows 10 Privacy FAQ: What you want to know about your personal data in the OS

Posted on October 26, 2015 by skicat56

Super Site For Windows Oct 22 2015 http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/windows-10-privacy-faq-what-you-want-know-about-your-personal-data-os Nothing gets people nervous like the clammy realization that your personal technology is cheerily transmitting your most intimate data — from your thoughts and words to your location to your method of … Continue reading →

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Free first aid for a wide range of Windows ills

Posted on June 11, 2015 by skicat56

Free first aid for a wide range of Windows ills By Fred Langa on June 10, 2015 http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/free-first-aid-for-a-wide-range-of-windows-ills/ Did you know that Microsoft offers over 500 automated, online solutions for common problems you might encounter with Windows software and hardware? … Continue reading →

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Google, Amazon, Microsoft pay to get ads past Adblock Plus

Posted on February 4, 2015 by skicat56

Google, Amazon, Microsoft pay to get ads past Adblock Plus by Lisa Vaas on February 4, 2015 https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/02/04/google-amazon-microsoft-pay-to-get-ads-past-adblock-plus/ Ad-buying big boys Google, Amazon, Microsoft and the content marketing platform Taboola have quietly ponied up the money to keep their ads … Continue reading →

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How to Rip DVD Videos

Posted on February 3, 2015 by skicat56

How to Rip DVD Videos Posted on February 2, 2015 by Paul Thurrott https://www.thurrott.com/music-videos/1025/rip-dvd-videos While the world has clearly moved on to HD video, many of us still have massive DVD collections and would like to make this content available … Continue reading →

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Five free DVD authoring tools

Posted on August 13, 2013 by skicat56

Five free DVD authoring tools By Jack Wallen in Five Apps, August 6, 2013, 7:23 PM   http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-free-dvd-authoring-tools/?ftag=TRE684d531&s_cid=e101&tag=nl.e101&ttag=e101 Five free DVD authoring tools that are not only spot on for your spending limit, buy they are also fairly easy to use.   There are … Continue reading →

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Avoiding those unwanted free applications

Posted on June 13, 2013 by skicat56

Avoiding those unwanted free applications By Lincoln Spector on June 12, 2013 in  https://windowssecrets.com/top-story/avoiding-those-unwanted-free-applications/ Free apps are great, but they often come with an unexpected cost — unwanted additional apps. Depending on how you handle them, unwanted programs can be … Continue reading →

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How to export your Google Reader account

Posted on June 13, 2013 by skicat56

How to export your Google Reader account By Kristin Burnham,  http://www.itworld.com/software/360518/how-export-your-google-reader-account?source=ITWNLE_nlt_tonight_2013-06-12 June 12, 2013, 1:48 PM — Back in March, Google announced it was retiring Reader and seven other applications. According to Google, the service, which launched in 2005, had a loyal but declining user base, … Continue reading →

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Dropbox makes the easiest way to send photos

Posted on October 18, 2012 by skicat56

Dropbox makes the easiest way to send photos By Lincoln Spector on October 17, 2012 in Top Story E-mail, Facebook, texting, etc. are all good ways to share new digital stills and videos; but they’re typically an image-by-image, select-and-send process. Dropbox … Continue reading →

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Avast! 6.0 Free Antivirus For Windows Released, Adds AutoSandbox

Posted on March 1, 2011 by skicat56

by Tim Brookes on Mar. 1st, 2011 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/avast-60-free-antivirus-windows-released-adds-autosandbox-news/ Avast 6.0 Free Antivirus For Windows Released, Adds AutoSandbox [News] by Tim Brookes on Mar. 1st, 2011 Windows users will be delighted to hear that Avast! 6.0 free edition has been released, packing … Continue reading →

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Two great security tools get free updates

Posted on January 13, 2011 by skicat56

By Fred Langa http://windowssecrets.com/2011/01/13/01-Two-great-security-tools-get-free-updates Two outstanding security apps, Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 and Secunia Personal Software Inspector 2.0, are now available. The original versions of these programs were great, but the new versions are even better; they’re must-have software — and … Continue reading →

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