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Keeping Your Data Safe

We now live in a society in which there is such a large amount of information sharing that sometimes we forget how much we are actually sharing. Nowadays, we let one another know not only what we are thinking, but also where. With torrent sites a...Read More

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8 New Features in Windows 8

It seems like it was just yesterday when Windows 7 debuted.  While it's certainly a more than capable operating system, many users felt that is was not a substantial enough improvement over Windows Vista.  As a result, it became known to some as "W...Read More

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Path.com is hoping to create a digital "journal" that can be share with family and close friends.

Path: the “virtual journal”

A new social network app is gaining popularity: Path.com. Created in 2010 by Facebook's Dave Morin, Shawn Fanning (the founder of Napster) and famed developer Dustin Mierau, Path is described as a "virtual journal" of sorts.

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The iPad 2 was released last March, and the release of the iPad 3 is still unconfirmed.

Rumor has it: iPad 3 will be released in March

Beginning with Apple's release of the first iPad in April 2010, tablets have hit the world by storm, changing the way we interact and use computers. Although the concept of the tablet computer had been around for some time, the iPad's li...Read More

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The iPad 2 was released last March, and the release of the iPad 3 is still unconfirmed.

Rumor has it: iPad 3 will be released in March

Beginning with Apple's release of the first iPad in April 2010, tablets have hit the world by storm, changing the way we interact and use computers. Although the concept of the tablet computer had been around for some time, the iPad's li...Read More

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The iPad 2 was released last March, and the release of the iPad 3 is still unconfirmed.

Rumor has it: iPad 3 will be released in March

Beginning with Apple's release of the first iPad in April 2010, tablets have hit the world by storm, changing the way we interact and use computers. Although the concept of the tablet computer had been around for some time, the iPad's li...Read More

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According to a new study, social media might be even more addicting than cigarettes.

Social media may be more addictive than cigarettes, study reports


Technology and the internet have become part of our daily life, so it may not be a surprise to some that a reliance on these tools can grow into a more substantial - and even unhealthy - dependence. In particular, the large-scale use and popul...Read More

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So maybe your computer isn't bright blue or lighter than a feather. Chances are, it still accomplishes all the tasks you need it to.

Don’t be ageist: Is your computer really that old?

When it comes to technology, new products and updated models seem to come out every few months. But, keeping up with the latest technology is not only expensive, it can also be unnecessary - often these newer versions contain only minor changes, s...Read More

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Spam comes in many forms, and now it's spreading to social media accounts.

How to avoid spam on social media

If death and taxes have long been cited as the only certainties in life, we'd like to add one more to the list: spam. Spam occurs when computer networks, businesses or individuals send the same unsolicited message to a large number of people ...Read More

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Save your PowerPoints as .ppt instead of .pptx, so they can open in any version of Microsoft Office.

How to fix common problems with Microsoft Office

If you have a PC, chances are that one of the programs you run most frequently is Microsoft Office. This is the suite of common workplace applications, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, that are used by many businesses. But, if your Microsoft Of...Read More

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