Windows 8 may now be available on the market, but many PC users are just now making the upgrade to Windows 7. Windows 7 offers many improvements for those users who have upgraded from Windows Vista or XP, but it is not without its faults. The most common of Windows 7 problems for many users is the fact that it can hang and becomes unresponsive causing much frustration. The hanging is known to happen on a random basis, sometimes during start up and sometimes during shutdown or when you are working in a program, and the mouse and keyboard also …
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Great Alternative Uses for Dropbox
Dropbox is an online file storage and sharing service that is being widely adopted among all types of PC users and businesses. To answer your question “what is Dropbox?”, this is their description on the dropbox website:
…Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. This means that any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, phones, and even the Dropbox website.
Dropbox also makes it super easy to share with others, whether you’re a student or professional, parent or grandparent. Even if you
Stay Secure on your Wireless Network
Home wireless networks have now become the standard over the traditional wired networks that were common when broadband internet first came around. Remember when you had wires hanging everywhere around the house to get internet in multiple rooms?
Along with the convenience of wireless networks, however, there is still always a concern of security since anyone with an internet-connected device within range could potentially access your network without your knowledge.…
What are Cookies on the Internet?
A cookie is a small bit of information that a website puts on your computer hard drive so it can remember something about you at a later time. When you revisit the site that created the cookie, your browser shares the cookie with the site while it’s loading the page. This is usually for the purpose of reminding the website about useful information such as custom preferences you may have set during your last visit or remembering the username and password to log you back into a site without having to retype the information.
Cookies are designed to save you …
Recover Data from Deleted Windows Partitions
Data loss is inevitable even you make great efforts to avoid it. Accidental deletion, virus attacks, formatting, system crash and more can simply cause data loss. Recovering lost data is not really an issue if you have a backup strategy. If you don’t regularly backup your computer, data loss can be a big disaster than can also cause a loss of time and productivity.
Fortunately, there are data recovery tools available, which enables you to recover lost data from your computer, digital camera, memory card, USB drive, hard drive and other storage devices.…
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