Category: Techie PC Users

Continuing the Windows 8 vision with Windows 8.1

Check out Antoine Leblond’s post about the upcoming release of Windows 8.1.

Before we launched Windows 7, we envisioned what the next version of Windows would need to deliver. We made a bet that the PC landscape and industry would undergo a significant transformation driven by an increase in mobility. That bet underscores the changes we made with Windows 8 – it’s a generational leap forward. We built Windows 8 for a world where touch is a first class interaction model, the same as mouse and keyboard; and where there’s a proliferation of innovative and diverse devices that are highly

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Study: Organizations Waking Up To Social Media Security Risks

Companies that let employees have unfettered access to social media in the workplace are now waking up to the security risks this can create, according to a new study.

Social media is funneling all sorts of useful information into workplaces, but it’s not without its risks. These extend not just to malware and data leakage, but also to the very real possibility that employees could spend all day on Facebook without getting any work done. And with social media taking hold so quickly, many organizations are now coming to grips with the fact that giving their employees unfettered access to …

Great Alternative Uses for Dropbox

Dropbox - online file storage and sharingDropbox 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

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Try Windows 8 Before It’s Officially Released

Windows 8 Start-Up Time Will Be Faster Than Windows 7 and Windows VistaVery soon, Microsoft will be announcing the official release of the new Windows 8 operating system. If you haven’t yet heard much about Windows 8, there’s a lot in store for this new OS. Windows 8 provides drastic changes over Windows 7 and all previous released of Windows.…

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