If your running Windows 7 or 8.1 and your planning to upgrade to Windows 10, do it now. After July 29th it will no longer be free. On July 30th it will cost you $100 or more. You can also get it on any new device. If you plan to do it do it now….
Author: Mark
Windows 10 Upgrade News – Nag screen finally fixed with one month to go!
Microsoft has finally fixed the Windows 10 upgrade dialog box just in time for the home stretch. The upgrade dialog box has caused a bit of confusion with some users causing them to accidentally upgrade, not intentionally. The dialog box now give you 3 very obvious choices: a big button that says “Upgrade now”, a link that…
Free Outdoors Games
Geeks are not particularly fond of the outdoors in general but it is good for us to get outside once in a while. Here are four apps that might inspire us to take a walk. Geocaching Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other…
Getting and creating virtual machines in Virtualbox
VirtualBox is a hypervisor (a piece of computer software that creates and runs virtual machines). With it you can run any version of Windows, DOS, Linux, BSD or Solaris on your Windows, Macintosh or Linux machine. There are many reasons someone may have a need for a virtual machine like: running old apps, access virus-infected data,…
Learn Ethical Hacking
What is Ethical Hacking The term white hat in Internet slang refers to an ethical computer hacker, or a computer security expert, who specializes in penetration testing and in other testing methodologies to ensure the security of an organization’s information systems. This is a unique skill that requires many, many hours of training and study….
Google I/O 2016
Android Apps on Chrome OS Soon you will be able to run Android apps on your Chromebook. Google Home Google Home is Google’s answer to the Amazon Echo a voice activated device that answers questions and orders products from Amazon. Google Home is a voice-activated home product that allows you and your family to get answers from…
Turn your old computer into a fast Chrome OS device in minutes!
Neverware’s CloudReady can turn an older computer into an extremely useful device by installing the Chromium OS. It basically turns that doorstop into a Chromebook or Chromebox. To get started you need any desktop or laptop computer with 2 gigs of RAM although some may not work fully. Check the CloudReady Certified Hardware list. If your hardware…
Inbox by Gmail
Inbox is a relatively new email client for Gmail. You could remember me talking about the Beta for this product in December 2014. Now available to the public it has undergone lots of refinement since its introduction. Some features of this new client are: Bundles, because some messages just belong together, Se the highlights at…
A great Chromebook from Acer
Everyone knows that I am a big Chromebook fan but my Chromebook but it’s several years old and it is getting a little long in the tooth. I also would like a little bigger display and a little more power. Until recently you had to buy a cheap Chromebook with a 11.6 inch display or buy a…
What is Virtual Machine?
In computing, a virtual machine (VM) is an emulation of a particular computer system. Virtual machines operate based on the computer architecture and functions of a real or hypothetical computer, and their implementations may involve specialized hardware,software, or a combination of both. There are different kinds of virtual machines, each with different functions. System virtual…
Good-N-Free Meetup 