Watch TV Using Modern Apps

You can turn your Windows 8.1 of Windows 10 computer into an Internet media player. As it turns out the tablet mode on 8.1 or 10 and the Modern Apps are perfect for television viewing. I have Windows 10 Consumer Preview installed on my desktop computer that is connected to my TV. There many Windows Modern…

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Linux Mint 17.2, More stable than ever!

The latest version of Linux Mint, 17.2 is outstanding. LM’s plan for staying with the Ubuntu 14.04 code-base is paying off. Linux Mint 17.2 is faster and less buggy than any previous version. It’s stability is unparalleled. LM 17.2 has updated UEFI support makes much easier to install on newer systems. Better support for NVIDIA graphic…

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Teamviewer

TeamViewer is a proprietary computer software package for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer between computers. For Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux and even Blackberry.

Chrome Remote Desktop

Access other computers or allow another user to access your computer securely over the Internet. Chrome Remote Desktop allows users to remotely access another computer through Chrome browser or a Chromebook. Computers can be made available on an short-term basis for scenarios such as ad hoc remote support, or on a more long-term basis for…

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The New ScreenSavers

The New Screen Savers is a variety show for tech on the TWiT network. Viewers get live tech help, interesting guests, insights into the latest innovations, products and trends, plus lots of fun things thrown in, too. There will also be special guest co-host appearances from Patrick Norton, Kate Botello, Kevin Rose, and more. The…

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DD-WRT Router Firmware

DD-WRT is a Linux-based alternative OpenSource firmware suitable for a great variety of WLAN routers and embedded systems. Originally intended for the Linksys WRT-64G (the popular blue router) DD-WRT has been modified to be used with many popular low-cost routers. The DD-WRT firmware adds professional  functionality like: Access Restristions Ad Blocking, Client Bridge, Client Mode,…

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Microsoft Everywhere Announced At Build

This week at Microsoft’s “Build” conference we found out at least part of their new strategy is making their products available on every platform. Not just on Windows and Windows Phones but also Mac OS10, iOS, Google Chrome and the Chrome OS, Android as well as any web-browser. Not only will Microsoft apps be available on any…

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FIDO and the Yubikey U2F

The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance is an industry consortium launched in February 2013 to address the lack of interoperability among strong authentication devices and the problems users face creating and remembering multiple usernames and passwords. PayPal and Lenovo were among the founders. The FIDO U2F Security Key by Yubico is a specially designed YubiKey,…

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Backing Up to USB Media

Flash Drives: Probably the most common  back-up media are USB flash-drives or thumb-drives. These are small, convenient, reliable and very inexpensive. Copy all of your files to a thumb-drive and your backed up. Sizes range from 2 GB to 256 GB. Prices begin at about $5 and up. External Hard Drives: If you need more storage space…

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Cloning Your System

What is cloning? One popular method of backing up is cloning. In cloning you make a copy of the entire hard drive or partition. This method is great for quick restore of your system but it is not very useful for the everyday task of backing up your files. Acronis Acronis True Image is a…

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