3 Browsers With Cool Touch Features For Windows 8

When you’re using your Windows 8.1 device as a tablet — or just touching your laptop’s screen — the last thing you want is a desktop browser that hasn’t been properly designed for touch screens. Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome all have different interfaces specifically for Windows 8. There are even other browsers to choose from in the Windows Store. Note that you can only access the “Windows 8-style” version of a browser if it’s your default browser. In other words, if you want to use the touch version of Firefox, Firefox has to be your default browser. You won’t...

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It’s The End Of Days For Windows XP – Microsoft Will Send Pop-up Reminders

It’s the end of the line for Windows XP. Microsoft is planning to use pop-up warnings to remind users to upgrade and it could start as soon as next week. Windows XP will end its 12-year successful run on April 8th and Microsoft wants the considerable number of users to shift over to more modern versions of its operating system. The pop-up notifications will be enabled from March 8th following the monthly patch cycle of Windows Update. Pop-ups will continue to be displayed on the 8th of every month unless users tick the “don’t show this message again” option. Running...

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Create The Perfect PHP Development Environment In Android

It turns out you can actually code on Android productively. For the longest time, it has been accepted that whilst computers are for productivity and creativity, Tablets exist purely to allow the passive consumption of content. I believed that as well. I’m a software developer by trade, and I use a 13″ Macbook Pro to write all my code. I wouldn’t have it any other way. OS X comes with everything I need to be productive as a developer, and I’ve built my workflow around that. Android on the other hand? I’ve never really thought about writing code on Android....

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Microsoft Changes, Kutcher Phones, Gates Billions, Leather Chromebooks [Tech News Digest]

Today in Tech News Digest, Microsoft switches things up a little, Lenovo loves Ashton Kutcher, Bill Gates is still rich, Samsung brings the leather look to Chromebook, Kickstarter takes $1 billion in pledges, Oppia goes beta, and kids cannot get their heads around rotary phones. Microsoft: From Scroogled To Strategy Everyone ripping on Microsoft for promoting the guy who came up with Scroogled…he was also the guy behind their superbowl ad too. — Brad Sams (@bdsams) March 4, 2014 Microsoft has embarked on an executive reshuffle, with some people being promoted while others are shown the door. This is the...

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Microsoft Changes, Kutcher Phones, Gates Billions, Leather Chromebooks [Tech News Digest]

Today in Tech News Digest, Microsoft switches things up a little, Lenovo loves Ashton Kutcher, Bill Gates is still rich, Samsung brings the leather look to Chromebook, Kickstarter takes $1 billion in pledges, Oppia goes beta, and kids cannot get their heads around rotary phones. Microsoft: From Scroogled To Strategy Everyone ripping on Microsoft for promoting the guy who came up with Scroogled…he was also the guy behind their superbowl ad too. — Brad Sams (@bdsams) March 4, 2014 Microsoft has embarked on an executive reshuffle, with some people being promoted while others are shown the door. This is the...

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Microsoft Changes, Kutcher Phones, Gates Billions, Leather Chromebooks [Tech News Digest]

Today in Tech News Digest, Microsoft switches things up a little, Lenovo loves Ashton Kutcher, Bill Gates is still rich, Samsung brings the leather look to Chromebook, Kickstarter takes $1 billion in pledges, Oppia goes beta, and kids cannot get their heads around rotary phones. Microsoft: From Scroogled To Strategy Everyone ripping on Microsoft for promoting the guy who came up with Scroogled…he was also the guy behind their superbowl ad too. — Brad Sams (@bdsams) March 4, 2014 Microsoft has embarked on an executive reshuffle, with some people being promoted while others are shown the door. This is the...

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How To Slipstream Office 2013 SP1

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By now, you probably have installed the recently released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Office 2013 or at least have heard about the release of SP1 for Microsoft Office 2013. As most of you know, SP1 includes all previously released updates via Windows Update service and also additional fixes to various issues. Even though the […]

Danny MacAskill’s Bike Stunts Are Crazy [Stuff to Watch]

Danny hit it big in 2009 when he put a compilation of stunts online. Here are some of his best videos.

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5 Security Software Myths That Can Prove Dangerous

While the media doesn’t pay as much attention to malware as it did a decade ago when the threat was new, tens of millions of PCs remain infected worldwide. Some are damaged by their infection and become unstable, others allow criminals to steal private information, and still others force the target to join a botnet. You’d think such threats would make people take malware more seriously, but many myths persist. Here are five common misconceptions that can lull you into a false sense of security. A Virus Can’t Infect Your PC If You Don’t Download Anything Most people think of...

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