Exchanging messages has become so popular today! Whether you use the Facebook Messenger or Twitter, it is all about messages. But still to-date Email is so popular that Microsoft started convert of Hotmail account to Outlook.com. Gmail and Yahoo are still going great guns! But sometimes things can go wrong when you are working with(…)
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Restrict Programs From Accessing The Internet In Windows
Windows Firewall is a handy tool to control the Internet traffic to and from Windows. Windows Firewall lets the user to allow or disallow programs from accessing the Internet. This dialog box usually comes when we open a program for the first time. Windows Firewall was introduced in Windows XP SP1 and it is still(…)
How the Internet Supports Music Industry
Steve Jobs loved music and in fact he was awarded a Grammy posthumously! The Trustee Award is more like a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award but for other than performance. The Recording Academy awarded it to Steve Jobs for helping “to create products and technology that transformed the way we consume music, TV, movies and books”.(…)
Will Windows 8 Secure Boot Address x86 Device Market By Preventing Piracy?
For quite some time, the market has been rife with the news that the latest version of Windows, Windows 8, is going to be launched sometime soon. While there is no official word on the matter, there have been many rumors that have spread. Most of them have been denied but some information has been(…)
Key Features of Windows 8 That You Should Know
Last month, Microsoft released a consumer preview of next generation Windows 8 OS. The company announced scores of features in the recent Build Conference held in Anaheim. In a nutshell, the features which are largely discussed and debated in various forms of media include Touch-screens support, Metro interface, enhanced performance and countless of features. Here,(…)
How Students Look to Microsoft to Excel in School
Many younger students have never experienced a formal education without Microsoft, and probably can’t image what academic life would be like without the helpful tools provided by the company. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if most students haven’t even considered what they might do if that reassuring blue “W” and dependable red “P” weren’t(…)
Free Backup Software For Windows Server (32-bit and 64-bit)
Publisher: FBackup Operating System: Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2008/2003/2000 Server (32 and 64-bit) License: Freeware Download: Download FBackup Publisher’s description: FBackup is a free backup software for both personal and commercial use. It protects your important data by backing it up automatically to any USB/Firewire device, local or network location. The backed up data can(…)
The Missing Lync of Office Professional Plus 2010
Upon setting out to evaluate Microsoft Lync as a communicator, the first thing needed was a copy of Lync 2010. Surely then I could feed in my Microsoft ID and I would connect to the marvellous world of Microsoft Lync, also known as ‘not Messenger’. Not Shipping with Professional Plus 2010 The first hurdle I(…)
Students Leaning Towards Tablet Use: Teachers Falling Behind
We have seen a tablet running a Windows 8 operating system at the latest BUILD conference in California. The operating system was supposed to be released in another year. What is clear is the install of the Windows 8 for the tablet works well. It is fast, and with a lower memory footprint we should(…)
Download Windows 8 Developer Edition [Pre-Beta Release]
Download Windows 8 Developer Edition now! Microsoft Windows 8 is now publicly available for download and testing. It is a pre-beta release meaning that it should not be installed in a production environment. Here are some of the features of Windows 8: Metro Style UI Windows 8 introduces a beautiful new user interface (UI) designed(…)