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10/29/2019

https://www.howtogeek.com/446198/how-to-force-dark-mode-on-every-website-in-google-chrome/?fbclid=IwAR0ztcAI11oTOdpsGHUNs2pFTjwawujmPF74V0u33X1_fECeJTZ4pPQkrtw

Chrome 78 has a new trick up its sleeve. It can forcibly enable dark mode on every website you visit, putting an end to those blinding white backgrounds on your nice dark desktop.

03/31/2019

Happy backup day.

Everyone loses data at some point in their lives. Your computer’s hard drive could fail tomorrow, ransomware could hold your files hostage, or a software bug could delete your important files. If you’re not regularly backing up your computer, you could lose those files forever.

12/18/2017

If you're in the business of repairing PCs, smartphones, or tablets, then you need the tools to help you get the job done in a fast, efficient, and safe way. Updated with reader suggestions July 2017.

12/18/2017

If you're in the business of repairing PCs, smartphones, or tablets, then you need the tools to help you get the job done in a fast, efficient, and safe way. Updated with reader suggestions July 2017. - Page 22

11/09/2017

https://www.howtogeek.com/98601/easily-monitor-your-computers-internet-connection-activity/?utm_content=buffer738b6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Your PC makes lots of Internet connections in a day’s business, and not all of them are necessarily sites you’re aware connections are happening with. While some of these connections are harmless, there is always a chance that you have some malware, spyware, or adware using your Internet connection…

09/18/2017

https://www.howtogeek.com/326742/ccleaner-was-hacked-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_content=bufferd24c0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

CCleaner, the incredibly popular PC maintenance utility, has been hacked to include malware. Here’s how to tell if you were affected, and what you should do.

09/07/2017

https://www.howtogeek.com/209396/how-to-prevent-identity-thieves-from-opening-accounts-in-your-name/?utm_content=buffera3c0e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Everybody is getting hacked left and right. Anthem lost 80 million records in 2015. The US government got hacked and lost personal data for millions, all the way down to fingerprint data. Now Equifax, a credit bureau, got hacked. So how can you protect yourself from criminals opening accounts in you...

07/24/2017

https://www.howtogeek.com/164484/10-useful-system-tools-hidden-in-windows/?utm_content=bufferca4f3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Windows contains a variety of system utilities that are useful, but well-hidden. Some are buried deep in the Start menu, while others you can access only if you know the right command to run.

05/16/2017

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer-guidance-for-wannacrypt-attacks/

Microsoft solution available to protect additional products Today many of our customers around the world and the critical systems they depend on were victims of malicious “WannaCrypt” software. Seeing businesses and individuals affected by cyberattacks, such as the ones reported today, was painful.…

05/11/2017

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/keylogger-found-in-audio-driver-of-hp-laptops/

The audio driver installed on some HP laptops includes a feature that could best be described as a keylogger, which records all the user's keystrokes and saves the information to a local file, accessible to anyone or any third-party software or malware that knows where to look.

05/11/2017

https://www.howtogeek.com/225973/how-to-disable-onedrive-and-remove-it-from-file-explorer-on-windows-10/?utm_content=buffer65672&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Windows 10 includes OneDrive, but if you’d rather not see it, there are several ways to disable OneDrive and remove it from File Explorer on Windows 10.

05/07/2017

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/15140/what-is-hiberfil.sys-and-how-do-i-delete-it/?utm_content=buffer90e92&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

You’re no doubt reading this article because there’s a gigantic hiberfil.sys file sitting in the root of your drive, and you want to get rid of it to free up some space… but you can’t!