To understand just how problematic the tie-up is, it’s important to look at both why it’s happening and, more importantly, what it will mean for you. Why Is This Happening? The short answer: money! But that’s the short answer for most things. Let’s look at a slightly longer answer. Since cable companies are largely regional…
Scammers are charging victims to remove viruses that don’t exist ’s bad enough dealing with real viruses, worms, and other malware on your computer. Now scammers are charging to remove threats that aren’t even there. The Federal Trade Commission recently announced settlements with two operations that it accused of tricking people into believing their computers…
I have a ritual I go through every time I purchase a new iPhone, which lately has been once per year. I hunt down my original box and accessories, and prepare my old handset to be sold on eBay as soon as my new one arrives. And I thought this was a common practice. But…
Repairing a flat screen should generally be done by a professional technician with years of experience working in consumption electronics, because it usually requires more knowledge and special tools. However, a common problem that all users can diagnose is a faulty cable, which can often cause an intermittent issue. Being able to diagnose this issue…
With every new technology, there are also new worries and problems for the user. We see these issues in PCs all the time. With the introduction of flat screens, new collective paranoias are affecting the masses. In this case, we will analyse some of the main problems in LCD and plasma technologies. It is necessary…
Windows 10 news: digital assistant Cortana and Spartan browser Microsoft reinvents Windows with important and bold new apps to make up for lost ground. Eclipsed by the release of futuristic holographic lenses HoloLens, Microsoft has unveiled some new features its newest OS, Windows 10, will have. Among its multiple novelties, it has highlighted two: the…
You have probably noticed that when electronics aren’t working, the first thing you are told is to restart the device. This will explain why this simple action seems to solve everything. Regardless of who you talk to, the moment you have a problem everyone seems to ask, “Did you try turning it off and back…
The error called Jasbug affected the way Windows accessed files in a network; Windows was altered to the problem and had to redesign parts of any Windows to fix it. Many times system errors on PCs, including serious one that allow the invasion of hackers, can lurk on any computer. Microsoft just corrected one that…
10 tools that will keep Windows running just like new Computers need maintenance with some frequency, and if maintenance is skipped, then the performance tends to get progressively get worse. It is likely that over time you will start to notice that your computer is slow. It may crash more frequently, or it just doesn’t…