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IT Jokes – Part 2 »

Just in time for the weekend, I found a nice addition to my Fun with your PC category: some more IT jokes. As you may have noticed, there is plenty of serious business on this blog, so here is something fun for a change. We all need a laugh sometimes! If you missed my earlier […]

Computer Protection: How Antivirus Software Works »

More than 100 new viruses are released and spread via the Internet every single day, making your antivirus software the most important program you have installed on your computer. Life in the antivirus software world is a constant game of ‘catching up’ because so many new viruses are released. For best protection, it is absolutely […]

Send Big Files Easily With WeTransfer »

One of my earliest posts back in 2009 was about the Pando software, which makes it possible to send big files to someone through email. Pando was limited to sending files up to 1GB only, but it was still a handy tool to have. Now, almost 2 years later, we are using and sharing much […]

New Security Flaw in Internet Explorer »

Microsoft has issued a new security alert that affects all users of the popular Internet Explorer browser! There seems to be a serious security flaw in the Windows system that could be exploited by hackers to access your PC and steal private information. There have been no reports of successful intrusions yet, but Microsoft urges […]

Maximizing Windows XP Mode Performance »

This Guest Post is contributed by Tibor Schiemann, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, TuneUp blog. Part of Windows 7, Windows XP Mode (also known as “Virtual Windows”) is designed to make the transition from Windows XP as smooth as possible. It runs a full copy of the former Microsoft operating system in the background, so that […]