Keep It Simple: Here Are The Only 4 System and Security Tools You Need on Windows

Keep It Simple: Here Are The Only 4 System and Security Tools You Need on Windows: "Windows is complicated and needs many different system utilities and security tools to run well — or does it? We recently covered the many types of system tools you don’t need. Here are the few utilities you actually do need."

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Revive Your Old PC: The 3 Best Linux Systems For Old Computers

Revive Your Old PC: The 3 Best Linux Systems For Old Computers: "Windows 8 may be lighter than Windows Vista, but it’s nowhere near as lightweight as these free Linux distributions. If you have an old Windows XP PC or a netbook, you can revive it with a lightweight Linux system."

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15% of American Adults Don’t Go Online. Who Are They?

15% of American Adults Don’t Go Online. Who Are They?: "85% of American adults use the internet as of May 2013, representing a new high point for internet adoption, according to [pdf] a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. That still leaves 15% of adults who do not use the internet or email, for a range of reasons. The study takes a look at the demographics of this group, with some fairly predictable – but nevertheless interesting – results."

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Phone boxes converted into national WiFi network | ZDNet

Phone boxes converted into national WiFi network | ZDNet: "Telecom New Zealand is launching a nationwide WiFi service piggybacking on its legacy network of pay-phone booths.

700 hotspots will be live by 7 October with a target of 2000 by the middle of 2014 – and Telecom New Zealand customers on monthly plans and on NZ$19 and NZ$29 prepaid packs will get 1Gb a day of data free."

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