How To Spot A Dangerous Email Attachment — www.makeuseof.com

How To Spot A Dangerous Email Attachment — www.makeuseof.com: "Emails can be dangerous. Reading the contents of an email should be safe if you have the latest security patches, but  email attachments can be harmful. Any type of file can be attached to an email, including .exe program files. Many email servers will perform virus scanning and remove potentially dangerous attachments, but you can’t rely on this. Look for the common warning signs so you can avoid viruses, worms, and Trojans."



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The death of Windows XP will impact 95 percent of the world’s ATMs — www.theverge.com

The death of Windows XP will impact 95 percent of the world’s ATMs — www.theverge.com: "Microsoft’s 12-year-old Windows XP operating system powers 95 percent of the world’s automated teller machines, according to NCR, the largest ATM supplier in the US. While the idea of Windows powering ATMs may surprise consumers, XP runs in the background powering the software that bank customers interact with to withdraw money. An upcoming Windows XP support change from Microsoft means ATMs will need to be upgraded and modified throughout 2014"



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How to Restart the Start Screen and Taskbar (Explorer.exe) in Windows 8.x — www.howtogeek.com

How to Restart the Start Screen and Taskbar (Explorer.exe) in Windows 8.x — www.howtogeek.com: "If your Taskbar, System Tray, or even the Start Screen starts acting up, you don’t have to power off or reboot your computer. You can usually just restart the Explorer process, and Windows 8.x makes that really easy.

Back in the Windows Vista or Windows 7 days, you could CTRL + SHIFT and then right-click on the taskbar to pull up a hidden option to close Explorer without loading Task Manager… but that doesn’t really help that much since you’ll have to re-open the process anyway."



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How to Troubleshoot Wireless Router Problems — www.howtogeek.com

How to Troubleshoot Wireless Router Problems — www.howtogeek.com: "Are you having a problem with your Internet connection or Wi-Fi? Whatever the problem — from a flaky connection to Wi-Fi troubles or even no access to the Internet at all — some router troubleshooting could fix things."



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